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1930 Colorado governor election

William H. Adams (Democrat) beat Robert F. Rockwell (Republican) in Colorado in 1930, 60.4% to 38.1%, a margin of 22.3 points and 72,903 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1928, when Billy Adams won.

Democrats led in 60 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Denver, cast 81,035 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.3 points. The closest was Rio Blanco, where 22 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 H. Adams won Democratic 197,067 60.4%
Robert F. Rockwell Republican 124,164 38.1%
All other candidates 4,975 1.5%
Total326,206

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 48,597 60.0% 31,344 38.7% 1,094 81,035 D+21.3
Pueblo 11,828 60.3% 7,587 38.7% 195 19,610 D+21.6
Weld 10,380 59.7% 6,700 38.5% 314 17,394 D+21.2
El Paso 7,511 50.6% 7,109 47.9% 223 14,843 D+2.7
Boulder 6,992 60.1% 4,377 37.6% 262 11,631 D+22.5
Larimer 6,601 62.8% 3,837 36.5% 70 10,508 D+26.3
Las Animas 6,882 66.5% 3,309 32.0% 163 10,354 D+34.5
Jefferson 5,833 61.0% 3,606 37.7% 117 9,556 D+23.3
Mesa 4,893 61.1% 3,027 37.8% 84 8,004 D+23.3
Arapahoe 4,710 63.6% 2,595 35.0% 105 7,410 D+28.5
Otero 4,493 66.3% 2,219 32.7% 69 6,781 D+33.5
Fremont 3,515 54.8% 2,764 43.1% 140 6,419 D+11.7
Huerfano 3,536 59.2% 2,343 39.2% 96 5,975 D+20.0
Adams 4,004 67.8% 1,785 30.2% 118 5,907 D+37.6
Delta 2,235 42.0% 3,032 57.0% 55 5,322 R+15.0
Morgan 3,307 65.3% 1,702 33.6% 56 5,065 D+31.7
Logan 2,830 56.1% 2,132 42.3% 80 5,042 D+13.8
Prowers 2,795 58.8% 1,907 40.1% 54 4,756 D+18.7
La Plata 2,922 64.6% 1,543 34.1% 61 4,526 D+30.5
Yuma 2,455 63.3% 1,324 34.1% 99 3,878 D+29.2
Routt 2,560 67.3% 1,161 30.5% 83 3,804 D+36.8
Montrose 1,578 43.0% 2,034 55.4% 60 3,672 R+12.4
Garfield 2,165 59.3% 1,421 38.9% 65 3,651 D+20.4
Kit Carson 1,990 59.7% 1,268 38.1% 73 3,331 D+21.7
Alamosa 2,389 73.6% 840 25.9% 17 3,246 D+47.7
Chaffee 2,181 71.3% 819 26.8% 60 3,060 D+44.5
Conejos 1,743 57.1% 1,257 41.2% 51 3,051 D+15.9
Rio Grande 2,094 69.0% 923 30.4% 18 3,035 D+38.6
Washington 1,934 66.3% 921 31.6% 60 2,915 D+34.8
Bent 1,632 57.7% 1,144 40.5% 50 2,826 D+17.3
Baca 1,444 53.1% 1,172 43.1% 102 2,718 D+10.0
Lincoln 1,711 63.7% 929 34.6% 44 2,684 D+29.1
Gunnison 1,358 50.6% 1,276 47.6% 49 2,683 D+3.1
Elbert 1,624 66.6% 795 32.6% 19 2,438 D+34.0
Teller 1,517 66.3% 728 31.8% 43 2,288 D+34.5
Lake 1,465 65.7% 696 31.2% 70 2,231 D+34.5
Moffat 1,344 62.0% 790 36.4% 35 2,169 D+25.5
Saguache 1,270 61.5% 751 36.4% 43 2,064 D+25.1
Phillips 1,204 58.4% 737 35.7% 122 2,063 D+22.6
Montezuma 1,354 68.0% 591 29.7% 45 1,990 D+38.3
Sedgwick 1,072 56.4% 797 41.9% 31 1,900 D+14.5
Crowley 1,114 59.6% 731 39.1% 23 1,868 D+20.5
Costilla 1,077 59.2% 721 39.6% 21 1,819 D+19.6
Eagle 1,161 65.3% 584 32.9% 32 1,777 D+32.5
Douglas 1,065 61.1% 660 37.9% 17 1,742 D+23.2
Kiowa 911 57.9% 642 40.8% 21 1,574 D+17.1
Cheyenne 917 61.1% 564 37.6% 20 1,501 D+23.5
Rio Blanco 657 48.4% 679 50.0% 22 1,358 R+1.6
Park 848 65.1% 434 33.3% 20 1,302 D+31.8
Clear Creek 889 68.8% 387 29.9% 17 1,293 D+38.8
Grand 780 63.5% 431 35.1% 18 1,229 D+28.4
Archuleta 744 66.5% 356 31.8% 18 1,118 D+34.7
San Miguel 682 62.1% 388 35.3% 28 1,098 D+26.8
Custer 589 58.6% 401 39.9% 15 1,005 D+18.7
Ouray 569 57.3% 412 41.5% 12 993 D+15.8
Pitkin 591 66.0% 276 30.8% 28 895 D+35.2
San Juan 542 71.5% 193 25.5% 23 758 D+46.0
Summit 394 62.6% 224 35.6% 11 629 D+27.0
Gilpin 459 73.2% 162 25.8% 6 627 D+47.4
Dolores 332 57.8% 230 40.1% 12 574 D+17.8
Jackson 390 69.3% 169 30.0% 4 563 D+39.3
Mineral 269 67.8% 116 29.2% 12 397 D+38.5
Hinsdale 139 55.4% 112 44.6% 251 D+10.8

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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