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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Colorado governor election

Roy Romer (Democrat) beat Ted Strickland (Republican) in Colorado in 1986, 58.2% to 41.0%, a margin of 17.2 points and 181,905 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Richard D. Lamm won.

Democrats led in 46 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17. The largest, Denver, cast 168,463 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.3 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 2 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
Roy Romer won Democratic 616,325 58.2%
Ted Strickland Republican 434,420 41.0%
All other candidates 8,183 0.8%
Total1,058,928

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 120,807 71.7% 46,180 27.4% 1,476 168,463 D+44.3
Jefferson 82,031 56.9% 60,987 42.3% 1,206 144,224 D+14.6
Arapahoe 64,340 54.4% 53,071 44.8% 952 118,363 D+9.5
El Paso 43,313 43.0% 56,972 56.5% 550 100,835 R+13.5
Boulder 53,291 64.3% 29,143 35.2% 428 82,862 D+29.1
Adams 43,767 61.0% 27,353 38.1% 679 71,799 D+22.9
Larimer 33,511 56.7% 25,112 42.5% 445 59,068 D+14.2
Pueblo 30,611 68.3% 13,991 31.2% 242 44,844 D+37.1
Weld 20,497 54.7% 16,654 44.4% 348 37,499 D+10.2
Mesa 16,169 53.2% 13,966 45.9% 280 30,415 D+7.2
Douglas 6,187 46.3% 7,060 52.8% 112 13,359 R+6.5
La Plata 5,413 49.4% 5,462 49.9% 76 10,951 R+0.4
Fremont 5,588 51.6% 5,201 48.0% 40 10,829 D+3.6
Garfield 4,916 56.4% 3,756 43.1% 45 8,717 D+13.3
Montrose 4,438 51.1% 4,149 47.7% 104 8,691 D+3.3
Delta 4,052 49.8% 3,998 49.2% 83 8,133 D+0.7
Logan 4,166 55.1% 3,299 43.7% 91 7,556 D+11.5
Morgan 3,557 48.6% 3,666 50.1% 99 7,322 R+1.5
Otero 3,797 55.2% 3,045 44.3% 39 6,881 D+10.9
Montezuma 2,485 43.5% 3,192 55.8% 39 5,716 R+12.4
Eagle 3,104 58.3% 2,178 40.9% 44 5,326 D+17.4
Las Animas 3,813 71.6% 1,472 27.7% 38 5,323 D+44.0
Routt 3,081 59.1% 2,089 40.1% 42 5,212 D+19.0
Prowers 3,037 63.4% 1,701 35.5% 49 4,787 D+27.9
Pitkin 2,920 61.0% 1,829 38.2% 36 4,785 D+22.8
Chaffee 2,732 58.2% 1,920 40.9% 44 4,696 D+17.3
Teller 1,895 44.5% 2,327 54.6% 37 4,259 R+10.1
Yuma 2,335 55.0% 1,876 44.2% 33 4,244 D+10.8
Alamosa 2,454 58.4% 1,726 41.1% 22 4,202 D+17.3
Summit 2,610 64.0% 1,429 35.1% 37 4,076 D+29.0
Moffat 1,794 45.0% 2,141 53.7% 51 3,986 R+8.7
Rio Grande 2,075 53.4% 1,792 46.1% 20 3,887 D+7.3
Gunnison 2,238 60.8% 1,421 38.6% 21 3,680 D+22.2
Grand 1,782 53.1% 1,554 46.3% 20 3,356 D+6.8
Conejos 1,881 56.5% 1,431 42.9% 20 3,332 D+13.5
Elbert 1,596 49.2% 1,631 50.2% 20 3,247 R+1.1
Kit Carson 1,500 48.0% 1,598 51.2% 26 3,124 R+3.1
Huerfano 2,014 69.9% 858 29.8% 9 2,881 D+40.1
Clear Creek 1,624 59.8% 1,057 38.9% 35 2,716 D+20.9
Park 1,447 54.8% 1,158 43.8% 37 2,642 D+10.9
Rio Blanco 1,163 51.6% 1,078 47.8% 14 2,255 D+3.8
Washington 1,055 46.8% 1,166 51.8% 31 2,252 R+4.9
Archuleta 942 44.7% 1,156 54.9% 8 2,106 R+10.2
Phillips 1,151 54.8% 941 44.8% 10 2,102 D+10.0
Lake 1,353 66.0% 668 32.6% 29 2,050 D+33.4
Lincoln 1,016 49.8% 1,014 49.7% 10 2,040 D+0.1
Baca 1,029 51.2% 970 48.2% 12 2,011 D+2.9
Bent 1,190 61.3% 741 38.2% 9 1,940 D+23.1
Saguache 1,053 58.8% 730 40.8% 8 1,791 D+18.0
Costilla 1,139 75.6% 359 23.8% 9 1,507 D+51.8
Crowley 687 49.4% 698 50.2% 5 1,390 R+0.8
Sedgwick 715 52.2% 646 47.2% 9 1,370 D+5.0
Gilpin 822 61.9% 492 37.0% 15 1,329 D+24.8
San Miguel 817 64.4% 448 35.3% 4 1,269 D+29.1
Cheyenne 523 45.7% 614 53.6% 8 1,145 R+7.9
Ouray 456 40.3% 673 59.5% 2 1,131 R+19.2
Kiowa 552 50.2% 546 49.6% 2 1,100 D+0.5
Custer 422 40.0% 626 59.3% 7 1,055 R+19.3
Jackson 332 37.5% 548 61.9% 6 886 R+24.4
Dolores 425 54.9% 343 44.3% 6 774 D+10.6
Mineral 237 59.8% 157 39.6% 2 396 D+20.2
San Juan 222 58.0% 159 41.5% 2 383 D+16.4
Hinsdale 156 43.6% 202 56.4% 358 R+12.8

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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