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Election 1946 Results

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1946 Colorado governor election

William Lee Knous (Democrat) beat Leon E. Lavington (Republican) in Colorado in 1946, 52.1% to 47.9%, a margin of 4.2 points and 14,121 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1944 it went Republican, for John C. Vivian.

Republicans led in 33 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 30. The largest, Denver, cast 116,888 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.9 points. The closest was Mineral, where 17 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 Lee Knous won Democratic 174,604 52.1%
Leon E. Lavington Republican 160,483 47.9%
Total335,087

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 67,172 57.5% 49,716 42.5% 116,888 D+14.9
Pueblo 12,175 52.5% 11,002 47.5% 23,177 D+5.1
El Paso 6,894 39.4% 10,589 60.6% 17,483 R+21.1
Weld 6,762 44.8% 8,346 55.2% 15,108 R+10.5
Boulder 6,719 52.1% 6,176 47.9% 12,895 D+4.2
Mesa 6,712 59.8% 4,513 40.2% 11,225 D+19.6
Jefferson 4,846 48.0% 5,253 52.0% 10,099 R+4.0
Larimer 3,876 39.2% 6,008 60.8% 9,884 R+21.6
Arapahoe 4,059 50.9% 3,922 49.1% 7,981 D+1.7
Las Animas 4,386 62.9% 2,586 37.1% 6,972 D+25.8
Fremont 2,677 43.7% 3,442 56.3% 6,119 R+12.5
Adams 2,926 54.5% 2,445 45.5% 5,371 D+9.0
Logan 1,957 41.4% 2,765 58.6% 4,722 R+17.1
Otero 1,892 41.8% 2,638 58.2% 4,530 R+16.5
Delta 2,253 52.2% 2,066 47.8% 4,319 D+4.3
Huerfano 2,654 65.1% 1,424 34.9% 4,078 D+30.2
Morgan 1,412 37.8% 2,326 62.2% 3,738 R+24.5
Montrose 2,221 60.6% 1,443 39.4% 3,664 D+21.2
La Plata 1,607 44.1% 2,035 55.9% 3,642 R+11.8
Garfield 1,698 48.0% 1,839 52.0% 3,537 R+4.0
Alamosa 1,817 52.8% 1,622 47.2% 3,439 D+5.7
Routt 2,127 63.2% 1,239 36.8% 3,366 D+26.4
Conejos 1,655 50.7% 1,607 49.3% 3,262 D+1.5
Rio Grande 1,317 42.5% 1,782 57.5% 3,099 R+15.0
Yuma 1,187 41.6% 1,663 58.4% 2,850 R+16.7
Chaffee 1,404 57.1% 1,054 42.9% 2,458 D+14.2
Costilla 1,333 57.9% 971 42.1% 2,304 D+15.7
Montezuma 1,204 53.9% 1,028 46.1% 2,232 D+7.9
Prowers 796 39.3% 1,229 60.7% 2,025 R+21.4
Lake 1,390 68.7% 633 31.3% 2,023 D+37.4
Gunnison 1,207 61.7% 750 38.3% 1,957 D+23.4
Kit Carson 522 28.6% 1,306 71.4% 1,828 R+42.9
Moffat 914 51.3% 868 48.7% 1,782 D+2.6
Washington 639 38.7% 1,014 61.3% 1,653 R+22.7
Eagle 951 59.0% 660 41.0% 1,611 D+18.1
Phillips 661 44.2% 835 55.8% 1,496 R+11.6
Clear Creek 720 51.5% 678 48.5% 1,398 D+3.0
Sedgwick 591 43.6% 763 56.4% 1,354 R+12.7
Lincoln 577 43.5% 749 56.5% 1,326 R+13.0
Saguache 539 41.1% 772 58.9% 1,311 R+17.8
Teller 700 58.2% 502 41.8% 1,202 D+16.5
Baca 574 48.6% 608 51.4% 1,182 R+2.9
Rio Blanco 428 37.3% 718 62.7% 1,146 R+25.3
Bent 532 47.1% 598 52.9% 1,130 R+5.8
Grand 462 43.5% 601 56.5% 1,063 R+13.1
Crowley 397 39.4% 611 60.6% 1,008 R+21.2
Douglas 385 42.7% 516 57.3% 901 R+14.5
Park 380 42.8% 507 57.2% 887 R+14.3
Ouray 521 59.0% 362 41.0% 883 D+18.0
San Miguel 547 64.6% 300 35.4% 847 D+29.2
Cheyenne 348 45.5% 417 54.5% 765 R+9.0
Archuleta 362 48.7% 381 51.3% 743 R+2.6
Kiowa 296 40.2% 441 59.8% 737 R+19.7
San Juan 291 47.9% 316 52.1% 607 R+4.1
Summit 321 57.9% 233 42.1% 554 D+15.9
Custer 214 40.2% 319 59.8% 533 R+19.7
Dolores 347 66.0% 179 34.0% 526 D+31.9
Elbert 171 36.8% 294 63.2% 465 R+26.5
Pitkin 247 58.0% 179 42.0% 426 D+16.0
Gilpin 219 53.8% 188 46.2% 407 D+7.6
Jackson 147 37.4% 246 62.6% 393 R+25.2
Mineral 141 53.2% 124 46.8% 265 D+6.4
Hinsdale 125 59.2% 86 40.8% 211 D+18.5

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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