1974 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Colorado 1 Patricia Schroeder Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Patricia Schroeder ( Democratic ) 58.5% Frank Southworth ( Republican ) 40.8% Elmer B. Sachs ( American ) 0.7%
Colorado 2 Donald G. Brotzman Republican 1966 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Tim Wirth ( Democratic ) 51.9% Donald G. Brotzman ( Republican ) 48.1%
Colorado 3 Frank Evans Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y Frank Evans ( Democratic ) 67.9% E. Keith Records ( Republican ) 32.1%
Colorado 4 James Paul Johnson Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y James Paul Johnson ( Republican ) 52.0% John Carroll ( Democratic ) 48.0%
Colorado 5 William L. Armstrong Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y William L. Armstrong ( Republican ) 57.7% Ben Galloway ( Democratic ) 38.5% Stan Johnson ( Independent ) 3.8%
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See also : List of United States Representatives from Colorado
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal, along with high inflation, allowed the Democrats to make large gains in the midterm elections, taking 49 seats from the Republicans and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark. Altogether, there were 93 freshmen representatives in the 94th Congress when it convened on January 3, 1975 (76 of them Democrats). Those elected to office that year later came to be known collectively as Watergate Babies.