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Election 1938 Results

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1938 Colorado governor election

Ralph L. Carr (Republican) beat Teller Ammons (Democrat) in Colorado in 1938, 55.8% to 43.7%, a margin of 12.2 points and 55,597 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Teller Ammons.

Republicans led in 54 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 9. The largest, Denver, cast 128,909 votes and went to the Republican by 4.4 points. The closest was Chaffee, where 14 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
Ralph L. Carr won Republican 255,159 55.8%
Teller Ammons Democratic 199,562 43.7%
All other candidates 2,402 0.5%
Total457,123

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 61,323 47.6% 66,968 51.9% 618 128,909 R+4.4
Pueblo 12,225 41.3% 17,209 58.2% 139 29,573 R+16.9
El Paso 9,499 38.2% 15,206 61.2% 151 24,856 R+23.0
Weld 8,189 36.4% 14,221 63.2% 108 22,518 R+26.8
Boulder 6,749 41.7% 9,357 57.9% 66 16,172 R+16.1
Larimer 5,384 35.1% 9,914 64.6% 49 15,347 R+29.5
Jefferson 5,624 41.2% 7,978 58.5% 46 13,648 R+17.2
Mesa 7,475 59.3% 5,049 40.1% 79 12,603 D+19.2
Las Animas 7,057 56.3% 5,390 43.0% 88 12,535 D+13.3
Arapahoe 4,735 41.4% 6,621 57.9% 84 11,440 R+16.5
Otero 3,520 37.4% 5,847 62.2% 35 9,402 R+24.8
Fremont 3,315 38.3% 5,306 61.3% 36 8,657 R+23.0
Adams 3,391 42.8% 4,485 56.6% 54 7,930 R+13.8
Huerfano 3,593 52.1% 3,268 47.4% 35 6,896 D+4.7
Logan 2,528 37.8% 4,115 61.6% 40 6,683 R+23.7
Morgan 2,252 35.1% 4,133 64.4% 32 6,417 R+29.3
Delta 2,384 40.9% 3,380 58.1% 58 5,822 R+17.1
La Plata 2,474 43.0% 3,249 56.5% 28 5,751 R+13.5
Montrose 2,170 40.4% 3,162 58.9% 35 5,367 R+18.5
Prowers 2,131 42.2% 2,902 57.5% 11 5,044 R+15.3
Yuma 1,950 40.6% 2,826 58.9% 26 4,802 R+18.2
Garfield 2,215 46.8% 2,497 52.7% 25 4,737 R+6.0
Rio Grande 1,285 27.5% 3,358 71.9% 25 4,668 R+44.4
Conejos 1,710 40.2% 2,502 58.8% 41 4,253 R+18.6
Routt 2,239 53.2% 1,941 46.1% 29 4,209 D+7.1
Alamosa 1,830 43.7% 2,343 56.0% 14 4,187 R+12.3
Chaffee 1,964 49.9% 1,950 49.5% 23 3,937 D+0.4
Washington 1,541 42.8% 2,043 56.7% 18 3,602 R+13.9
Kit Carson 1,475 41.8% 2,034 57.6% 23 3,532 R+15.8
Gunnison 1,756 52.1% 1,604 47.6% 11 3,371 D+4.5
Bent 1,403 42.8% 1,871 57.0% 6 3,280 R+14.3
Lake 1,582 52.3% 1,422 47.0% 21 3,025 D+5.3
Teller 1,108 36.7% 1,891 62.6% 20 3,019 R+25.9
Lincoln 1,226 42.4% 1,662 57.5% 4 2,892 R+15.1
Montezuma 1,404 49.0% 1,434 50.0% 28 2,866 R+1.0
Baca 1,141 41.4% 1,594 57.9% 20 2,755 R+16.4
Costilla 1,564 58.8% 1,079 40.6% 17 2,660 D+18.2
Elbert 821 34.1% 1,564 65.0% 21 2,406 R+30.9
Saguache 811 34.0% 1,563 65.5% 12 2,386 R+31.5
Eagle 1,100 47.8% 1,187 51.6% 15 2,302 R+3.8
Sedgwick 924 40.4% 1,358 59.4% 5 2,287 R+19.0
Phillips 944 41.4% 1,312 57.6% 23 2,279 R+16.1
Crowley 843 37.3% 1,405 62.1% 14 2,262 R+24.8
Moffat 710 33.3% 1,397 65.5% 26 2,133 R+32.2
Douglas 911 42.8% 1,208 56.8% 8 2,127 R+14.0
Clear Creek 849 41.1% 1,211 58.6% 8 2,068 R+17.5
Park 747 38.2% 1,198 61.3% 9 1,954 R+23.1
Kiowa 744 44.6% 920 55.1% 6 1,670 R+10.5
Grand 577 35.2% 1,040 63.4% 23 1,640 R+28.2
Cheyenne 787 49.1% 807 50.4% 8 1,602 R+1.2
Archuleta 668 43.5% 860 56.0% 9 1,537 R+12.5
Rio Blanco 620 41.4% 871 58.1% 7 1,498 R+16.8
San Miguel 655 47.2% 720 51.9% 13 1,388 R+4.7
Custer 441 36.6% 764 63.4% 1,205 R+26.8
Ouray 429 35.9% 761 63.7% 4 1,194 R+27.8
Pitkin 454 47.1% 500 51.9% 10 964 R+4.8
Gilpin 380 39.5% 575 59.8% 6 961 R+20.3
San Juan 413 45.0% 498 54.2% 7 918 R+9.3
Jackson 295 35.8% 521 63.2% 9 825 R+27.4
Summit 325 42.6% 431 56.5% 7 763 R+13.9
Dolores 432 61.8% 263 37.6% 4 699 D+24.2
Mineral 159 37.1% 266 62.0% 4 429 R+24.9
Hinsdale 112 42.9% 148 56.7% 1 261 R+13.8

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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