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Election 1978 Results

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1978 Colorado governor election

Richard D. Lamm (Democrat) beat Ted Strickland (Republican) in Colorado in 1978, 58.7% to 38.5%, a margin of 20.2 points and 166,693 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when Richard D. Lamm also won.

Democrats led in 50 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Denver, cast 160,837 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.1 points. The closest was Rio Grande, where 3 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
Richard D. Lamm won Democratic 483,985 58.7%
Ted Strickland Republican 317,292 38.5%
All other candidates 22,530 2.7%
Total823,807

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 107,009 66.5% 48,883 30.4% 4,945 160,837 D+36.1
Jefferson 61,960 56.9% 43,606 40.0% 3,375 108,941 D+16.8
Arapahoe 43,612 54.6% 34,268 42.9% 1,976 79,856 D+11.7
El Paso 31,176 47.7% 33,152 50.7% 1,024 65,352 R+3.0
Boulder 39,851 64.5% 20,467 33.1% 1,507 61,825 D+31.4
Adams 35,755 65.2% 17,616 32.1% 1,450 54,821 D+33.1
Larimer 23,364 60.0% 14,917 38.3% 640 38,921 D+21.7
Pueblo 24,577 66.3% 12,040 32.5% 425 37,042 D+33.8
Weld 15,869 56.5% 11,732 41.8% 465 28,066 D+14.7
Mesa 12,157 54.2% 9,550 42.6% 708 22,415 D+11.6
Fremont 4,641 52.9% 3,989 45.4% 150 8,780 D+7.4
La Plata 3,627 47.5% 3,636 47.7% 366 7,629 R+0.1
Douglas 3,299 45.9% 3,612 50.3% 270 7,181 R+4.4
Delta 3,873 57.8% 2,718 40.5% 114 6,705 D+17.2
Montrose 3,856 57.7% 2,688 40.2% 141 6,685 D+17.5
Otero 3,342 50.2% 3,166 47.6% 145 6,653 D+2.6
Logan 3,800 57.7% 2,647 40.2% 141 6,588 D+17.5
Morgan 3,600 55.6% 2,738 42.3% 135 6,473 D+13.3
Las Animas 3,694 57.1% 2,742 42.4% 28 6,464 D+14.7
Garfield 3,376 55.1% 2,365 38.6% 391 6,132 D+16.5
Routt 2,666 60.8% 1,534 35.0% 186 4,386 D+25.8
Alamosa 2,300 55.9% 1,600 38.9% 217 4,117 D+17.0
Chaffee 2,047 50.9% 1,838 45.7% 139 4,024 D+5.2
Montezuma 1,693 42.7% 1,795 45.3% 476 3,964 R+2.6
Prowers 2,182 55.7% 1,630 41.6% 102 3,914 D+14.1
Rio Grande 1,729 45.6% 1,726 45.5% 339 3,794 D+0.1
Yuma 1,925 50.8% 1,778 46.9% 85 3,788 D+3.9
Pitkin 2,579 69.4% 875 23.5% 264 3,718 D+45.8
Gunnison 1,980 55.0% 1,517 42.1% 105 3,602 D+12.9
Eagle 1,934 54.7% 1,498 42.4% 105 3,537 D+12.3
Moffat 1,680 52.6% 1,031 32.3% 483 3,194 D+20.3
Kit Carson 1,550 50.6% 1,457 47.6% 56 3,063 D+3.0
Conejos 1,659 55.2% 1,239 41.2% 108 3,006 D+14.0
Huerfano 1,599 58.5% 1,090 39.9% 46 2,735 D+18.6
Summit 1,610 59.0% 1,032 37.8% 86 2,728 D+21.2
Grand 1,472 58.1% 989 39.0% 72 2,533 D+19.1
Baca 1,225 49.5% 1,213 49.0% 37 2,475 D+0.5
Washington 1,149 47.1% 1,100 45.1% 189 2,438 D+2.0
Lake 960 40.4% 1,260 53.0% 158 2,378 R+12.6
Teller 1,184 50.5% 1,105 47.1% 55 2,344 D+3.4
Clear Creek 1,190 54.9% 908 41.9% 70 2,168 D+13.0
Rio Blanco 1,116 52.2% 934 43.7% 86 2,136 D+8.5
Lincoln 1,007 47.6% 1,077 50.9% 32 2,116 R+3.3
Phillips 1,094 54.1% 906 44.8% 23 2,023 D+9.3
Bent 1,143 57.4% 821 41.2% 28 1,992 D+16.2
Elbert 952 48.2% 961 48.7% 62 1,975 R+0.5
Saguache 1,021 52.8% 794 41.1% 117 1,932 D+11.7
Park 946 55.5% 699 41.0% 58 1,703 D+14.5
Sedgwick 852 54.0% 719 45.6% 7 1,578 D+8.4
Costilla 1,002 73.0% 329 24.0% 41 1,372 D+49.1
Archuleta 735 55.3% 541 40.7% 54 1,330 D+14.6
San Miguel 816 63.5% 433 33.7% 36 1,285 D+29.8
Crowley 659 52.7% 582 46.6% 9 1,250 D+6.2
Cheyenne 580 49.1% 584 49.4% 17 1,181 R+0.3
Kiowa 582 51.9% 536 47.8% 3 1,121 D+4.1
Gilpin 580 54.5% 424 39.8% 60 1,064 D+14.7
Custer 429 43.8% 532 54.3% 18 979 R+10.5
Ouray 431 47.9% 453 50.3% 16 900 R+2.4
Jackson 460 58.2% 319 40.4% 11 790 D+17.8
Dolores 315 49.7% 279 44.0% 40 634 D+5.7
San Juan 215 46.5% 226 48.9% 21 462 R+2.4
Mineral 159 39.4% 237 58.7% 8 404 R+19.3
Hinsdale 140 45.5% 159 51.6% 9 308 R+6.2

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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