Election 1918 Results
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1918 Colorado governor election
Oliver H. Shoup (Republican) beat Thomas J. Tynan (Democrat) in Colorado in 1918, 51.1% to 46.5%, a margin of 4.7 points and 10,296 votes.
Colorado changed party: in 1916 it went Democratic, for Julius C. Gunter.
Democrats led in 43 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Denver, cast 51,900 votes and went to the Republican by 18.0 points. The closest was Bent, where 15 votes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver H. Shoup won | Republican | 112,693 | 51.1% |
| Thomas J. Tynan | Democratic | 102,397 | 46.5% |
| All other candidates | 5,249 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 220,339 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 20,722 39.9% | 30,055 57.9% | 1,123 | 51,900 | R+18.0 |
| Pueblo | 5,433 41.0% | 7,454 56.3% | 354 | 13,241 | R+15.3 |
| Weld | 5,385 45.1% | 6,355 53.2% | 210 | 11,950 | R+8.1 |
| El Paso | 3,944 33.7% | 7,598 64.9% | 169 | 11,711 | R+31.2 |
| Boulder | 4,019 50.0% | 3,856 48.0% | 155 | 8,030 | D+2.0 |
| Las Animas | 3,798 53.6% | 3,147 44.4% | 144 | 7,089 | D+9.2 |
| Larimer | 2,684 43.9% | 3,291 53.9% | 136 | 6,111 | R+9.9 |
| Mesa | 3,018 55.0% | 2,295 41.8% | 171 | 5,484 | D+13.2 |
| Otero | 2,468 47.8% | 2,623 50.8% | 68 | 5,159 | R+3.0 |
| Jefferson | 2,546 49.7% | 2,471 48.2% | 109 | 5,126 | D+1.5 |
| Fremont | 1,759 35.5% | 3,050 61.5% | 147 | 4,956 | R+26.0 |
| Huerfano | 2,653 53.6% | 2,259 45.6% | 40 | 4,952 | D+8.0 |
| Logan | 2,093 53.2% | 1,735 44.1% | 108 | 3,936 | D+9.1 |
| Morgan | 1,663 45.6% | 1,904 52.3% | 77 | 3,644 | R+6.6 |
| Arapahoe | 1,874 52.3% | 1,617 45.1% | 94 | 3,585 | D+7.2 |
| Adams | 1,887 53.7% | 1,512 43.0% | 115 | 3,514 | D+10.7 |
| Delta | 1,625 48.3% | 1,663 49.4% | 75 | 3,363 | R+1.1 |
| Montrose | 1,714 53.7% | 1,355 42.4% | 123 | 3,192 | D+11.2 |
| Yuma | 1,469 47.5% | 1,445 46.7% | 181 | 3,095 | D+0.8 |
| Prowers | 1,282 45.6% | 1,458 51.9% | 71 | 2,811 | R+6.3 |
| Teller | 1,367 51.4% | 1,213 45.6% | 81 | 2,661 | D+5.8 |
| Washington | 1,316 50.5% | 1,207 46.4% | 81 | 2,604 | D+4.2 |
| Garfield | 1,419 54.9% | 1,107 42.9% | 57 | 2,583 | D+12.1 |
| Lake | 1,384 57.0% | 966 39.8% | 76 | 2,426 | D+17.2 |
| Kit Carson | 955 40.3% | 1,275 53.8% | 141 | 2,371 | R+13.5 |
| Lincoln | 1,167 50.1% | 1,109 47.6% | 55 | 2,331 | D+2.5 |
| Chaffee | 1,286 57.0% | 928 41.1% | 42 | 2,256 | D+15.9 |
| Elbert | 1,112 53.9% | 899 43.6% | 51 | 2,062 | D+10.3 |
| Routt | 1,049 54.0% | 857 44.1% | 37 | 1,943 | D+9.9 |
| La Plata | 1,123 57.9% | 774 39.9% | 44 | 1,941 | D+18.0 |
| Rio Grande | 997 54.4% | 809 44.2% | 26 | 1,832 | D+10.3 |
| Gunnison | 1,007 60.3% | 616 36.9% | 47 | 1,670 | D+23.4 |
| Conejos | 733 44.6% | 890 54.2% | 20 | 1,643 | R+9.6 |
| Baca | 754 48.5% | 707 45.5% | 93 | 1,554 | D+3.0 |
| Crowley | 774 50.7% | 724 47.4% | 28 | 1,526 | D+3.3 |
| Bent | 715 49.0% | 730 50.1% | 13 | 1,458 | R+1.0 |
| Kiowa | 717 49.3% | 694 47.7% | 44 | 1,455 | D+1.6 |
| Saguache | 819 57.6% | 583 41.0% | 21 | 1,423 | D+16.6 |
| Douglas | 633 46.5% | 703 51.7% | 24 | 1,360 | R+5.1 |
| San Miguel | 762 58.0% | 514 39.1% | 38 | 1,314 | D+18.9 |
| Clear Creek | 753 59.1% | 493 38.7% | 29 | 1,275 | D+20.4 |
| Cheyenne | 659 52.8% | 538 43.1% | 51 | 1,248 | D+9.7 |
| Sedgwick | 530 43.5% | 646 53.1% | 41 | 1,217 | R+9.5 |
| Costilla | 731 61.0% | 453 37.8% | 15 | 1,199 | D+23.2 |
| Alamosa | 656 55.3% | 508 42.8% | 23 | 1,187 | D+12.5 |
| Phillips | 522 45.8% | 572 50.2% | 45 | 1,139 | R+4.4 |
| Montezuma | 684 63.9% | 345 32.2% | 42 | 1,071 | D+31.7 |
| Moffat | 549 51.9% | 478 45.2% | 31 | 1,058 | D+6.7 |
| Eagle | 613 62.9% | 346 35.5% | 16 | 975 | D+27.4 |
| Ouray | 518 57.7% | 353 39.4% | 26 | 897 | D+18.4 |
| Park | 402 45.9% | 456 52.1% | 18 | 876 | R+6.2 |
| Rio Blanco | 349 41.1% | 491 57.8% | 10 | 850 | R+16.7 |
| Pitkin | 545 65.0% | 260 31.0% | 33 | 838 | D+34.0 |
| Custer | 308 37.2% | 495 59.8% | 25 | 828 | R+22.6 |
| Archuleta | 370 49.7% | 355 47.7% | 19 | 744 | D+2.0 |
| Grand | 367 51.7% | 327 46.1% | 16 | 710 | D+5.6 |
| Summit | 378 56.7% | 272 40.8% | 17 | 667 | D+15.9 |
| Gilpin | 376 58.5% | 257 40.0% | 10 | 643 | D+18.5 |
| San Juan | 312 61.4% | 166 32.7% | 30 | 508 | D+28.7 |
| Jackson | 161 44.5% | 201 55.5% | 362 | R+11.0 | |
| Mineral | 173 60.7% | 93 32.6% | 19 | 285 | D+28.1 |
| Dolores | 200 73.5% | 43 15.8% | 29 | 272 | D+57.7 |
| Hinsdale | 116 50.9% | 97 42.5% | 15 | 228 | D+8.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1918; 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 |