Fifty for 150: Coloradans vote in 1972 to reject the Winter Olympics

Coloradans faced a ballot full of important questions when they went to the polls on Nov. 7, 1972, beginning with whether to reelect President Richard Nixon and whether to send Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Allott back to Washington for a fourth six-year term. Nixon won. Allott lost. But in the view of Denver Mayor William […]

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 1,120

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Coloradans faced a ballot full of important questions when they went to the polls on Nov. 7, 1972, beginning with whether to reelect President Richard Nixon and whether to send Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Allott back to Washington for a fourth six-year term.

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