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1932 Colorado governor election

Edwin C. Johnson (Democrat) beat James D. Parriott (Republican) in Colorado in 1932, 57.2% to 40.8%, a margin of 16.5 points and 73,930 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when William H. Adams won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Denver, cast 133,570 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.8 points. The closest was Morgan, 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
Edwin C. Johnson won Democratic 257,188 57.2%
James D. Parriott Republican 183,258 40.8%
All other candidates 8,923 2.0%
Total449,369

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 76,341 57.2% 55,248 41.4% 1,981 133,570 D+15.8
Pueblo 15,479 59.6% 10,064 38.7% 431 25,974 D+20.8
El Paso 11,476 47.8% 12,052 50.2% 493 24,021 R+2.4
Weld 12,168 53.8% 10,012 44.3% 431 22,611 D+9.5
Boulder 9,022 54.5% 7,131 43.1% 389 16,542 D+11.4
Larimer 7,575 53.1% 6,498 45.6% 180 14,253 D+7.6
Las Animas 7,536 61.9% 4,440 36.5% 204 12,180 D+25.4
Jefferson 6,566 54.4% 5,284 43.8% 215 12,065 D+10.6
Mesa 6,734 58.2% 4,337 37.5% 496 11,567 D+20.7
Arapahoe 6,003 57.0% 4,251 40.4% 274 10,528 D+16.6
Otero 5,201 57.0% 3,802 41.7% 119 9,122 D+15.3
Fremont 4,051 52.3% 3,588 46.4% 102 7,741 D+6.0
Adams 4,589 61.1% 2,740 36.5% 185 7,514 D+24.6
Logan 4,095 58.9% 2,752 39.6% 105 6,952 D+19.3
Morgan 3,266 49.2% 3,270 49.2% 106 6,642 R+0.1
Huerfano 3,736 58.4% 2,617 40.9% 39 6,392 D+17.5
Delta 3,695 59.1% 2,258 36.1% 299 6,252 D+23.0
Yuma 3,435 60.6% 2,076 36.6% 155 5,666 D+24.0
Prowers 2,948 52.1% 2,645 46.8% 61 5,654 D+5.4
La Plata 3,269 61.3% 1,903 35.7% 164 5,336 D+25.6
Montrose 2,729 57.2% 1,864 39.1% 180 4,773 D+18.1
Garfield 2,788 60.3% 1,740 37.7% 92 4,620 D+22.7
Kit Carson 2,405 54.9% 1,909 43.5% 70 4,384 D+11.3
Routt 3,308 76.7% 908 21.0% 99 4,315 D+55.6
Baca 2,110 53.8% 1,552 39.6% 257 3,919 D+14.2
Rio Grande 2,108 54.7% 1,697 44.0% 52 3,857 D+10.7
Washington 2,224 58.0% 1,509 39.3% 104 3,837 D+18.6
Chaffee 2,402 67.2% 1,073 30.0% 102 3,577 D+37.2
Lincoln 2,008 56.3% 1,523 42.7% 36 3,567 D+13.6
Alamosa 2,229 62.8% 1,285 36.2% 37 3,551 D+26.6
Bent 2,043 59.5% 1,346 39.2% 44 3,433 D+20.3
Conejos 1,767 52.8% 1,531 45.8% 47 3,345 D+7.1
Elbert 1,681 55.4% 1,287 42.4% 66 3,034 D+13.0
Gunnison 1,874 64.8% 935 32.4% 81 2,890 D+32.5
Montezuma 1,794 66.8% 806 30.0% 85 2,685 D+36.8
Phillips 1,481 57.9% 930 36.4% 146 2,557 D+21.5
Moffat 2,118 84.9% 355 14.2% 23 2,496 D+70.6
Teller 1,515 61.4% 770 31.2% 182 2,467 D+30.2
Lake 1,432 61.9% 827 35.7% 55 2,314 D+26.1
Saguache 1,249 54.3% 1,011 43.9% 42 2,302 D+10.3
Sedgwick 1,302 58.2% 897 40.1% 39 2,238 D+18.1
Costilla 1,324 59.2% 850 38.0% 61 2,235 D+21.2
Eagle 1,388 66.2% 673 32.1% 36 2,097 D+34.1
Crowley 1,149 55.7% 887 43.0% 26 2,062 D+12.7
Kiowa 1,070 54.6% 860 43.9% 28 1,958 D+10.7
Douglas 1,117 57.8% 799 41.3% 18 1,934 D+16.4
Cheyenne 1,126 59.0% 733 38.4% 49 1,908 D+20.6
Park 1,055 60.1% 626 35.7% 74 1,755 D+24.4
Rio Blanco 955 60.5% 592 37.5% 31 1,578 D+23.0
Clear Creek 931 60.4% 594 38.5% 16 1,541 D+21.9
Grand 868 61.0% 531 37.3% 23 1,422 D+23.7
San Miguel 893 69.8% 353 27.6% 34 1,280 D+42.2
Archuleta 778 63.9% 415 34.1% 24 1,217 D+29.8
Custer 622 51.7% 543 45.1% 39 1,204 D+6.6
Ouray 685 59.0% 438 37.7% 38 1,161 D+21.3
Pitkin 712 71.3% 249 24.9% 37 998 D+46.4
Gilpin 531 66.0% 260 32.3% 14 805 D+33.7
Jackson 458 58.0% 323 40.9% 9 790 D+17.1
San Juan 512 73.4% 181 25.9% 5 698 D+47.4
Dolores 444 64.6% 208 30.3% 35 687 D+34.4
Summit 420 63.2% 234 35.2% 11 665 D+28.0
Mineral 232 60.9% 111 29.1% 38 381 D+31.8
Hinsdale 166 66.4% 75 30.0% 9 250 D+36.4

Counties as they stood in 1932; 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