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Election 1890 Results

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1890 Colorado governor election

John L. Routt (Republican) beat Caldwell Yeaman (Democrat) in Colorado in 1890, 50.1% to 42.4%, a margin of 7.8 points and 6,468 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1888, when Job A. Cooper won.

Republicans led in 42 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Arapahoe, cast 21,106 votes and went to the Republican by 11.7 points. The closest was Yuma, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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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
John L. Routt won Republican 41,827 50.1%
Caldwell Yeaman Democratic 35,359 42.4%
John G. Coy Labor 5,199 6.2%
All other candidates 1,058 1.3%
Total83,443

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Arapahoe 8,907 42.2% 11,381 53.9% 818 21,106 R+11.7
Pueblo 1,849 41.4% 2,159 48.3% 463 4,471 R+6.9
Lake 2,524 63.0% 858 21.4% 622 4,004 D+41.6
El Paso 1,286 36.3% 2,162 61.0% 95 3,543 R+24.7
Boulder 1,378 44.4% 1,486 47.9% 240 3,104 R+3.5
Las Animas 1,478 49.4% 1,038 34.7% 475 2,991 D+14.7
Pitkin 1,440 52.4% 1,298 47.2% 12 2,750 D+5.2
Weld 748 34.3% 1,040 47.7% 392 2,180 R+13.4
Larimer 706 33.5% 1,031 49.0% 369 2,106 R+15.4
Ouray 929 47.3% 952 48.4% 84 1,965 R+1.2
Fremont 639 33.1% 852 44.1% 442 1,933 R+11.0
Chaffee 878 46.3% 977 51.5% 43 1,898 R+5.2
Jefferson 760 41.9% 918 50.7% 134 1,812 R+8.7
Clear Creek 663 38.2% 1,024 59.0% 50 1,737 R+20.8
Conejos 386 24.2% 1,144 71.7% 66 1,596 R+47.5
Gunnison 631 39.9% 856 54.1% 96 1,583 R+14.2
Gilpin 686 47.1% 716 49.1% 56 1,458 R+2.1
Huerfano 609 43.5% 623 44.5% 168 1,400 R+1.0
Garfield 485 39.1% 720 58.1% 34 1,239 R+19.0
La Plata 552 45.3% 575 47.2% 91 1,218 R+1.9
Park 624 51.3% 589 48.4% 3 1,216 D+2.9
Mesa 520 45.5% 537 47.0% 86 1,143 R+1.5
San Miguel 503 50.5% 489 49.1% 4 996 D+1.4
Summit 488 51.8% 454 48.2% 942 D+3.6
Montrose 278 32.4% 270 31.5% 310 858 Others
Eagle 435 51.5% 397 47.0% 13 845 D+4.5
Saguache 352 42.1% 483 57.7% 2 837 R+15.7
San Juan 350 42.1% 481 57.9% 831 R+15.8
Otero 414 51.0% 393 48.4% 5 812 D+2.6
Custer 344 43.3% 440 55.3% 11 795 R+12.1
Douglas 344 45.6% 410 54.3% 1 755 R+8.7
Costilla 164 22.8% 467 65.0% 88 719 R+42.1
Rio Grande 163 23.5% 456 65.6% 76 695 R+42.2
Routt 270 40.0% 404 59.9% 1 675 R+19.9
Delta 140 25.4% 177 32.1% 235 552 Others
Logan 149 28.2% 265 50.1% 115 529 R+21.9
Dolores 201 38.7% 318 61.3% 519 R+22.5
Phillips 140 29.8% 171 36.4% 159 470 R+6.6
Washington 133 29.8% 298 66.7% 16 447 R+36.9
Prowers 168 38.0% 264 59.7% 10 442 R+21.7
Montezuma 220 49.9% 185 42.0% 36 441 D+7.9
Yuma 109 25.0% 165 37.8% 162 436 R+12.8
Kit Carson 152 35.7% 266 62.4% 8 426 R+26.8
Elbert 186 44.5% 232 55.5% 418 R+11.0
Morgan 75 18.5% 218 53.7% 113 406 R+35.2
Rio Blanco 169 49.6% 165 48.4% 7 341 D+1.2
Hinsdale 134 39.4% 175 51.5% 31 340 R+12.1
Bent 158 46.6% 163 48.1% 18 339 R+1.5
Baca 149 47.8% 163 52.2% 312 R+4.5
Kiowa 114 42.1% 146 53.9% 11 271 R+11.8
Sedgwick 86 33.5% 165 64.2% 6 257 R+30.7
Grand 76 34.2% 146 65.8% 222 R+31.5
Archuleta 92 56.8% 70 43.2% 162 D+13.6
Lincoln 78 48.4% 82 50.9% 1 161 R+2.5
Cheyenne 48 36.4% 83 62.9% 1 132 R+26.5

Counties as they stood in 1890; 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