Election 1956 Results
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1956 US Senate election in Colorado
John A. Carroll (Democrat) beat Dan Thornton (Republican) in Colorado in 1956, 50.2% to 49.8%, a margin of 0.4 points and 2,770 votes.
Colorado changed party: in 1950 it went Republican, for Eugene D. Millikin.
Republicans led in 36 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, Denver, cast 202,523 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.3 points. The closest was Archuleta, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Carroll won | Democratic | 319,872 | 50.2% |
| Dan Thornton | Republican | 317,102 | 49.8% |
| Total | 636,974 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 105,655 52.2% | 96,868 47.8% | 202,523 | D+4.3 | |
| Pueblo | 23,328 55.4% | 18,786 44.6% | 42,114 | D+10.8 | |
| El Paso | 17,382 43.8% | 22,326 56.2% | 39,708 | R+12.5 | |
| Jefferson | 17,659 45.8% | 20,859 54.2% | 38,518 | R+8.3 | |
| Arapahoe | 14,272 47.1% | 16,052 52.9% | 30,324 | R+5.9 | |
| Weld | 13,373 48.4% | 14,240 51.6% | 27,613 | R+3.1 | |
| Adams | 13,944 58.7% | 9,819 41.3% | 23,763 | D+17.4 | |
| Boulder | 10,403 43.8% | 13,341 56.2% | 23,744 | R+12.4 | |
| Mesa | 10,745 52.6% | 9,670 47.4% | 20,415 | D+5.3 | |
| Larimer | 8,188 41.3% | 11,659 58.7% | 19,847 | R+17.5 | |
| Las Animas | 6,435 60.9% | 4,126 39.1% | 10,561 | D+21.9 | |
| Otero | 4,704 48.1% | 5,072 51.9% | 9,776 | R+3.8 | |
| Fremont | 4,339 48.3% | 4,648 51.7% | 8,987 | R+3.4 | |
| Morgan | 3,769 45.6% | 4,498 54.4% | 8,267 | R+8.8 | |
| Logan | 3,847 47.5% | 4,260 52.5% | 8,107 | R+5.1 | |
| La Plata | 3,158 44.0% | 4,019 56.0% | 7,177 | R+12.0 | |
| Delta | 3,613 51.6% | 3,392 48.4% | 7,005 | D+3.2 | |
| Montrose | 3,331 51.0% | 3,197 49.0% | 6,528 | D+2.1 | |
| Prowers | 3,279 56.4% | 2,533 43.6% | 5,812 | D+12.8 | |
| Garfield | 2,565 48.0% | 2,780 52.0% | 5,345 | R+4.0 | |
| Huerfano | 2,794 62.4% | 1,682 37.6% | 4,476 | D+24.8 | |
| Rio Grande | 1,936 44.1% | 2,459 55.9% | 4,395 | R+11.9 | |
| Yuma | 2,096 48.4% | 2,231 51.6% | 4,327 | R+3.1 | |
| Alamosa | 2,036 51.1% | 1,945 48.9% | 3,981 | D+2.3 | |
| Montezuma | 1,741 44.4% | 2,182 55.6% | 3,923 | R+11.2 | |
| Chaffee | 1,924 53.2% | 1,695 46.8% | 3,619 | D+6.3 | |
| Conejos | 1,897 54.8% | 1,567 45.2% | 3,464 | D+9.5 | |
| Kit Carson | 1,458 45.8% | 1,723 54.2% | 3,181 | R+8.3 | |
| Routt | 1,709 53.8% | 1,468 46.2% | 3,177 | D+7.6 | |
| Washington | 1,439 46.1% | 1,680 53.9% | 3,119 | R+7.7 | |
| Bent | 1,681 54.5% | 1,405 45.5% | 3,086 | D+8.9 | |
| Baca | 1,552 53.7% | 1,336 46.3% | 2,888 | D+7.5 | |
| Lake | 1,810 63.6% | 1,034 36.4% | 2,844 | D+27.3 | |
| Lincoln | 1,385 53.0% | 1,227 47.0% | 2,612 | D+6.0 | |
| Moffat | 1,141 43.9% | 1,456 56.1% | 2,597 | R+12.1 | |
| Phillips | 1,244 50.4% | 1,224 49.6% | 2,468 | D+0.8 | |
| Gunnison | 958 41.4% | 1,354 58.6% | 2,312 | R+17.1 | |
| Costilla | 1,418 63.1% | 828 36.9% | 2,246 | D+26.3 | |
| Rio Blanco | 1,002 44.8% | 1,236 55.2% | 2,238 | R+10.5 | |
| Douglas | 977 44.1% | 1,239 55.9% | 2,216 | R+11.8 | |
| Sedgwick | 1,030 48.1% | 1,110 51.9% | 2,140 | R+3.7 | |
| Eagle | 1,157 55.9% | 913 44.1% | 2,070 | D+11.8 | |
| Saguache | 1,043 51.0% | 1,002 49.0% | 2,045 | D+2.0 | |
| Elbert | 933 46.4% | 1,078 53.6% | 2,011 | R+7.2 | |
| Crowley | 976 48.9% | 1,018 51.1% | 1,994 | R+2.1 | |
| Grand | 742 42.5% | 1,005 57.5% | 1,747 | R+15.1 | |
| Clear Creek | 703 46.9% | 797 53.1% | 1,500 | R+6.3 | |
| Teller | 863 57.8% | 630 42.2% | 1,493 | D+15.6 | |
| Cheyenne | 751 55.8% | 594 44.2% | 1,345 | D+11.7 | |
| Kiowa | 623 48.9% | 652 51.1% | 1,275 | R+2.3 | |
| San Miguel | 659 59.0% | 458 41.0% | 1,117 | D+18.0 | |
| Archuleta | 525 49.9% | 528 50.1% | 1,053 | R+0.3 | |
| Park | 439 42.7% | 590 57.3% | 1,029 | R+14.7 | |
| Ouray | 506 51.1% | 485 48.9% | 991 | D+2.1 | |
| Dolores | 427 47.1% | 480 52.9% | 907 | R+5.8 | |
| Jackson | 362 40.1% | 540 59.9% | 902 | R+19.7 | |
| Pitkin | 395 44.6% | 490 55.4% | 885 | R+10.7 | |
| Custer | 378 46.0% | 443 54.0% | 821 | R+7.9 | |
| Summit | 357 53.0% | 316 47.0% | 673 | D+6.1 | |
| Gilpin | 317 49.3% | 326 50.7% | 643 | R+1.4 | |
| San Juan | 297 52.9% | 264 47.1% | 561 | D+5.9 | |
| Mineral | 130 48.9% | 136 51.1% | 266 | R+2.3 | |
| Hinsdale | 72 35.5% | 131 64.5% | 203 | R+29.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1956; 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 |