1994 Colorado gubernatorial election

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1994 Colorado gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
  Roy Romer (CO).jpg Bruce Benson (cropped).jpg
Nominee Roy Romer Bruce D. Benson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Gail Schoettler Bob Schaeffer
Popular vote619,205432,042
Percentage55.5%38.7%

1994 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Romer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Benson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Roy Romer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Roy Romer
Democratic

The 1994 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Although Colorado voters passed a term limits ballot measure in 1990 limiting the governors to two terms, it included a provision for Roy Romer, the Democratic incumbent, to be able to run for reelection for a third term. [1] The Republican nominee, Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Bruce D. Benson, lost by a margin of nearly 18 percent.

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Democratic primary

Incumbent governor Roy Romer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Romer (incumbent) 68,722 100.00

Republican primary

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce D. Benson 103,979 60.0%
Republican Mike Bird38,57722.3%
Republican Dick Sargent30,33217.5%
Republican George P. Carouthen (write-in)4100.2%
Total votes173,298 100.00

General election

Colorado gubernatorial election, 1994 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Roy Romer (incumbent) 619,205 55.47% -6.42%
Republican Bruce D. Benson 432,04238.70%+3.27%
Constitution Kevin Swanson40,3973.62%N/A
Green Philip Hufford16,9561.52%N/A
Majority187,16316.77%-9.69%
Turnout 1,051,247
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "CHILL WIND BLOWING FOR DEMOCRATS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado, Abstract of Votes Cast, 1993-1994" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  3. "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Colorado". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 17, 2017.