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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Colorado governor election

Ralph L. Carr (Republican) beat George E. Saunders (Democrat) in Colorado in 1940, 54.4% to 45.0%, a margin of 9.4 points and 51,379 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1938, when Ralph L. Carr also won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Denver, cast 171,733 votes and went to the Republican by 5.8 points. The closest was Gilpin, where 8 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 296,671 54.4%
George E. Saunders Democratic 245,292 45.0%
All other candidates 3,673 0.7%
Total545,636

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 80,246 46.7% 90,162 52.5% 1,325 171,733 R+5.8
Pueblo 14,993 46.2% 17,351 53.4% 123 32,467 R+7.3
El Paso 12,674 41.6% 17,571 57.7% 188 30,433 R+16.1
Weld 10,130 37.4% 16,748 61.8% 214 27,092 R+24.4
Boulder 8,097 43.0% 10,517 55.9% 195 18,809 R+12.9
Larimer 5,823 33.3% 11,553 66.0% 123 17,499 R+32.7
Jefferson 7,289 44.2% 9,094 55.2% 99 16,482 R+11.0
Arapahoe 7,408 47.5% 8,022 51.4% 168 15,598 R+3.9
Mesa 7,617 53.5% 6,492 45.6% 135 14,244 D+7.9
Las Animas 7,767 58.8% 5,382 40.8% 57 13,206 D+18.1
Otero 4,034 40.6% 5,845 58.8% 55 9,934 R+18.2
Adams 4,392 46.8% 4,913 52.4% 75 9,380 R+5.6
Fremont 3,965 42.7% 5,278 56.8% 46 9,289 R+14.1
Logan 3,261 41.7% 4,522 57.8% 42 7,825 R+16.1
Delta 3,286 43.9% 4,118 55.0% 77 7,481 R+11.1
Morgan 2,729 38.0% 4,418 61.5% 35 7,182 R+23.5
Huerfano 3,977 56.1% 3,088 43.6% 24 7,089 D+12.5
Montrose 3,047 45.1% 3,676 54.4% 37 6,760 R+9.3
La Plata 2,819 42.6% 3,789 57.2% 12 6,620 R+14.7
Yuma 2,203 39.2% 3,375 60.1% 36 5,614 R+20.9
Prowers 2,385 44.0% 3,000 55.3% 40 5,425 R+11.3
Rio Grande 1,726 33.5% 3,391 65.8% 33 5,150 R+32.3
Routt 2,625 51.7% 2,431 47.9% 24 5,080 D+3.8
Garfield 2,091 41.4% 2,946 58.3% 14 5,051 R+16.9
Alamosa 2,125 44.5% 2,636 55.2% 18 4,779 R+10.7
Conejos 2,002 45.2% 2,418 54.5% 13 4,433 R+9.4
Chaffee 2,189 55.4% 1,736 44.0% 23 3,948 D+11.5
Washington 1,694 43.9% 2,147 55.6% 18 3,859 R+11.7
Bent 1,783 47.0% 1,989 52.5% 20 3,792 R+5.4
Montezuma 1,606 42.7% 2,136 56.8% 19 3,761 R+14.1
Kit Carson 1,397 38.2% 2,232 61.1% 24 3,653 R+22.9
Lake 1,988 54.6% 1,643 45.1% 12 3,643 D+9.5
Teller 1,684 48.8% 1,743 50.5% 22 3,449 R+1.7
Gunnison 1,608 48.9% 1,665 50.6% 15 3,288 R+1.7
Lincoln 1,251 41.4% 1,757 58.1% 17 3,025 R+16.7
Baca 1,275 44.4% 1,563 54.5% 31 2,869 R+10.0
Costilla 1,549 55.5% 1,216 43.6% 25 2,790 D+11.9
Elbert 1,054 38.8% 1,652 60.8% 9 2,715 R+22.0
Saguache 1,180 43.5% 1,517 56.0% 13 2,710 R+12.4
Moffat 1,167 43.6% 1,500 56.0% 12 2,679 R+12.4
Eagle 1,323 51.1% 1,261 48.7% 7 2,591 D+2.4
Phillips 1,055 43.1% 1,339 54.7% 56 2,450 R+11.6
Sedgwick 977 41.0% 1,394 58.5% 12 2,383 R+17.5
Crowley 903 38.3% 1,448 61.4% 8 2,359 R+23.1
Clear Creek 1,140 49.3% 1,160 50.1% 14 2,314 R+0.9
Douglas 783 36.5% 1,349 62.9% 12 2,144 R+26.4
Grand 745 38.2% 1,198 61.4% 7 1,950 R+23.2
Park 851 45.1% 1,027 54.4% 9 1,887 R+9.3
Cheyenne 835 49.3% 850 50.1% 10 1,695 R+0.9
San Miguel 898 55.8% 700 43.5% 12 1,610 D+12.3
Kiowa 645 40.2% 955 59.5% 5 1,605 R+19.3
Rio Blanco 529 33.8% 1,028 65.6% 10 1,567 R+31.8
Archuleta 613 40.7% 886 58.9% 6 1,505 R+18.1
Custer 458 38.4% 730 61.2% 5 1,193 R+22.8
Ouray 551 46.2% 640 53.6% 2 1,193 R+7.5
Summit 476 46.2% 549 53.2% 6 1,031 R+7.1
Pitkin 480 48.1% 513 51.5% 4 997 R+3.3
Jackson 281 30.8% 629 69.0% 1 911 R+38.2
Dolores 500 55.1% 397 43.7% 11 908 D+11.3
Gilpin 445 50.4% 437 49.5% 1 883 D+0.9
San Juan 362 42.8% 479 56.7% 4 845 R+13.8
Mineral 208 39.9% 311 59.7% 2 521 R+19.8
Hinsdale 98 38.0% 159 61.6% 1 258 R+23.6

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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