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1892 Colorado governor election

Davis Hanson Waite (Populist) beat Joseph C. Helm (Republican) in Colorado in 1892, 46.7% to 41.8%, a margin of 4.9 points and 4,536 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1890 it went Republican, for John L. Routt.

other candidates led in 30 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24 and Democrats in 1. The largest, Arapahoe, cast 23,460 votes and went to the Republican by 40.8 points. The closest was Baca, where 13 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
Davis Hanson Waite won Populist 43,342 46.7%
Joseph C. Helm Republican 38,806 41.8%
Joseph H. Maupin Democratic 8,944 9.6%
All other candidates 1,764 1.9%
Total92,856

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Arapahoe 2,004 8.5% 11,578 49.4% 9,878 23,460 R+40.8
El Paso 362 6.6% 2,670 48.3% 2,491 5,523 R+41.8
Pueblo 858 16.5% 2,380 45.8% 1,958 5,196 R+29.3
Boulder 131 3.6% 1,329 36.7% 2,163 3,623 Others
Pitkin 135 4.2% 554 17.3% 2,517 3,206 Others
Lake 205 6.6% 1,024 32.9% 1,881 3,110 Others
Las Animas 1,415 45.6% 1,112 35.8% 575 3,102 D+9.8
Weld 71 2.6% 1,129 41.6% 1,516 2,716 Others
Larimer 137 6.1% 970 43.3% 1,134 2,241 Others
Clear Creek 9 0.4% 528 23.7% 1,693 2,230 Others
Fremont 412 19.7% 748 35.8% 928 2,088 Others
Jefferson 224 12.4% 783 43.3% 802 1,809 Others
Ouray 20 1.1% 323 18.2% 1,431 1,774 Others
Chaffee 79 4.7% 704 42.3% 883 1,666 Others
La Plata 189 11.9% 577 36.3% 823 1,589 Others
Hinsdale 61 3.9% 435 27.7% 1,076 1,572 Others
Gunnison 92 6.2% 584 39.5% 802 1,478 Others
Huerfano 492 33.5% 717 48.9% 258 1,467 R+15.3
Conejos 58 4.1% 863 60.7% 501 1,422 R+56.6
Garfield 106 8.0% 630 47.8% 583 1,319 R+39.7
Gilpin 22 1.7% 444 34.8% 810 1,276 Others
Mesa 101 8.3% 525 43.0% 596 1,222 Others
Otero 106 9.3% 476 41.7% 560 1,142 Others
San Miguel 37 3.3% 274 24.1% 825 1,136 Others
Rio Grande 63 5.8% 528 48.5% 497 1,088 R+42.7
Summit 23 2.2% 314 29.5% 728 1,065 Others
Park 34 3.3% 369 36.2% 616 1,019 Others
Eagle 58 6.2% 278 29.7% 600 936 Others
Saguache 34 3.8% 326 36.5% 534 894 Others
Dolores 43 4.9% 303 34.6% 530 876 Others
Montrose 90 10.5% 299 34.7% 472 861 Others
Costilla 78 9.6% 520 63.7% 218 816 R+54.2
Delta 79 11.3% 236 33.8% 383 698 Others
Custer 91 13.5% 299 44.4% 284 674 R+30.9
Routt 147 23.0% 330 51.6% 163 640 R+28.6
Douglas 33 5.5% 368 61.3% 199 600 R+55.8
Logan 50 8.5% 309 52.8% 226 585 R+44.3
San Juan 8 1.4% 105 18.7% 450 563 Others
Yuma 111 20.3% 186 34.1% 249 546 Others
Phillips 42 7.8% 265 49.2% 232 539 R+41.4
Kit Carson 40 8.0% 266 53.4% 192 498 R+45.4
Montezuma 38 7.7% 130 26.3% 326 494 Others
Prowers 57 12.5% 224 49.1% 175 456 R+36.6
Morgan 41 9.5% 205 47.6% 185 431 R+38.1
Elbert 53 13.0% 189 46.2% 167 409 R+33.3
Washington 58 14.4% 246 60.9% 100 404 R+46.5
Bent 12 3.1% 162 41.5% 216 390 Others
Rio Blanco 73 21.5% 119 35.1% 147 339 Others
Baca 24 7.5% 154 48.3% 141 319 R+40.8
Sedgwick 21 7.0% 132 44.1% 146 299 Others
Kiowa 51 18.2% 155 55.4% 74 280 R+37.1
Grand 38 16.5% 115 49.8% 78 231 R+33.3
Archuleta 54 24.8% 107 49.1% 57 218 R+24.3
Lincoln 52 30.2% 113 65.7% 7 172 R+35.5
Cheyenne 22 14.8% 97 65.1% 30 149 R+50.3

Counties as they stood in 1892; 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