1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ted Strickland (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Ron Burkhardt (D) by 13.5 points.
Ted StricklandRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%22,719
Ron BurkhardtDemocrat
43.2%17,302
40,021 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