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1904 Colorado governor election

Alva Adams (Democrat) beat James H. Peabody (Republican) in Colorado in 1904, 50.6% to 46.8%, a margin of 3.8 points and 9,338 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1902 it went Republican, for James H. Peabody.

Democrats led in 32 of the 59 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Denver, cast 61,196 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.7 points. The closest was Rio Grande, 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 123,092 50.6%
James H. Peabody Republican 113,754 46.8%
All other candidates 6,220 2.6%
Total243,066

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 32,095 52.4% 27,994 45.7% 1,107 61,196 D+6.7
Pueblo 9,006 54.4% 7,276 44.0% 270 16,552 D+10.5
El Paso 6,448 41.7% 8,659 56.0% 357 15,464 R+14.3
Las Animas 5,065 49.0% 5,173 50.0% 108 10,346 R+1.0
Boulder 5,068 49.6% 4,605 45.0% 550 10,223 D+4.5
Teller 4,589 45.4% 5,483 54.2% 43 10,115 R+8.8
Weld 3,645 46.6% 3,853 49.3% 323 7,821 R+2.7
Fremont 3,770 55.1% 2,901 42.4% 168 6,839 D+12.7
Larimer 2,999 45.1% 3,337 50.2% 310 6,646 R+5.1
Lake 3,474 57.5% 2,524 41.8% 47 6,045 D+15.7
Otero 3,001 54.2% 2,343 42.3% 197 5,541 D+11.9
Jefferson 2,279 47.4% 2,426 50.5% 103 4,808 R+3.1
Mesa 2,189 45.9% 2,251 47.2% 332 4,772 R+1.3
Huerfano 1,150 30.9% 2,558 68.7% 13 3,721 R+37.8
Chaffee 2,178 62.8% 1,161 33.5% 131 3,470 D+29.3
La Plata 1,767 51.4% 1,520 44.2% 149 3,436 D+7.2
Delta 1,425 45.6% 1,285 41.1% 417 3,127 D+4.5
Garfield 1,636 53.0% 1,365 44.2% 87 3,088 D+8.8
Clear Creek 1,652 54.5% 1,349 44.5% 29 3,030 D+10.0
Conejos 1,342 47.5% 1,475 52.2% 8 2,825 R+4.7
Gunnison 1,688 61.8% 977 35.8% 65 2,730 D+26.0
Gilpin 1,569 58.2% 1,063 39.4% 63 2,695 D+18.8
Montrose 1,318 51.9% 1,061 41.8% 161 2,540 D+10.1
Pitkin 1,626 67.4% 668 27.7% 119 2,413 D+39.7
Routt 1,111 48.3% 1,157 50.3% 34 2,302 R+2.0
San Miguel 850 37.8% 1,367 60.8% 33 2,250 R+23.0
Rio Grande 1,093 49.4% 1,094 49.4% 27 2,214 level
Adams 1,278 57.9% 901 40.8% 29 2,208 D+17.1
Arapahoe 1,039 48.0% 1,066 49.2% 61 2,166 R+1.2
Ouray 1,308 61.9% 768 36.3% 37 2,113 D+25.6
Prowers 785 43.5% 905 50.1% 115 1,805 R+6.6
Yuma 763 43.5% 894 51.0% 97 1,754 R+7.5
Morgan 673 39.4% 930 54.5% 104 1,707 R+15.1
San Juan 1,085 65.2% 566 34.0% 14 1,665 D+31.2
Saguache 881 53.1% 765 46.1% 13 1,659 D+7.0
Eagle 882 59.1% 591 39.6% 19 1,492 D+19.5
Costilla 560 38.8% 869 60.2% 14 1,443 R+21.4
Logan 659 45.8% 680 47.2% 101 1,440 R+1.5
Park 806 57.7% 570 40.8% 20 1,396 D+16.9
Douglas 645 48.1% 685 51.1% 10 1,340 R+3.0
Elbert 680 52.4% 591 45.6% 26 1,297 D+6.9
Bent 602 46.6% 655 50.7% 35 1,292 R+4.1
Custer 665 54.9% 545 45.0% 2 1,212 D+9.9
Montezuma 692 59.1% 440 37.6% 38 1,170 D+21.5
Summit 717 61.4% 428 36.6% 23 1,168 D+24.7
Archuleta 532 49.9% 521 48.8% 14 1,067 D+1.0
Rio Blanco 529 55.5% 425 44.5% 954 D+10.9
Mineral 721 77.9% 194 21.0% 11 926 D+56.9
Kit Carson 309 40.0% 425 55.1% 38 772 R+15.0
Grand 402 53.3% 340 45.1% 12 754 D+8.2
Washington 263 38.0% 393 56.8% 36 692 R+18.8
Phillips 235 35.7% 359 54.6% 64 658 R+18.8
Hinsdale 318 61.4% 189 36.5% 11 518 D+24.9
Sedgwick 212 42.7% 280 56.3% 5 497 R+13.7
Lincoln 195 42.1% 262 56.6% 6 463 R+14.5
Dolores 207 59.8% 133 38.4% 6 346 D+21.4
Baca 155 45.6% 182 53.5% 3 340 R+7.9
Kiowa 167 52.0% 151 47.0% 3 321 D+5.0
Cheyenne 94 42.3% 126 56.8% 2 222 R+14.4

Counties as they stood in 1904; 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