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Election 1878 Results

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1878 Colorado governor election

Frederick W. Pitkin (Republican) beat W. A.H. Loveland (Democrat) in Colorado in 1878, 50.0% to 40.3%, a margin of 9.7 points and 2,773 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1876, when John L. Routt won.

Republicans led in 21 of the 30 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 9. The largest, Arapahoe, cast 3,996 votes and went to the Republican by 19.2 points. The closest was La Plata, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frederick W. Pitkin won Republican 14,308 50.0%
W. A.H. Loveland Democratic 11,535 40.3%
R. G. Buckingham Greenback 2,783 9.7%
Total28,626

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Arapahoe 1,450 36.3% 2,218 55.5% 328 3,996 R+19.2
Boulder 627 27.6% 989 43.6% 653 2,269 R+16.0
Clear Creek 815 38.0% 1,062 49.5% 269 2,146 R+11.5
Lake 953 45.4% 977 46.5% 169 2,099 R+1.1
Gilpin 633 32.5% 1,037 53.2% 280 1,950 R+20.7
Las Animas 977 59.2% 641 38.8% 32 1,650 D+20.4
Jefferson 614 49.2% 425 34.0% 210 1,249 D+15.1
El Paso 340 27.3% 884 70.9% 22 1,246 R+43.7
Weld 291 23.9% 618 50.7% 309 1,218 R+26.8
Pueblo 584 52.5% 507 45.6% 21 1,112 D+6.9
Huerfano 496 52.9% 438 46.7% 4 938 D+6.2
Conejos 478 53.6% 400 44.8% 14 892 D+8.7
Larimer 354 41.7% 362 42.6% 133 849 R+0.9
Ouray 258 36.8% 413 58.8% 31 702 R+22.1
Hinsdale 283 43.0% 319 48.5% 56 658 R+5.5
Fremont 222 34.4% 339 52.5% 85 646 R+18.1
San Juan 249 40.2% 308 49.7% 63 620 R+9.5
Costilla 240 41.5% 339 58.5% 579 R+17.1
Park 242 43.2% 311 55.5% 7 560 R+12.3
Douglas 205 42.4% 248 51.3% 30 483 R+8.9
Custer 218 45.8% 239 50.2% 19 476 R+4.4
Bent 221 52.6% 193 46.0% 6 420 D+6.7
Rio Grande 151 36.7% 255 61.9% 6 412 R+25.2
Elbert 160 47.8% 153 45.7% 22 335 D+2.1
Saguache 124 38.3% 198 61.1% 2 324 R+22.8
Summit 106 34.5% 191 62.2% 10 307 R+27.7
La Plata 135 49.8% 136 50.2% 271 R+0.4
Gunnison 40 43.5% 52 56.5% 92 R+13.0
Grand 42 55.3% 33 43.4% 1 76 D+11.8
Routt 27 52.9% 23 45.1% 1 51 D+7.8

Counties as they stood in 1878; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Colorado governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Jared Polis (D) D+19.1
2018 Jared Polis (D) D+10.6
2014 John Hickenlooper (D) D+3.3
2010 John Hickenlooper (D) D+39.9
2006 Bill Ritter (D) D+16.8
2002 Bill Owens (R) R+29.0
1998 Bill Owens (R) R+0.6
1994 Roy Romer (D) D+16.8
1990 Roy Romer (D) D+26.5
1986 Roy Romer (D) D+17.2
1982 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+34.0
1978 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+20.2
1974 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+7.5
1970 John A. Love (R) R+7.2
1966 John A. Love (R) R+10.5
1962 John A. Love (R) R+14.0
1958 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+16.8
1956 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+2.7
1954 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+7.1
1952 Dan Thornton (R) R+14.7
1950 Dan Thornton (R) R+5.2
1948 William Lee Knous (D) D+32.7
1946 William Lee Knous (D) D+4.2
1944 John C. Vivian (R) R+4.8
1942 John C. Vivian (R) R+12.8
1940 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+9.4
1938 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+12.2
1936 Teller Ammons (D) D+10.9
1934 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+18.2
1932 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+16.5
1930 William H. Adams (D) D+22.3
1928 Billy Adams (D) D+35.2
1926 William H. Adams (D) D+21.7
1924 Clarence J. Morley (R) R+7.9
1922 William E. Sweet (D) D+1.3
1920 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+22.4
1918 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+4.7
1916 Julius C. Gunter (D) D+12.0
1914 George Alfred Carlson (R) R+14.5
1912 Elias M. Ammons (D) D+19.2
1910 John F. Shafroth (D) D+7.6
1908 John F. Shafroth (D) D+4.2
1906 Henry Augustus Buchtel (R) R+9.0
1904 Alva Adams (D) D+3.8
1902 James H. Peabody (R) R+3.7
1900 James Bradley Orman (D) D+10.3
1898 Charles S. Thomas (D) D+28.7
1896 Alva Adams (D) D+34.0
1894 Albert McIntire (R) R+47.3
1892 Davis Hanson Waite (other)
1890 John L. Routt (R) R+7.8
1888 Job A. Cooper (R) R+11.2
1886 Alva Adams (D) D+4.1
1884 Benjamin H. Eaton (R) R+4.7
1882 James B. Grant (D) D+4.2
1880 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.2
1878 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.7
1876 John L. Routt (R) R+3.1