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Election 1922 Results

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1922 Colorado governor election

William E. Sweet (Democrat) beat Benjamin Griffith (Republican) in Colorado in 1922, 49.6% to 48.3%, a margin of 1.3 points and 3,745 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1920 it went Republican, for Oliver H. Shoup.

Democrats led in 39 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24. The largest, Denver, cast 60,181 votes and went to the Republican by 11.4 points. The closest was Summit, 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
William E. Sweet won Democratic 138,098 49.6%
Benjamin Griffith Republican 134,353 48.3%
All other candidates 5,764 2.1%
Total278,215

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 26,247 43.6% 33,103 55.0% 831 60,181 R+11.4
Pueblo 8,859 54.8% 7,086 43.8% 223 16,168 D+11.0
El Paso 7,001 48.5% 7,256 50.2% 187 14,444 R+1.8
Washington 7,320 53.0% 6,389 46.2% 107 13,816 D+6.7
Boulder 5,445 49.5% 5,400 49.1% 159 11,004 D+0.4
Las Animas 6,102 56.9% 4,319 40.3% 306 10,727 D+16.6
Larimer 3,271 41.6% 4,446 56.6% 141 7,858 R+15.0
Mesa 4,463 59.3% 2,926 38.9% 136 7,525 D+20.4
Otero 3,456 49.0% 3,488 49.5% 106 7,050 R+0.5
Jefferson 2,922 46.5% 3,258 51.8% 105 6,285 R+5.3
Huerfano 3,227 53.1% 2,781 45.8% 68 6,076 D+7.3
Fremont 3,307 55.1% 2,592 43.2% 106 6,005 D+11.9
Arapahoe 2,209 45.4% 2,557 52.6% 97 4,863 R+7.2
Adams 2,537 53.4% 2,130 44.8% 88 4,755 D+8.6
Logan 2,454 52.2% 2,144 45.6% 106 4,704 D+6.6
Delta 2,398 53.4% 1,998 44.5% 94 4,490 D+8.9
Montrose 2,253 54.1% 1,819 43.7% 90 4,162 D+10.4
Weld 2,187 52.7% 1,766 42.5% 198 4,151 D+10.1
Prowers 1,777 45.0% 2,088 52.8% 87 3,952 R+7.9
Morgan 1,462 40.5% 2,065 57.3% 79 3,606 R+16.7
La Plata 2,230 63.6% 1,171 33.4% 106 3,507 D+30.2
Garfield 1,726 51.0% 1,570 46.4% 90 3,386 D+4.6
Yuma 1,448 48.5% 1,334 44.7% 201 2,983 D+3.8
Routt 1,451 50.8% 1,343 47.0% 62 2,856 D+3.8
Kit Carson 1,325 46.5% 1,430 50.2% 96 2,851 R+3.7
Rio Grande 1,386 49.4% 1,378 49.1% 43 2,807 D+0.3
Chaffee 1,734 62.8% 985 35.7% 41 2,760 D+27.1
Teller 1,320 47.8% 1,283 46.5% 157 2,760 D+1.3
Bent 1,470 53.5% 1,227 44.7% 51 2,748 D+8.8
Lake 1,398 54.2% 1,105 42.8% 77 2,580 D+11.4
Lincoln 1,462 56.8% 1,042 40.5% 69 2,573 D+16.3
Baca 1,314 52.3% 1,094 43.6% 104 2,512 D+8.8
Conejos 992 41.1% 1,382 57.2% 40 2,414 R+16.2
Gunnison 1,219 52.8% 1,014 43.9% 77 2,310 D+8.9
Crowley 1,132 51.5% 1,016 46.2% 50 2,198 D+5.3
Alamosa 1,407 65.0% 729 33.7% 29 2,165 D+31.3
Elbert 1,071 49.8% 1,029 47.8% 51 2,151 D+2.0
Saguache 875 43.4% 1,067 53.0% 73 2,015 R+9.5
Montezuma 1,097 56.8% 760 39.3% 75 1,932 D+17.4
Phillips 823 43.7% 987 52.4% 74 1,884 R+8.7
Costilla 1,052 59.2% 698 39.3% 26 1,776 D+19.9
Moffat 880 51.0% 767 44.5% 78 1,725 D+6.6
San Miguel 789 46.6% 813 48.0% 90 1,692 R+1.4
Sedgwick 708 43.9% 866 53.7% 40 1,614 R+9.8
Kiowa 822 51.5% 738 46.2% 36 1,596 D+5.3
Douglas 685 45.8% 793 53.0% 17 1,495 R+7.2
Eagle 828 55.6% 611 41.0% 51 1,490 D+14.6
Cheyenne 644 46.8% 685 49.8% 47 1,376 R+3.0
Clear Creek 620 49.9% 601 48.4% 22 1,243 D+1.5
Ouray 695 56.0% 508 40.9% 38 1,241 D+15.1
Park 518 47.5% 549 50.3% 24 1,091 R+2.8
Grand 521 47.9% 546 50.2% 21 1,088 R+2.3
Rio Blanco 436 40.3% 605 55.9% 42 1,083 R+15.6
Custer 543 51.8% 462 44.1% 43 1,048 D+7.7
Pitkin 432 42.2% 439 42.9% 152 1,023 R+0.7
Archuleta 465 46.3% 497 49.5% 42 1,004 R+3.2
Summit 328 48.4% 332 49.0% 18 678 R+0.6
Gilpin 282 45.5% 325 52.4% 13 620 R+6.9
Jackson 174 31.8% 357 65.1% 17 548 R+33.4
Dolores 311 63.9% 148 30.4% 28 487 D+33.5
San Juan 280 58.3% 188 39.2% 12 480 D+19.2
Mineral 161 50.5% 138 43.3% 20 319 D+7.2
Hinsdale 147 51.8% 130 45.8% 7 284 D+6.0

Counties as they stood in 1922; 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