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Election 1886 Results

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1886 Colorado governor election

Alva Adams (Democrat) beat William H. Meyer (Republican) in Colorado in 1886, 49.7% to 45.6%, a margin of 4.1 points and 2,418 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1884 it went Republican, for Benjamin H. Eaton.

Republicans led in 21 of the 40 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Arapahoe, cast 11,604 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.4 points. The closest was Archuleta, 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
Alva Adams won Democratic 29,234 49.7%
William H. Meyer Republican 26,816 45.6%
All other candidates 2,818 4.8%
Total58,868

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Arapahoe 5,732 49.4% 5,335 46.0% 537 11,604 D+3.4
Lake 2,749 55.5% 2,171 43.8% 34 4,954 D+11.7
Weld 1,318 44.2% 1,242 41.7% 419 2,979 D+2.6
Pueblo 1,579 59.1% 1,011 37.9% 81 2,671 D+21.3
Boulder 1,220 52.3% 704 30.2% 407 2,331 D+22.1
Las Animas 1,500 65.8% 773 33.9% 8 2,281 D+31.9
Chaffee 924 49.7% 904 48.7% 30 1,858 D+1.1
Clear Creek 740 40.5% 967 53.0% 118 1,825 R+12.4
Larimer 723 42.8% 638 37.8% 327 1,688 D+5.0
Gunnison 790 48.3% 782 47.8% 63 1,635 D+0.5
Fremont 657 40.8% 824 51.1% 130 1,611 R+10.4
Pitkin 776 49.1% 787 49.8% 18 1,581 R+0.7
Gilpin 570 36.1% 908 57.6% 99 1,577 R+21.4
El Paso 611 40.3% 745 49.1% 162 1,518 R+8.8
Jefferson 646 46.3% 607 43.5% 142 1,395 D+2.8
Conejos 713 61.1% 453 38.8% 1 1,167 D+22.3
Ouray 702 61.3% 439 38.3% 4 1,145 D+23.0
La Plata 578 50.6% 553 48.4% 11 1,142 D+2.2
Huerfano 523 49.4% 527 49.8% 8 1,058 R+0.4
Custer 391 37.9% 543 52.6% 99 1,033 R+14.7
Park 474 48.0% 509 51.6% 4 987 R+3.5
Summit 492 50.2% 485 49.5% 3 980 D+0.7
Garfield 452 48.9% 456 49.4% 16 924 R+0.4
San Juan 414 47.5% 454 52.1% 3 871 R+4.6
San Miguel 470 55.3% 380 44.7% 850 D+10.6
Bent 568 67.5% 273 32.5% 841 D+35.1
Eagle 359 48.6% 376 50.9% 4 739 R+2.3
Costilla 194 27.9% 501 72.1% 695 R+44.2
Saguache 361 52.6% 317 46.2% 8 686 D+6.4
Montrose 326 48.0% 326 48.0% 27 679 level
Mesa 274 44.1% 338 54.4% 9 621 R+10.3
Rio Grande 270 44.3% 325 53.3% 15 610 R+9.0
Douglas 219 47.5% 235 51.0% 7 461 R+3.5
Elbert 210 47.5% 217 49.1% 15 442 R+1.6
Delta 231 59.1% 158 40.4% 2 391 D+18.7
Routt 133 48.5% 141 51.5% 274 R+2.9
Hinsdale 116 48.3% 119 49.6% 5 240 R+1.3
Dolores 86 43.7% 111 56.3% 197 R+12.7
Grand 71 39.0% 109 59.9% 2 182 R+20.9
Archuleta 72 49.7% 73 50.3% 145 R+0.7

Counties as they stood in 1886; 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