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1950 US Senate election in Colorado
Eugene D. Millikin (Republican) beat John A. Carroll (Democrat) in Colorado in 1950, 53.3% to 46.7%, a margin of 6.5 points and 29,292 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1944, when Eugene Millikin also won.
Republicans led in 49 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, Denver, cast 143,321 votes and went to the Republican by 0.4 points. The closest was Gunnison, where 3 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene D. Millikin won | Republican | 239,734 | 53.3% |
| John A. Carroll | Democratic | 210,442 | 46.7% |
| Total | 450,176 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 71,390 49.8% | 71,931 50.2% | 143,321 | R+0.4 | |
| Pueblo | 15,116 55.9% | 11,934 44.1% | 27,050 | D+11.8 | |
| El Paso | 9,933 38.2% | 16,091 61.8% | 26,024 | R+23.7 | |
| Jefferson | 9,383 45.7% | 11,130 54.3% | 20,513 | R+8.5 | |
| Weld | 7,826 38.9% | 12,308 61.1% | 20,134 | R+22.3 | |
| Boulder | 7,694 43.9% | 9,851 56.1% | 17,545 | R+12.3 | |
| Larimer | 5,197 36.1% | 9,203 63.9% | 14,400 | R+27.8 | |
| Mesa | 6,743 49.6% | 6,848 50.4% | 13,591 | R+0.8 | |
| Arapahoe | 6,438 47.5% | 7,126 52.5% | 13,564 | R+5.1 | |
| Las Animas | 6,599 64.4% | 3,652 35.6% | 10,251 | D+28.7 | |
| Adams | 4,867 52.1% | 4,470 47.9% | 9,337 | D+4.3 | |
| Fremont | 3,213 41.1% | 4,612 58.9% | 7,825 | R+17.9 | |
| Otero | 3,197 44.7% | 3,954 55.3% | 7,151 | R+10.6 | |
| Logan | 2,498 42.8% | 3,345 57.2% | 5,843 | R+14.5 | |
| Delta | 2,584 46.0% | 3,028 54.0% | 5,612 | R+7.9 | |
| Huerfano | 3,156 60.8% | 2,032 39.2% | 5,188 | D+21.7 | |
| La Plata | 2,112 41.0% | 3,041 59.0% | 5,153 | R+18.0 | |
| Prowers | 2,151 42.5% | 2,909 57.5% | 5,060 | R+15.0 | |
| Morgan | 1,776 35.2% | 3,267 64.8% | 5,043 | R+29.6 | |
| Garfield | 1,984 42.8% | 2,649 57.2% | 4,633 | R+14.4 | |
| Montrose | 1,865 41.0% | 2,683 59.0% | 4,548 | R+18.0 | |
| Rio Grande | 1,400 36.1% | 2,480 63.9% | 3,880 | R+27.8 | |
| Alamosa | 1,803 46.9% | 2,042 53.1% | 3,845 | R+6.2 | |
| Yuma | 1,413 39.4% | 2,170 60.6% | 3,583 | R+21.1 | |
| Conejos | 1,416 41.2% | 2,020 58.8% | 3,436 | R+17.6 | |
| Chaffee | 1,697 51.1% | 1,625 48.9% | 3,322 | D+2.2 | |
| Routt | 1,816 55.6% | 1,453 44.4% | 3,269 | D+11.1 | |
| Bent | 1,538 50.4% | 1,512 49.6% | 3,050 | D+0.9 | |
| Montezuma | 1,165 40.0% | 1,745 60.0% | 2,910 | R+19.9 | |
| Kit Carson | 986 36.2% | 1,737 63.8% | 2,723 | R+27.6 | |
| Baca | 1,166 44.1% | 1,475 55.9% | 2,641 | R+11.7 | |
| Washington | 928 36.3% | 1,631 63.7% | 2,559 | R+27.5 | |
| Moffat | 945 38.5% | 1,509 61.5% | 2,454 | R+23.0 | |
| Gunnison | 1,214 49.9% | 1,217 50.1% | 2,431 | R+0.1 | |
| Costilla | 1,352 56.6% | 1,037 43.4% | 2,389 | D+13.2 | |
| Lincoln | 979 42.8% | 1,308 57.2% | 2,287 | R+14.4 | |
| Lake | 1,330 62.8% | 789 37.2% | 2,119 | D+25.5 | |
| Crowley | 846 41.9% | 1,173 58.1% | 2,019 | R+16.2 | |
| Phillips | 818 42.5% | 1,107 57.5% | 1,925 | R+15.0 | |
| Sedgwick | 787 41.2% | 1,121 58.8% | 1,908 | R+17.5 | |
| Saguache | 840 44.2% | 1,061 55.8% | 1,901 | R+11.6 | |
| Elbert | 694 36.9% | 1,189 63.1% | 1,883 | R+26.3 | |
| Rio Blanco | 696 38.0% | 1,137 62.0% | 1,833 | R+24.1 | |
| Douglas | 656 36.6% | 1,134 63.4% | 1,790 | R+26.7 | |
| Eagle | 891 51.5% | 839 48.5% | 1,730 | D+3.0 | |
| Clear Creek | 722 44.8% | 891 55.2% | 1,613 | R+10.5 | |
| Teller | 686 49.2% | 707 50.8% | 1,393 | R+1.5 | |
| Grand | 555 40.7% | 810 59.3% | 1,365 | R+18.7 | |
| Cheyenne | 526 40.6% | 770 59.4% | 1,296 | R+18.8 | |
| Kiowa | 522 42.0% | 722 58.0% | 1,244 | R+16.1 | |
| Ouray | 491 43.5% | 638 56.5% | 1,129 | R+13.0 | |
| Park | 442 40.4% | 652 59.6% | 1,094 | R+19.2 | |
| San Miguel | 626 58.6% | 442 41.4% | 1,068 | D+17.2 | |
| Archuleta | 428 46.4% | 495 53.6% | 923 | R+7.3 | |
| Custer | 271 31.5% | 589 68.5% | 860 | R+37.0 | |
| Dolores | 331 42.1% | 455 57.9% | 786 | R+15.8 | |
| San Juan | 382 50.5% | 374 49.5% | 756 | D+1.1 | |
| Summit | 294 44.5% | 367 55.5% | 661 | R+11.0 | |
| Pitkin | 327 50.8% | 317 49.2% | 644 | D+1.6 | |
| Jackson | 247 39.1% | 384 60.9% | 631 | R+21.7 | |
| Gilpin | 245 44.9% | 301 55.1% | 546 | R+10.3 | |
| Mineral | 165 56.7% | 126 43.3% | 291 | D+13.4 | |
| Hinsdale | 84 41.4% | 119 58.6% | 203 | R+17.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1950; 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 |