1972 Denver Winter Olympics referendum

The Denver Winter Olympics referendum was held in 1972 in Colorado following the awarding to Denver of the 1976 Winter Olympics. However, a 300% rise in costs and worries about environmental impact led to Colorado voters' rejection on November 7 by a 3 to 2 margin, of a $5 million bond issue to finance the games with public funds.[1][2] Through 2020, it remains the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them.

Aftermath

Richard Lamm was an obscure state legislator from Denver when he led the Citizens for Colorado's Future (CCF) campaign; with the referendum's success, he was elected to three terms as governor, serving from 1975 to 1987.[3]

Within three months, Innsbruck, Austria was selected as the replacement city, hosting the Winter Olympics for the second time, previously in 1964.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Winter Olympics out in Colorado". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. November 8, 1972. p. A4.
  2. "Voters reject 'privilege'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 8, 1972. p. 1C.
  3. "Colorado". Initiative & Referendum Institute. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Innsbruck gets '76 Games". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 5, 1973. p. 10.
  5. "Innsbruck given Winter Olympics". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 5, 1973. p. 25.
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