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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William E. Sweet won | Democratic | 138,098 | 49.6% |
| Benjamin Griffith | Republican | 134,353 | 48.3% |
| All other candidates | 5,764 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 278,215 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |