Colorado — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorColorado · GovernorRichard LammD+20.2
Candidates
Colorado 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Lamm✓Democratic483,98558.7%
- Ted L. StricklandRepublican317,29238.5%
- Other candidatesOther22,5302.7%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+11.5Governor 1978D+20.2vs. baselineD+31.7
Colorado's 1978 governor race ran 31.7 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.