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Election 1932 Results

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1932 US Senate election in Colorado

Alva B. Adams (Democrat) beat Karl C. Schuyler (Republican) in Colorado in 1932, 51.9% to 45.5%, a margin of 6.4 points and 27,997 votes.

Karl C. Schuyler (Republican) beat Walter Walker (Democrat) in Colorado in 1932, 48.8% to 48.5%, a margin of 0.3 points and 1,065 votes. (This was a special election.)

Colorado changed party: in 1926 it went Republican, for Charles W. Waterman.

Democrats led in 53 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Denver, cast 134,036 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.2 points. The closest was Hinsdale, 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.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alva B. Adams won	Democratic	226,516	51.9%
Karl C. Schuyler	Republican	198,519	45.5%
All other candidates		11,304	2.6%
Total		436,339

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karl C. Schuyler won	Republican	207,540	48.8%
Walter Walker	Democratic	206,475	48.5%
All other candidates		11,619	2.7%
Total		425,634

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Denver	67,397 50.3%	63,159 47.1%	3,480	134,036	D+3.2
Pueblo	15,386 60.4%	9,658 37.9%	433	25,477	D+22.5
El Paso	11,067 46.9%	11,993 50.8%	548	23,608	R+3.9
Weld	10,369 46.9%	11,266 50.9%	496	22,131	R+4.1
Boulder	6,816 48.4%	6,833 48.5%	430	14,079	R+0.1
Larimer	6,340 46.2%	7,150 52.1%	229	13,719	R+5.9
Jefferson	5,404 47.9%	5,538 49.1%	348	11,290	R+1.2
Mesa	5,989 53.4%	4,801 42.8%	433	11,223	D+10.6
Las Animas	6,542 58.9%	4,393 39.5%	179	11,114	D+19.3
Arapahoe	4,882 49.9%	4,481 45.8%	415	9,778	D+4.1
Otero	4,543 55.3%	3,565 43.4%	111	8,219	D+11.9
Fremont	3,836 50.4%	3,495 46.0%	274	7,605	D+4.5
Adams	3,832 54.6%	2,991 42.6%	190	7,013	D+12.0
Logan	3,376 50.0%	3,297 48.9%	74	6,747	D+1.2
Huerfano	3,671 58.3%	2,584 41.0%	47	6,302	D+17.2
Morgan	2,889 46.1%	3,274 52.2%	108	6,271	R+6.1
Delta	3,345 53.6%	2,552 40.9%	344	6,241	D+12.7
Yuma	2,853 51.2%	2,517 45.2%	199	5,569	D+6.0
La Plata	3,037 56.7%	2,158 40.3%	159	5,354	D+16.4
Prowers	2,617 50.0%	2,560 48.9%	62	5,239	D+1.1
Montrose	2,374 51.4%	2,047 44.3%	199	4,620	D+7.1
Garfield	2,560 55.7%	1,922 41.8%	114	4,596	D+13.9
Kit Carson	2,151 51.0%	1,999 47.4%	67	4,217	D+3.6
Routt	2,429 58.0%	1,611 38.4%	150	4,190	D+19.5
Rio Grande	2,136 55.0%	1,691 43.5%	59	3,886	D+11.5
Baca	1,927 50.6%	1,658 43.5%	226	3,811	D+7.1
Alamosa	2,206 62.5%	1,273 36.1%	50	3,529	D+26.4
Lincoln	1,929 54.7%	1,553 44.1%	42	3,524	D+10.7
Washington	1,835 52.8%	1,516 43.6%	123	3,474	D+9.2
Bent	1,901 57.1%	1,383 41.5%	46	3,330	D+15.6
Chaffee	2,020 61.4%	1,124 34.2%	144	3,288	D+27.3
Conejos	1,637 52.8%	1,436 46.3%	29	3,102	D+6.5
Elbert	1,471 49.4%	1,427 48.0%	78	2,976	D+1.5
Gunnison	1,621 58.9%	1,032 37.5%	100	2,753	D+21.4
Montezuma	1,570 61.9%	890 35.1%	77	2,537	D+26.8
Phillips	1,246 50.9%	1,051 43.0%	150	2,447	D+8.0
Teller	1,229 52.2%	934 39.6%	193	2,356	D+12.5
Saguache	1,229 53.2%	1,030 44.6%	50	2,309	D+8.6
Moffat	1,185 51.6%	1,032 45.0%	78	2,295	D+6.7
Sedgwick	1,207 54.1%	970 43.5%	52	2,229	D+10.6
Lake	1,265 57.8%	867 39.6%	56	2,188	D+18.2
Crowley	1,182 57.0%	869 41.9%	21	2,072	D+15.1
Eagle	1,224 59.5%	795 38.7%	37	2,056	D+20.9
Costilla	1,217 60.4%	767 38.1%	31	2,015	D+22.3
Kiowa	983 51.2%	913 47.6%	24	1,920	D+3.6
Cheyenne	997 53.3%	833 44.6%	39	1,869	D+8.8
Douglas	870 47.2%	944 51.2%	28	1,842	R+4.0
Park	907 51.3%	787 44.5%	75	1,769	D+6.8
Rio Blanco	710 46.8%	772 50.9%	36	1,518	R+4.1
Clear Creek	738 50.9%	686 47.3%	27	1,451	D+3.6
Grand	622 48.0%	641 49.5%	33	1,296	R+1.5
San Miguel	817 65.6%	394 31.6%	35	1,246	D+33.9
Archuleta	781 63.4%	430 34.9%	20	1,231	D+28.5
Custer	663 57.1%	462 39.8%	36	1,161	D+17.3
Ouray	595 53.2%	483 43.2%	40	1,118	D+10.0
Pitkin	642 66.6%	279 28.9%	43	964	D+37.7
Jackson	365 46.3%	407 51.6%	16	788	R+5.3
Gilpin	412 54.4%	333 43.9%	13	758	D+10.4
San Juan	435 61.4%	264 37.3%	9	708	D+24.2
Dolores	404 60.9%	226 34.1%	33	663	D+26.8
Summit	332 52.4%	286 45.1%	16	634	D+7.3
Mineral	191 52.8%	130 35.9%	41	362	D+16.9
Hinsdale	110 48.7%	107 47.3%	9	226	D+1.3

