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Election 1908 Results

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1908 Colorado governor election

John F. Shafroth (Democrat) beat Jesse F. McDonald (Republican) in Colorado in 1908, 49.4% to 45.2%, a margin of 4.2 points and 11,188 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1906 it went Republican, for Henry Augustus Buchtel.

Democrats led in 36 of the 59 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, Denver, cast 65,490 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.8 points. The closest was Archuleta, where 4 votes 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
John F. Shafroth won Democratic 130,141 49.4%
Jesse F. McDonald Republican 118,953 45.2%
All other candidates 14,286 5.4%
Total263,380

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 35,387 54.0% 27,632 42.2% 2,471 65,490 D+11.8
Pueblo 8,443 53.0% 6,918 43.5% 559 15,920 D+9.6
El Paso 6,062 40.3% 7,833 52.1% 1,141 15,036 R+11.8
Boulder 5,776 49.8% 4,697 40.5% 1,132 11,605 D+9.3
Weld 4,624 42.7% 5,486 50.7% 714 10,824 R+8.0
Las Animas 4,285 42.4% 5,598 55.3% 234 10,117 R+13.0
Larimer 3,673 41.6% 4,431 50.2% 717 8,821 R+8.6
Teller 4,268 56.5% 3,057 40.4% 235 7,560 D+16.0
Otero 3,625 49.9% 3,118 43.0% 516 7,259 D+7.0
Mesa 2,824 41.6% 3,020 44.5% 948 6,792 R+2.9
Fremont 3,228 48.6% 2,967 44.7% 441 6,636 D+3.9
Jefferson 2,692 49.9% 2,512 46.5% 194 5,398 D+3.3
Lake 2,602 54.3% 2,005 41.8% 184 4,791 D+12.5
Delta 2,112 49.3% 1,707 39.9% 464 4,283 D+9.5
Huerfano 774 19.9% 3,068 78.8% 53 3,895 R+58.9
La Plata 1,951 52.2% 1,396 37.4% 387 3,734 D+14.9
Garfield 1,906 53.0% 1,494 41.6% 193 3,593 D+11.5
Chaffee 1,696 52.2% 1,222 37.6% 332 3,250 D+14.6
Montrose 1,498 48.8% 1,129 36.8% 441 3,068 D+12.0
Morgan 1,271 41.6% 1,639 53.7% 142 3,052 R+12.1
Arapahoe 1,390 46.4% 1,457 48.6% 150 2,997 R+2.2
Conejos 1,203 41.8% 1,635 56.8% 38 2,876 R+15.0
Prowers 1,048 38.9% 1,370 50.9% 274 2,692 R+12.0
Adams 1,280 48.8% 1,227 46.7% 118 2,625 D+2.0
Clear Creek 1,677 64.5% 887 34.1% 34 2,598 D+30.4
Routt 1,407 54.4% 1,102 42.6% 77 2,586 D+11.8
Gunnison 1,504 60.2% 859 34.4% 136 2,499 D+25.8
Yuma 1,207 50.9% 1,011 42.7% 151 2,369 D+8.3
Rio Grande 1,187 51.1% 1,081 46.6% 53 2,321 D+4.6
Gilpin 1,202 56.4% 823 38.6% 105 2,130 D+17.8
Logan 978 46.1% 1,025 48.3% 117 2,120 R+2.2
San Miguel 966 49.0% 842 42.7% 163 1,971 D+6.3
Pitkin 1,250 65.2% 528 27.5% 140 1,918 D+37.6
Elbert 781 42.1% 964 51.9% 111 1,856 R+9.9
Bent 863 47.4% 881 48.4% 76 1,820 R+1.0
Kit Carson 746 41.1% 980 54.0% 89 1,815 R+12.9
Ouray 1,090 64.1% 537 31.6% 73 1,700 D+32.5
Saguache 823 49.6% 812 48.9% 25 1,660 D+0.7
Costilla 565 34.8% 1,040 64.1% 17 1,622 R+29.3
Montezuma 943 62.4% 450 29.8% 118 1,511 D+32.6
Douglas 631 44.4% 772 54.3% 19 1,422 R+9.9
San Juan 796 56.2% 533 37.6% 88 1,417 D+18.6
Lincoln 577 40.8% 779 55.1% 57 1,413 R+14.3
Eagle 838 59.5% 519 36.8% 52 1,409 D+22.6
Park 806 61.6% 470 35.9% 32 1,308 D+25.7
Summit 726 63.1% 384 33.4% 40 1,150 D+29.7
Archuleta 493 45.9% 489 45.5% 92 1,074 D+0.4
Custer 554 52.2% 500 47.1% 8 1,062 D+5.1
Washington 439 42.0% 573 54.8% 33 1,045 R+12.8
Grand 522 51.0% 488 47.7% 14 1,024 D+3.3
Phillips 400 42.6% 504 53.7% 34 938 R+11.1
Kiowa 409 44.8% 465 51.0% 38 912 R+6.1
Rio Blanco 456 52.0% 396 45.2% 25 877 D+6.8
Sedgwick 289 33.7% 540 62.9% 29 858 R+29.3
Cheyenne 325 39.5% 441 53.6% 57 823 R+14.1
Mineral 490 67.4% 215 29.6% 22 727 D+37.8
Hinsdale 228 54.9% 160 38.6% 27 415 D+16.4
Baca 170 42.5% 222 55.5% 8 400 R+13.0
Dolores 185 62.5% 63 21.3% 48 296 D+41.2

Counties as they stood in 1908; 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