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1954 US Senate election in Colorado

Gordon Allott (Republican) beat John A. Carroll (Democrat) in Colorado in 1954, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.6 points and 12,816 votes.

Colorado changed party: in 1948 it went Democratic, for Edwin C. Johnson.

Republicans led in 43 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20. The largest, Denver, cast 155,006 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.7 points. The closest was Ouray, where 11 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
Gordon Allott won Republican 248,502 51.3%
John A. Carroll Democratic 235,686 48.7%
Total484,188

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 80,396 51.9% 74,610 48.1% 155,006 D+3.7
Pueblo 16,763 55.0% 13,703 45.0% 30,466 D+10.0
El Paso 10,697 40.5% 15,744 59.5% 26,441 R+19.1
Jefferson 11,543 45.8% 13,642 54.2% 25,185 R+8.3
Weld 9,446 42.7% 12,665 57.3% 22,111 R+14.6
Arapahoe 9,948 47.4% 11,022 52.6% 20,970 R+5.1
Boulder 7,548 42.8% 10,084 57.2% 17,632 R+14.4
Larimer 5,462 36.7% 9,421 63.3% 14,883 R+26.6
Mesa 7,259 49.3% 7,473 50.7% 14,732 R+1.5
Adams 7,328 57.9% 5,337 42.1% 12,665 D+15.7
Las Animas 6,772 67.6% 3,248 32.4% 10,020 D+35.2
Otero 3,379 43.8% 4,341 56.2% 7,720 R+12.5
Fremont 3,370 45.2% 4,088 54.8% 7,458 R+9.6
Logan 2,628 41.4% 3,720 58.6% 6,348 R+17.2
Delta 2,646 44.9% 3,249 55.1% 5,895 R+10.2
La Plata 2,526 45.3% 3,048 54.7% 5,574 R+9.4
Morgan 2,194 40.4% 3,233 59.6% 5,427 R+19.1
Prowers 1,962 38.6% 3,117 61.4% 5,079 R+22.7
Montrose 2,283 47.0% 2,579 53.0% 4,862 R+6.1
Huerfano 2,888 64.6% 1,586 35.4% 4,474 D+29.1
Garfield 1,989 45.0% 2,433 55.0% 4,422 R+10.0
Rio Grande 1,612 42.3% 2,203 57.7% 3,815 R+15.5
Alamosa 1,704 49.6% 1,730 50.4% 3,434 R+0.8
Yuma 1,394 41.5% 1,967 58.5% 3,361 R+17.0
Conejos 1,698 50.6% 1,657 49.4% 3,355 D+1.2
Chaffee 1,778 55.4% 1,432 44.6% 3,210 D+10.8
Routt 1,807 56.6% 1,387 43.4% 3,194 D+13.1
Kit Carson 1,228 40.5% 1,801 59.5% 3,029 R+18.9
Bent 1,413 49.1% 1,467 50.9% 2,880 R+1.9
Washington 1,146 41.2% 1,634 58.8% 2,780 R+17.6
Baca 1,114 40.3% 1,650 59.7% 2,764 R+19.4
Montezuma 1,234 45.9% 1,452 54.1% 2,686 R+8.1
Lincoln 1,011 44.1% 1,284 55.9% 2,295 R+11.9
Costilla 1,447 64.8% 785 35.2% 2,232 D+29.7
Moffat 945 42.4% 1,282 57.6% 2,227 R+15.1
Phillips 941 43.8% 1,207 56.2% 2,148 R+12.4
Crowley 858 42.5% 1,162 57.5% 2,020 R+15.0
Gunnison 1,021 50.6% 997 49.4% 2,018 D+1.2
Lake 1,345 67.2% 656 32.8% 2,001 D+34.4
Elbert 822 41.1% 1,178 58.9% 2,000 R+17.8
Rio Blanco 910 46.8% 1,034 53.2% 1,944 R+6.4
Sedgwick 858 45.2% 1,040 54.8% 1,898 R+9.6
Saguache 894 48.1% 965 51.9% 1,859 R+3.8
Douglas 718 38.9% 1,128 61.1% 1,846 R+22.2
Eagle 1,054 58.0% 762 42.0% 1,816 D+16.1
Grand 596 38.8% 941 61.2% 1,537 R+22.4
Clear Creek 712 49.3% 732 50.7% 1,444 R+1.4
Cheyenne 621 46.7% 710 53.3% 1,331 R+6.7
Kiowa 507 38.9% 795 61.1% 1,302 R+22.1
Teller 667 53.5% 579 46.5% 1,246 D+7.1
San Miguel 654 61.2% 414 38.8% 1,068 D+22.5
Park 456 44.1% 577 55.9% 1,033 R+11.7
Ouray 487 50.6% 476 49.4% 963 D+1.1
Archuleta 500 53.8% 429 46.2% 929 D+7.6
Custer 349 43.8% 447 56.2% 796 R+12.3
Dolores 403 52.0% 372 48.0% 775 D+4.0
Jackson 318 41.5% 448 58.5% 766 R+17.0
Pitkin 321 47.0% 362 53.0% 683 R+6.0
San Juan 343 59.8% 231 40.2% 574 D+19.5
Gilpin 270 48.7% 284 51.3% 554 R+2.5
Summit 292 54.5% 244 45.5% 536 D+9.0
Mineral 143 52.0% 132 48.0% 275 D+4.0
Hinsdale 68 35.1% 126 64.9% 194 R+29.9

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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