1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado House District 65
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Melba Hastings (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Earl Franklin Jr. (R) by 8.6 points.
Melba HastingsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%8,958
Earl Franklin Jr.Republican
45.7%7,544
16,502 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET