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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Colorado

Edwin C. Johnson (Democrat) beat Ralph L. Carr (Republican) in Colorado in 1942, 50.2% to 49.2%, a margin of 1.0 point and 3,642 votes.

Eugene D. Millikin (Republican) beat James A. Marsh (Democrat) in Colorado in 1942, 56.1% to 42.1%, a margin of 14.0 points and 47,700 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Edwin C. Johnson also won.

Republicans led in 37 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Denver, cast 109,895 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.9 points. The closest was Conejos, where 7 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
Edwin C. Johnson won	Democratic	174,612	50.2%
Ralph L. Carr	Republican	170,970	49.2%
All other candidates		2,014	0.6%
Total		347,596

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eugene D. Millikin won	Republican	191,517	56.1%
James A. Marsh	Democratic	143,817	42.1%
All other candidates		5,926	1.7%
Total		341,260

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Denver	58,339 53.1%	50,715 46.1%	841	109,895	D+6.9
Pueblo	11,378 51.0%	10,833 48.6%	88	22,299	D+2.4
Weld	7,168 43.8%	9,093 55.6%	99	16,360	R+11.8
El Paso	7,218 44.7%	8,875 54.9%	60	16,153	R+10.3
Boulder	6,474 50.8%	6,170 48.4%	91	12,735	D+2.4
Jefferson	6,141 48.9%	6,318 50.3%	94	12,553	R+1.4
Arapahoe	5,809 54.2%	4,831 45.1%	71	10,711	D+9.1
Larimer	4,263 42.1%	5,825 57.5%	45	10,133	R+15.4
Las Animas	5,089 59.6%	3,384 39.6%	72	8,545	D+20.0
Mesa	4,461 55.6%	3,530 44.0%	36	8,027	D+11.6
Fremont	2,865 45.0%	3,473 54.5%	32	6,370	R+9.5
Otero	2,780 45.3%	3,346 54.5%	17	6,143	R+9.2
Adams	3,165 51.9%	2,908 47.7%	29	6,102	D+4.2
Logan	2,433 48.8%	2,538 50.9%	15	4,986	R+2.1
Huerfano	2,899 58.3%	2,039 41.0%	34	4,972	D+17.3
Delta	2,236 48.3%	2,370 51.2%	20	4,626	R+2.9
Morgan	1,774 41.9%	2,445 57.7%	16	4,235	R+15.8
Montrose	1,884 46.4%	2,142 52.8%	30	4,056	R+6.4
La Plata	1,522 40.7%	2,208 59.0%	12	3,742	R+18.3
Garfield	1,758 50.5%	1,712 49.2%	10	3,480	D+1.3
Prowers	1,589 46.3%	1,822 53.1%	20	3,431	R+6.8
Yuma	1,532 44.7%	1,888 55.1%	8	3,428	R+10.4
Rio Grande	1,252 38.9%	1,955 60.7%	13	3,220	R+21.8
Routt	1,842 58.1%	1,304 41.2%	22	3,168	D+17.0
Conejos	1,560 49.8%	1,553 49.6%	21	3,134	D+0.2
Alamosa	1,364 50.3%	1,346 49.6%	4	2,714	D+0.7
Bent	1,470 54.7%	1,213 45.1%	5	2,688	D+9.6
Kit Carson	1,077 42.0%	1,479 57.6%	11	2,567	R+15.7
Chaffee	1,526 62.2%	918 37.4%	9	2,453	D+24.8
Gunnison	1,243 52.8%	1,104 46.9%	8	2,355	D+5.9
Washington	888 38.7%	1,396 60.9%	8	2,292	R+22.2
Montezuma	987 45.2%	1,196 54.8%		2,183	R+9.6
Lake	1,268 60.7%	805 38.5%	17	2,090	D+22.2
Moffat	1,274 63.2%	739 36.7%	2	2,015	D+26.6
Costilla	1,287 64.4%	697 34.9%	13	1,997	D+29.5
Lincoln	972 48.8%	1,016 51.0%	4	1,992	R+2.2
Phillips	915 49.0%	938 50.3%	13	1,866	R+1.2
Baca	865 46.5%	989 53.1%	7	1,861	R+6.7
Douglas	780 45.2%	941 54.6%	3	1,724	R+9.3
Crowley	796 46.9%	893 52.7%	7	1,696	R+5.7
Sedgwick	675 41.0%	967 58.7%	5	1,647	R+17.7
Eagle	878 54.2%	733 45.3%	8	1,619	D+9.0
Elbert	572 35.4%	1,033 63.8%	13	1,618	R+28.5
Saguache	591 38.9%	925 60.9%	4	1,520	R+22.0
Teller	727 48.1%	760 50.3%	23	1,510	R+2.2
Kiowa	601 43.4%	781 56.4%	3	1,385	R+13.0
Clear Creek	734 53.6%	633 46.2%	2	1,369	D+7.4
Cheyenne	747 58.4%	524 41.0%	8	1,279	D+17.4
Rio Blanco	537 43.7%	689 56.1%	2	1,228	R+12.4
Grand	541 46.7%	617 53.3%		1,158	R+6.6
San Miguel	550 51.6%	512 48.0%	4	1,066	D+3.6
Park	415 44.4%	511 54.7%	8	934	R+10.3
Ouray	371 44.8%	456 55.0%	2	829	R+10.3
Custer	301 38.1%	485 61.4%	4	790	R+23.3
Archuleta	295 40.2%	436 59.5%	2	733	R+19.2
Pitkin	370 52.9%	326 46.6%	3	699	D+6.3
Summit	379 54.8%	310 44.9%	2	691	D+10.0
San Juan	270 47.6%	291 51.3%	6	567	R+3.7
Gilpin	306 55.9%	238 43.5%	3	547	D+12.4
Jackson	182 37.3%	306 62.7%		488	R+25.4
Dolores	187 45.3%	223 54.0%	3	413	R+8.7
Mineral	148 53.0%	129 46.2%	2	279	D+6.8
Hinsdale	92 40.0%	138 60.0%		230	R+20.0

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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