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Of the 4 Colorado incumbents, only 2 were re-elected.
Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new 5th district east and south of Denver.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| Colorado 1 | Mike McKevitt | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | √ Patricia Schroeder (Democratic) 51.6% Mike McKevitt (Republican) 47.5% Marie Pauline Serna (La Raza Unida) 0.8% Fern Gapin (Socialist Workers) 0.2% |
| Colorado 2 | Donald G. Brotzman | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 66.3% Francis W. Brush (Democratic) 33.4% Joel Houtman (Socialist Workers) 0.3% |
| Colorado 3 | Frank Evans | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Evans (Democratic) 66.3% Chuck Brady (Republican) 33.7% |
| Colorado 4 | Wayne N. Aspinall | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain. | √ James Paul Johnson (Republican) 51.0% Alan Merson (Democratic) 49.0% |
| Colorado 5 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. | √ William L. Armstrong (Republican) 62.3% Byron L. Johnson (Democratic) 36.5% Pipp M. Boyls (Libertarian) 1.2% | ||
