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Election 1948 Results

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1948 Colorado governor election

William Lee Knous (Democrat) beat David A. Hamil (Republican) in Colorado in 1948, 66.3% to 33.7%, a margin of 32.7 points and 163,824 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1946, when William Lee Knous also won.

Democrats led in 62 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Denver, cast 162,393 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.4 points. The closest was Custer, where 33 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 332,752 66.3%
David A. Hamil Republican 168,928 33.7%
Total501,680

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 117,265 72.2% 45,128 27.8% 162,393 D+44.4
Pueblo 24,080 68.9% 10,854 31.1% 34,934 D+37.9
El Paso 16,126 57.1% 12,134 42.9% 28,260 D+14.1
Weld 14,226 61.2% 9,037 38.8% 23,263 D+22.3
Boulder 12,975 66.0% 6,693 34.0% 19,668 D+31.9
Jefferson 12,728 66.1% 6,528 33.9% 19,256 D+32.2
Larimer 9,910 58.5% 7,032 41.5% 16,942 D+17.0
Mesa 10,222 67.9% 4,823 32.1% 15,045 D+35.9
Arapahoe 10,298 68.7% 4,699 31.3% 14,997 D+37.3
Las Animas 8,053 73.3% 2,940 26.7% 10,993 D+46.5
Adams 7,423 69.6% 3,247 30.4% 10,670 D+39.1
Otero 5,342 62.0% 3,269 38.0% 8,611 D+24.1
Fremont 5,297 61.6% 3,303 38.4% 8,600 D+23.2
Delta 4,124 64.0% 2,318 36.0% 6,442 D+28.0
Logan 3,264 50.8% 3,164 49.2% 6,428 D+1.6
Morgan 3,646 57.6% 2,679 42.4% 6,325 D+15.3
Huerfano 3,773 70.6% 1,569 29.4% 5,342 D+41.3
La Plata 3,051 57.8% 2,231 42.2% 5,282 D+15.5
Montrose 3,411 66.6% 1,712 33.4% 5,123 D+33.2
Prowers 3,020 59.7% 2,042 40.3% 5,062 D+19.3
Garfield 2,959 61.8% 1,827 38.2% 4,786 D+23.7
Alamosa 2,869 65.3% 1,523 34.7% 4,392 D+30.6
Yuma 2,127 51.9% 1,971 48.1% 4,098 D+3.8
Rio Grande 2,294 58.6% 1,624 41.4% 3,918 D+17.1
Conejos 2,164 58.8% 1,514 41.2% 3,678 D+17.7
Routt 2,678 73.0% 993 27.0% 3,671 D+45.9
Chaffee 2,473 69.3% 1,093 30.7% 3,566 D+38.7
Montezuma 2,241 69.3% 994 30.7% 3,235 D+38.5
Kit Carson 1,744 54.7% 1,447 45.3% 3,191 D+9.3
Bent 1,968 66.2% 1,007 33.8% 2,975 D+32.3
Washington 1,426 48.5% 1,515 51.5% 2,941 R+3.0
Baca 1,494 56.5% 1,150 43.5% 2,644 D+13.0
Gunnison 1,796 70.5% 751 29.5% 2,547 D+41.0
Lake 1,888 75.7% 606 24.3% 2,494 D+51.4
Lincoln 1,474 59.3% 1,013 40.7% 2,487 D+18.5
Costilla 1,533 62.2% 931 37.8% 2,464 D+24.4
Moffat 1,411 60.0% 940 40.0% 2,351 D+20.0
Phillips 1,130 55.7% 899 44.3% 2,029 D+11.4
Crowley 1,254 61.9% 771 38.1% 2,025 D+23.9
Elbert 1,062 52.6% 958 47.4% 2,020 D+5.1
Saguache 1,128 59.1% 781 40.9% 1,909 D+18.2
Sedgwick 1,036 55.6% 828 44.4% 1,864 D+11.2
Eagle 1,287 70.7% 533 29.3% 1,820 D+41.4
Douglas 953 54.1% 809 45.9% 1,762 D+8.2
Rio Blanco 961 55.2% 781 44.8% 1,742 D+10.3
Clear Creek 1,093 65.8% 569 34.2% 1,662 D+31.5
Grand 1,035 66.1% 531 33.9% 1,566 D+32.2
Teller 1,016 67.8% 483 32.2% 1,499 D+35.6
Kiowa 797 56.3% 618 43.7% 1,415 D+12.7
Cheyenne 781 56.7% 596 43.3% 1,377 D+13.4
Park 665 57.7% 487 42.3% 1,152 D+15.5
San Miguel 800 74.6% 273 25.4% 1,073 D+49.1
Ouray 691 65.6% 363 34.4% 1,054 D+31.1
Archuleta 632 62.6% 378 37.4% 1,010 D+25.1
Custer 485 51.8% 452 48.2% 937 D+3.5
Dolores 540 68.9% 244 31.1% 784 D+37.8
Pitkin 543 74.2% 189 25.8% 732 D+48.4
San Juan 451 64.3% 250 35.7% 701 D+28.7
Summit 486 72.9% 181 27.1% 667 D+45.7
Gilpin 428 65.6% 224 34.4% 652 D+31.3
Jackson 371 60.5% 242 39.5% 613 D+21.0
Mineral 227 68.0% 107 32.0% 334 D+35.9
Hinsdale 127 61.4% 80 38.6% 207 D+22.7

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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