1994 Colorado gubernatorial election
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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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![]() County results Romer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Benson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Incumbent governor Roy Romer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roy Romer (incumbent) | 68,722 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
- Bruce D. Benson, Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party
- Mike Bird
- Dick Sargent
- George P. Carouthen (write-in)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce D. Benson | 103,979 | 60.0% | |
Republican | Mike Bird | 38,577 | 22.3% | |
Republican | Dick Sargent | 30,332 | 17.5% | |
Republican | George P. Carouthen (write-in) | 410 | 0.2% | |
Total votes | 173,298 | 100.00 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Roy Romer (incumbent) | 619,205 | 55.47% | −6.42% | |
Republican | Bruce D. Benson | 432,042 | 38.70% | +3.27% | |
Constitution | Kevin Swanson | 40,397 | 3.62% | N/A | |
Green | Philip Hufford | 16,956 | 1.52% | N/A | |
Prohibition | Earl Dodge | 7,584 | 0.68% | −0.10% | |
Write-in | Thomas Todd | 123 | 0.01% | N/A | |
Majority | 187,163 | 16.77% | −9.69% | ||
Turnout | 1,116,307 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
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