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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.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alva Adams won | Democratic | 123,092 | 50.6% |
| James H. Peabody | Republican | 113,754 | 46.8% |
| All other candidates | 6,220 | 2.6% | |
| Total | 243,066 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |