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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Colorado governor election

Stephen L.R. McNichols (Democrat) beat Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) in Colorado in 1956, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.7 points and 17,333 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Edwin C. Johnson won.

Republicans led in 41 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22. The largest, Denver, cast 210,224 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.3 points. The closest was Saguache, where 5 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
Stephen L.R. McNichols won Democratic 331,283 51.3%
Donald G. Brotzman Republican 313,950 48.7%
Total645,233

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 115,943 55.2% 94,281 44.8% 210,224 D+10.3
Pueblo 25,502 59.8% 17,133 40.2% 42,635 D+19.6
Jefferson 18,864 47.6% 20,743 52.4% 39,607 R+4.7
El Paso 18,105 46.2% 21,115 53.8% 39,220 R+7.7
Arapahoe 14,920 48.6% 15,770 51.4% 30,690 R+2.8
Weld 13,055 47.2% 14,583 52.8% 27,638 R+5.5
Boulder 10,087 41.0% 14,517 59.0% 24,604 R+18.0
Adams 14,060 59.5% 9,563 40.5% 23,623 D+19.0
Mesa 9,952 48.9% 10,402 51.1% 20,354 R+2.2
Larimer 8,161 40.8% 11,825 59.2% 19,986 R+18.3
Las Animas 6,987 68.8% 3,165 31.2% 10,152 D+37.6
Otero 4,663 47.9% 5,080 52.1% 9,743 R+4.3
Fremont 4,228 47.4% 4,691 52.6% 8,919 R+5.2
Morgan 3,794 46.1% 4,444 53.9% 8,238 R+7.9
Logan 3,393 42.0% 4,686 58.0% 8,079 R+16.0
La Plata 3,399 47.7% 3,725 52.3% 7,124 R+4.6
Delta 3,118 45.0% 3,814 55.0% 6,932 R+10.0
Montrose 3,237 49.6% 3,286 50.4% 6,523 R+0.8
Prowers 2,886 49.7% 2,916 50.3% 5,802 R+0.5
Garfield 2,311 43.6% 2,995 56.4% 5,306 R+12.9
Huerfano 2,890 65.6% 1,515 34.4% 4,405 D+31.2
Rio Grande 1,969 45.3% 2,378 54.7% 4,347 R+9.4
Yuma 1,867 43.1% 2,465 56.9% 4,332 R+13.8
Alamosa 2,054 51.8% 1,909 48.2% 3,963 D+3.7
Montezuma 2,030 52.6% 1,831 47.4% 3,861 D+5.2
Chaffee 1,937 53.6% 1,674 46.4% 3,611 D+7.3
Conejos 1,861 55.7% 1,479 44.3% 3,340 D+11.4
Kit Carson 1,238 39.0% 1,937 61.0% 3,175 R+22.0
Routt 1,725 54.5% 1,438 45.5% 3,163 D+9.1
Washington 1,295 41.5% 1,826 58.5% 3,121 R+17.0
Bent 1,687 55.0% 1,378 45.0% 3,065 D+10.1
Baca 1,346 47.5% 1,489 52.5% 2,835 R+5.0
Lake 1,843 66.0% 949 34.0% 2,792 D+32.0
Lincoln 1,231 47.3% 1,369 52.7% 2,600 R+5.3
Moffat 1,067 41.3% 1,514 58.7% 2,581 R+17.3
Phillips 997 40.8% 1,444 59.2% 2,441 R+18.3
Gunnison 1,065 46.8% 1,212 53.2% 2,277 R+6.5
Douglas 965 43.4% 1,257 56.6% 2,222 R+13.1
Rio Blanco 890 40.1% 1,328 59.9% 2,218 R+19.7
Costilla 1,414 65.8% 735 34.2% 2,149 D+31.6
Sedgwick 900 42.9% 1,199 57.1% 2,099 R+14.2
Eagle 1,107 54.7% 918 45.3% 2,025 D+9.3
Saguache 1,009 49.9% 1,014 50.1% 2,023 R+0.2
Elbert 845 42.3% 1,152 57.7% 1,997 R+15.4
Crowley 961 48.2% 1,031 51.8% 1,992 R+3.5
Grand 696 40.2% 1,034 59.8% 1,730 R+19.5
Clear Creek 779 51.6% 730 48.4% 1,509 D+3.2
Teller 814 55.5% 653 44.5% 1,467 D+11.0
Cheyenne 628 48.0% 680 52.0% 1,308 R+4.0
Kiowa 547 43.4% 713 56.6% 1,260 R+13.2
San Miguel 702 63.4% 406 36.6% 1,108 D+26.7
Park 410 40.0% 615 60.0% 1,025 R+20.0
Archuleta 546 53.8% 469 46.2% 1,015 D+7.6
Ouray 477 48.9% 499 51.1% 976 R+2.3
Jackson 341 38.0% 557 62.0% 898 R+24.1
Dolores 495 56.2% 386 43.8% 881 D+12.4
Pitkin 409 47.6% 450 52.4% 859 R+4.8
Custer 373 44.3% 469 55.7% 842 R+11.4
Summit 333 49.5% 340 50.5% 673 R+1.0
Gilpin 354 55.2% 287 44.8% 641 D+10.5
San Juan 307 56.1% 240 43.9% 547 D+12.2
Mineral 137 52.5% 124 47.5% 261 D+5.0
Hinsdale 77 38.5% 123 61.5% 200 R+23.0

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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