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1906 Colorado governor election

Henry Augustus Buchtel (Republican) beat Alva Adams (Democrat) in Colorado in 1906, 45.6% to 36.6%, a margin of 9.0 points and 18,186 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1904 it went Democratic, for Alva Adams.

Republicans led in 35 of the 59 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 23 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Denver, cast 45,768 votes and went to the Republican by 24.1 points. The closest was Kiowa, where 2 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
Henry Augustus Buchtel won Republican 92,602 45.6%
Alva Adams Democratic 74,416 36.6%
All other candidates 18,102 8.9%
Ben B. Lindsey Independent 18,014 8.9%
Total203,134

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 13,352 29.2% 24,361 53.2% 8,055 45,768 R+24.1
Pueblo 6,713 49.1% 4,912 35.9% 2,042 13,667 D+13.2
El Paso 3,514 32.2% 5,300 48.5% 2,112 10,926 R+16.3
Las Animas 3,163 35.7% 4,714 53.3% 971 8,848 R+17.5
Boulder 2,938 35.4% 3,135 37.7% 2,234 8,307 R+2.4
Teller 3,637 47.8% 3,201 42.1% 763 7,601 D+5.7
Weld 2,475 35.6% 3,243 46.6% 1,234 6,952 R+11.0
Fremont 2,703 44.1% 2,581 42.1% 849 6,133 D+2.0
Larimer 1,944 33.3% 2,682 46.0% 1,208 5,834 R+12.6
Lake 1,804 34.8% 2,176 41.9% 1,208 5,188 R+7.2
Otero 2,193 42.4% 2,071 40.0% 908 5,172 D+2.4
Mesa 1,627 32.7% 2,033 40.9% 1,309 4,969 R+8.2
Jefferson 1,598 38.3% 2,042 48.9% 535 4,175 R+10.6
Conejos 887 27.7% 1,207 37.8% 1,103 3,197 R+10.0
Chaffee 1,459 47.3% 1,014 32.9% 612 3,085 D+14.4
Huerfano 479 15.6% 2,519 82.0% 74 3,072 R+66.4
La Plata 1,047 34.4% 1,167 38.4% 828 3,042 R+3.9
Delta 880 30.9% 1,007 35.4% 961 2,848 R+4.5
Garfield 1,137 43.4% 1,053 40.2% 431 2,621 D+3.2
Montrose 685 27.0% 732 28.9% 1,119 2,536 Others
Clear Creek 1,090 45.6% 970 40.6% 331 2,391 D+5.0
Gunnison 911 39.9% 797 34.9% 577 2,285 D+5.0
Gilpin 904 42.1% 931 43.3% 314 2,149 R+1.3
Rio Grande 801 38.9% 1,050 51.0% 206 2,057 R+12.1
Pitkin 799 40.2% 583 29.4% 604 1,986 D+10.9
Routt 883 44.6% 890 44.9% 207 1,980 R+0.4
Arapahoe 797 40.3% 942 47.7% 237 1,976 R+7.3
Adams 938 49.7% 720 38.1% 231 1,889 D+11.5
San Juan 766 40.7% 489 26.0% 626 1,881 D+14.7
Prowers 581 31.4% 956 51.6% 314 1,851 R+20.3
Ouray 937 51.3% 518 28.4% 371 1,826 D+22.9
San Miguel 558 32.6% 817 47.7% 339 1,714 R+15.1
Morgan 432 27.5% 822 52.3% 319 1,573 R+24.8
Yuma 533 34.3% 773 49.8% 247 1,553 R+15.5
Saguache 731 47.4% 683 44.3% 127 1,541 D+3.1
Logan 506 34.5% 788 53.8% 171 1,465 R+19.2
Costilla 369 25.6% 978 67.8% 95 1,442 R+42.2
Douglas 549 42.7% 673 52.3% 64 1,286 R+9.6
Eagle 537 41.8% 534 41.5% 215 1,286 D+0.2
Bent 453 37.0% 606 49.5% 165 1,224 R+12.5
Elbert 504 41.5% 560 46.2% 149 1,213 R+4.6
Park 614 52.4% 454 38.7% 104 1,172 D+13.7
Archuleta 389 34.9% 453 40.6% 273 1,115 R+5.7
Summit 637 57.2% 349 31.4% 127 1,113 D+25.9
Montezuma 528 49.2% 324 30.2% 222 1,074 D+19.0
Custer 548 53.1% 454 44.0% 30 1,032 D+9.1
Mineral 483 52.7% 257 28.1% 176 916 D+24.7
Grand 349 41.4% 405 48.0% 89 843 R+6.6
Rio Blanco 438 53.8% 315 38.7% 61 814 D+15.1
Kit Carson 230 30.6% 451 60.0% 71 752 R+29.4
Phillips 225 36.4% 324 52.4% 69 618 R+16.0
Washington 190 32.3% 323 54.9% 75 588 R+22.6
Sedgwick 156 30.9% 326 64.6% 23 505 R+33.7
Hinsdale 179 39.4% 170 37.4% 105 454 D+2.0
Lincoln 169 38.7% 219 50.1% 49 437 R+11.4
Baca 140 41.4% 178 52.7% 20 338 R+11.2
Kiowa 142 43.4% 140 42.8% 45 327 D+0.6
Cheyenne 70 24.5% 165 57.7% 51 286 R+33.2
Dolores 115 47.7% 65 27.0% 61 241 D+20.7

Counties as they stood in 1906; 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