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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.

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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
Oliver H. Shoup won Republican 112,693 51.1%
Thomas J. Tynan Democratic 102,397 46.5%
All other candidates 5,249 2.4%
Total220,339

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

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