Counties as they stood in 1932; 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 Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Michael Bennet (D)	D+14.6
2020	John W Hickenlooper (D)	D+9.3
2016	Michael F. Bennet (D)	D+5.7
2014	Cory Gardner (R)	R+1.9
2010	Michael F. Bennet (D)	D+1.6
2008	Mark Udall (D)	D+10.3
2004	Ken Salazar (D)	D+4.8
2002	Wayne Allard (R)	R+4.9
1998	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)	R+27.5
1996	Wayne Allard (R)	R+5.7
1992	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D)	D+9.1
1990	Hank Brown (R)	R+14.0
1986	Timothy E. Wirth (D)	D+1.6
1984	William L. Armstrong (R)	R+29.6
1980	Gary Hart (D)	D+1.6
1978	William L. Armstrong (R)	R+18.4
1974	Gary Hart (D)	D+17.7
1972	Floyd K. Haskell (D)	D+1.0
1968	Peter H. Dominick (R)	R+17.1
1966	Gordon Allott (R)	R+16.1
1962	Peter H. Dominick (R)	R+8.0
1960	Gordon Allott (R)	R+7.5
1956	John A. Carroll (D)	D+0.4
1954	Gordon Allott (R)	R+2.6
1950	Eugene D. Millikin (R)	R+6.5
1948	Edwin C. Johnson (D)	D+34.4
1944	Eugene Millikin (R)	R+12.7
1942	Edwin C. Johnson (D)	D+1.0
1938	Alva B. Adams (D)	D+18.1
1936	Edwin C. Johnson (D)	D+28.2
1932	Alva B. Adams (D)	D+6.4
1930	Edward P. Costigan (D)	D+13.2
1926	Charles W. Waterman (R)	R+3.9
1924	Lawrence C. Phipps (R)	R+6.3
1920	Samuel D. Nicholson (R)	R+15.2
1918	Lawrence C. Phipps (R)	R+1.6
1914	Charles S. Thomas (D)	D+1.3