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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Colorado

Edwin C. Johnson (Democrat) beat Will F. Nicholson (Republican) in Colorado in 1948, 66.8% to 32.4%, a margin of 34.4 points and 175,650 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Edwin C. Johnson also won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 63 counties as they stood then. The largest, Denver, cast 168,531 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.8 points. The closest was Hinsdale, where 56 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edwin C. Johnson won Democratic 340,719 66.8%
Will F. Nicholson Republican 165,069 32.4%
All other candidates 4,333 0.8%
Total510,121

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 114,462 67.9% 52,455 31.1% 1,614 168,531 D+36.8
Pueblo 24,924 70.8% 9,904 28.1% 390 35,218 D+42.6
El Paso 17,213 60.5% 11,076 38.9% 175 28,464 D+21.6
Weld 15,209 64.5% 8,246 35.0% 114 23,569 D+29.5
Boulder 12,265 61.9% 7,178 36.2% 381 19,824 D+25.7
Jefferson 12,681 65.5% 6,567 33.9% 126 19,374 D+31.6
Larimer 10,336 60.5% 6,675 39.1% 62 17,073 D+21.4
Mesa 10,806 70.9% 4,374 28.7% 56 15,236 D+42.2
Arapahoe 10,511 69.6% 4,495 29.8% 87 15,093 D+39.9
Las Animas 8,182 73.7% 2,633 23.7% 291 11,106 D+50.0
Adams 7,864 72.9% 2,862 26.5% 62 10,788 D+46.4
Otero 5,531 63.3% 3,158 36.2% 43 8,732 D+27.2
Fremont 5,528 63.8% 3,095 35.7% 39 8,662 D+28.1
Delta 4,251 65.6% 2,176 33.6% 51 6,478 D+32.0
Logan 4,201 64.9% 2,257 34.9% 11 6,469 D+30.1
Morgan 4,092 64.1% 2,274 35.6% 21 6,387 D+28.5
Huerfano 3,918 72.0% 1,464 26.9% 56 5,438 D+45.1
La Plata 3,366 63.5% 1,900 35.8% 38 5,304 D+27.6
Prowers 2,938 57.9% 2,105 41.5% 27 5,070 D+16.4
Montrose 3,327 66.1% 1,669 33.1% 39 5,035 D+32.9
Garfield 3,183 65.8% 1,632 33.7% 21 4,836 D+32.1
Alamosa 3,087 70.0% 1,270 28.8% 50 4,407 D+41.2
Yuma 2,509 61.3% 1,577 38.5% 6 4,092 D+22.8
Rio Grande 2,428 61.7% 1,466 37.2% 44 3,938 D+24.4
Conejos 2,479 67.3% 1,070 29.1% 132 3,681 D+38.3
Routt 2,850 77.6% 807 22.0% 17 3,674 D+55.6
Chaffee 2,621 72.6% 980 27.2% 7 3,608 D+45.5
Montezuma 2,335 73.0% 838 26.2% 27 3,200 D+46.8
Kit Carson 1,789 56.3% 1,377 43.4% 10 3,176 D+13.0
Washington 1,750 59.1% 1,202 40.6% 11 2,963 D+18.5
Bent 1,959 66.6% 974 33.1% 10 2,943 D+33.5
Baca 1,678 63.7% 947 36.0% 9 2,634 D+27.8
Lincoln 1,623 64.3% 893 35.4% 9 2,525 D+28.9
Lake 1,907 76.1% 567 22.6% 33 2,507 D+53.5
Gunnison 1,782 71.3% 699 28.0% 19 2,500 D+43.3
Costilla 1,659 66.4% 816 32.7% 23 2,498 D+33.7
Moffat 1,727 72.1% 661 27.6% 7 2,395 D+44.5
Phillips 1,365 66.5% 677 33.0% 12 2,054 D+33.5
Crowley 1,384 67.7% 656 32.1% 5 2,045 D+35.6
Elbert 1,288 63.1% 750 36.7% 4 2,042 D+26.3
Saguache 1,300 67.7% 600 31.3% 19 1,919 D+36.5
Sedgwick 1,158 62.1% 697 37.4% 9 1,864 D+24.7
Eagle 1,322 71.9% 456 24.8% 60 1,838 D+47.1
Douglas 1,111 62.9% 650 36.8% 6 1,767 D+26.1
Rio Blanco 1,082 61.9% 663 37.9% 3 1,748 D+24.0
Clear Creek 1,064 63.8% 592 35.5% 13 1,669 D+28.3
Grand 1,068 67.0% 517 32.4% 10 1,595 D+34.5
Teller 1,136 73.1% 411 26.4% 7 1,554 D+46.7
Kiowa 837 59.3% 569 40.3% 6 1,412 D+19.0
Cheyenne 859 63.0% 503 36.9% 2 1,364 D+26.1
Park 732 62.2% 443 37.6% 2 1,177 D+24.6
San Miguel 821 75.5% 262 24.1% 5 1,088 D+51.4
Archuleta 679 66.6% 332 32.5% 9 1,020 D+34.0
Ouray 683 72.0% 258 27.2% 7 948 D+44.8
Custer 543 58.1% 388 41.5% 3 934 D+16.6
Dolores 563 73.3% 201 26.2% 4 768 D+47.1
Pitkin 538 73.1% 190 25.8% 8 736 D+47.3
San Juan 488 69.3% 203 28.8% 13 704 D+40.5
Summit 493 73.6% 174 26.0% 3 670 D+47.6
Jackson 428 68.8% 193 31.0% 1 622 D+37.8
Gilpin 420 68.2% 192 31.2% 4 616 D+37.0
Mineral 255 76.6% 78 23.4% 333 D+53.2
Hinsdale 131 63.6% 75 36.4% 206 D+27.2

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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