1990 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 1990 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican senator William L. Armstrong did not seek re-election to another term. Republican nominee Hank Brown won the open seat, defeating Democratic nominee Josie Heath.

1990 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1984 November 6, 1990 1996 →

Nominee Hank Brown Josie Heath Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 569,048 425,746 Percentage 55.68% 41.66%

County results Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Heath:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election William L. Armstrong Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hank Brown Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Josie Heath, former Boulder County Commissioner^[1]
• Carlos F. Lucero, Pueblo attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1984

General election

Candidates

• Hank Brown, U.S. Representative from Greeley (Republican)
• Earl Dodge (Prohibition)
• Josie Heath, former Boulder County Commissioner^[1] (Democratic)
• John Heckman (Concerns of People)

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hank Brown	569,048	55.68%
	Democratic	Josie Heath	425,746	41.66%
	Concerns of People	John Heckman	15,432	1.51%
	Colorado Prohibition	Earl F. Dodge	11,801	1.15%
	Write-In	Others	32	0.00%
Majority			143,302	14.02%
Turnout			1,022,059
	Republican hold

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections

References

1. Associated Press (August 16, 1990). "Colorado Voters Pick Candidates for Senate Race". New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. Leip, David. "1992 U.S. Senatorial General Election Results - Colorado". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 27, 2013.