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Election 1928 Results

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1928 Colorado governor election

Billy Adams (Democrat) beat William L. Boatright (Republican) in Colorado in 1928, 67.0% to 31.8%, a margin of 35.2 points and 126,093 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1926, when William H. Adams won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 63 counties as they stood then. The largest, Denver, cast 106,292 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.3 points. The closest was Hinsdale, where 125 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
Billy Adams won Democratic 240,160 67.0%
William L. Boatright Republican 114,067 31.8%
All other candidates 3,958 1.1%
Total358,185

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 75,758 71.3% 29,736 28.0% 798 106,292 D+43.3
Pueblo 13,317 62.3% 7,933 37.1% 113 21,363 D+25.2
El Paso 10,816 56.3% 8,215 42.7% 196 19,227 D+13.5
Weld 11,383 62.7% 6,390 35.2% 394 18,167 D+27.5
Boulder 7,796 61.7% 4,371 34.6% 468 12,635 D+27.1
Larimer 6,846 62.6% 4,009 36.6% 86 10,941 D+25.9
Las Animas 7,951 74.2% 2,663 24.9% 102 10,716 D+49.3
Mesa 6,279 69.1% 2,730 30.0% 77 9,086 D+39.1
Jefferson 6,216 68.6% 2,769 30.6% 77 9,062 D+38.0
Arapahoe 5,461 68.3% 2,471 30.9% 63 7,995 D+37.4
Otero 4,565 64.5% 2,459 34.8% 49 7,073 D+29.8
Fremont 4,087 59.5% 2,668 38.8% 113 6,868 D+20.7
Huerfano 3,710 63.0% 2,116 35.9% 67 5,893 D+27.0
Adams 4,126 70.5% 1,675 28.6% 54 5,855 D+41.9
Logan 3,621 62.8% 2,089 36.2% 54 5,764 D+26.6
Delta 3,393 66.9% 1,612 31.8% 67 5,072 D+35.1
Morgan 3,120 63.3% 1,754 35.6% 55 4,929 D+27.7
Yuma 2,822 63.7% 1,544 34.9% 63 4,429 D+28.9
La Plata 2,711 63.5% 1,496 35.0% 64 4,271 D+28.4
Prowers 2,472 59.8% 1,640 39.7% 20 4,132 D+20.1
Montrose 2,315 60.8% 1,450 38.1% 43 3,808 D+22.7
Routt 2,729 72.6% 937 24.9% 91 3,757 D+47.7
Garfield 2,597 69.9% 1,076 29.0% 41 3,714 D+41.0
Kit Carson 1,896 56.4% 1,430 42.5% 37 3,363 D+13.9
Rio Grande 2,278 72.8% 842 26.9% 10 3,130 D+45.9
Chaffee 2,169 72.8% 792 26.6% 19 2,980 D+46.2
Conejos 2,145 74.1% 739 25.5% 9 2,893 D+48.6
Alamosa 2,365 81.9% 518 17.9% 6 2,889 D+63.9
Washington 1,901 67.7% 850 30.3% 58 2,809 D+37.4
Lincoln 1,787 64.0% 977 35.0% 27 2,791 D+29.0
Elbert 1,662 67.2% 786 31.8% 26 2,474 D+35.4
Bent 1,495 60.9% 937 38.2% 21 2,453 D+22.7
Gunnison 1,714 71.7% 628 26.3% 49 2,391 D+45.4
Baca 1,215 53.1% 1,025 44.8% 49 2,289 D+8.3
Lake 1,511 67.2% 688 30.6% 51 2,250 D+36.6
Teller 1,747 79.8% 419 19.1% 24 2,190 D+60.6
Saguache 1,484 69.3% 645 30.1% 12 2,141 D+39.2
Phillips 1,286 60.9% 785 37.2% 39 2,110 D+23.7
Montezuma 1,483 73.5% 503 24.9% 32 2,018 D+48.6
Moffat 1,284 65.7% 644 33.0% 25 1,953 D+32.8
Crowley 1,071 60.4% 680 38.4% 21 1,772 D+22.1
Sedgwick 976 59.3% 648 39.4% 21 1,645 D+19.9
Douglas 1,084 67.9% 506 31.7% 6 1,596 D+36.2
Costilla 1,099 70.8% 443 28.5% 11 1,553 D+42.2
Eagle 1,096 74.9% 359 24.5% 8 1,463 D+50.4
Kiowa 772 54.9% 619 44.1% 14 1,405 D+10.9
Cheyenne 865 63.7% 478 35.2% 15 1,358 D+28.5
Rio Blanco 818 65.9% 419 33.8% 4 1,241 D+32.2
Clear Creek 875 72.6% 323 26.8% 7 1,205 D+45.8
San Miguel 934 78.6% 222 18.7% 32 1,188 D+59.9
Grand 891 75.9% 272 23.2% 11 1,174 D+52.7
Park 784 70.6% 314 28.3% 13 1,111 D+42.3
Ouray 723 76.2% 217 22.9% 9 949 D+53.3
Custer 640 68.6% 268 28.7% 25 933 D+39.9
Pitkin 717 80.2% 155 17.3% 22 894 D+62.9
Archuleta 589 68.5% 259 30.1% 12 860 D+38.4
San Juan 506 72.9% 162 23.3% 26 694 D+49.6
Summit 504 77.3% 143 21.9% 5 652 D+55.4
Dolores 418 66.9% 184 29.4% 23 625 D+37.4
Jackson 455 73.9% 158 25.6% 3 616 D+48.2
Gilpin 393 76.2% 119 23.1% 4 516 D+53.1
Mineral 262 78.7% 63 18.9% 8 333 D+59.8
Hinsdale 175 77.4% 50 22.1% 1 226 D+55.3

Counties as they stood in 1928; 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