Colorado — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorColorado · GovernorRoy RomerD+17.2
Candidates
Colorado 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Roy Romer✓Democratic616,32558.2%
- Ted L. StricklandRepublican434,42041.0%
- Other candidatesOther8,1830.8%
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 1984R+28.3Governor 1986D+17.2vs. baselineD+45.5
Colorado's 1986 governor race ran 45.5 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.