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State Facts

Capitol: Denver
Nickname: Centennial State
Bird: Lark Bunting
Motto: Nothing Without the Deity

Past Presidential Elections

2012

Barack Obama: 51.5%
Mitt Romney: 46.1%

2008

Barack Obama: 53.7%
John McCain: 44.7%

2004

John Kerry: 47.0%
George Bush: 51.7%

2000

Al Gore: 42.4%
Ralph Nader: 5.3%
George Bush: 50.8%

1996

Bill Clinton: 44.4%
Ross Perot: 6.6%
Bob Dole: 45.8%

1992

Bill Clinton: 40.1%
Ross Perot: 23.3%
George Bush: 35.9%

1988

Michael Dukakis: 45.3%
George Bush: 53.1%

Previous Election Results, other races

2014 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
John Hickenlooper Democratic 214,403 100.0%

2014 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mark Udall Democratic 213,746 100.0%

2014 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mark Udall Democratic 944,203 46.3%
Gaylon Kent Libertarian 52,876 2.6%
Cory Gardner Republican 983,891 48.2%

2014 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
John Hickenlooper Democratic 1,006,433 49.3%
Bob Beauprez Republican 938,195 46.0%

2014 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Cory Gardner Republican 338,324 100.0%

2014 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bob Beauprez Republican 116,333 30.2%
Scott Gessler Republican 89,213 23.2%
Mike Kopp Republican 76,373 19.9%
Tom Tancredo Republican 102,830 26.7%

2010 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
John Hickenlooper Democratic 303,245 100.0%

2010 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Michael Bennet Democratic 184,714 54.1%
Andrew Romanoff Democratic 156,419 45.9%

2010 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Tom Tancredo Amer. Constit. 651,232 36.4%
John Hickenlooper Democratic 912,005 51.0%
Dan Maes Republican 199,034 11.1%

2010 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Michael Bennet Democratic 851,590 48.1%
Bob Kinsey Green 38,768 2.2%
Ken Buck Republican 822,731 46.4%

2010 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Dan Maes Republican 197,629 50.7%
Scott McInnis Republican 192,479 49.3%

2010 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Buck Republican 211,099 51.6%
Jane Norton Republican 198,231 48.4%

2008 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mark Udall Democratic 194,227 100.0%

2008 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Douglas Campbell Amer. Constit. 59,733 2.6%
Mark Udall Democratic 1,230,994 52.8%
Bob Kinsey Green 50,004 2.1%
Bob Schaffer Republican 990,755 42.5%

2008 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bob Schaffer Republican 239,212 100.0%

2006 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Ritter Democratic 142,586 100.0%

2006 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Ritter Democratic 888,096 57.0%
Bob Beauprez Republican 625,886 40.2%

2006 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bob Beauprez Republican 193,804 100.0%

2004 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Miles Democratic 63,973 27.0%
Ken Salazar Democratic 173,167 73.0%

2004 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Salazar Democratic 1,081,178 51.3%
Pete Coors Republican 980,668 46.5%

2004 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Coors Republican 203,157 60.6%
Bob Schaffer Republican 132,274 39.4%

2002 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Rollie Heath Democratic 475,373 33.7%
Ronald Forthofer Green 32,099 2.3%
Bill Owens Republican 884,583 62.6%

2002 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Tom Strickland Democratic 648,130 45.8%
Wayne Allard Republican 717,893 50.7%

1998 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Feeley Democratic 64,466 44.7%
Gail Schoettler Democratic 79,607 55.3%

1998 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Dottie Lamm Democratic 84,929 58.0%
Gil Romero Democratic 61,548 42.0%

1998 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Gail Schoettler Democratic 639,905 48.4%
Bill Owens Republican 648,202 49.1%

1998 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Dottie Lamm Democratic 464,754 35.0%
Ben Campbell Republican 829,370 62.5%

1998 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Tom Norton Republican 87,269 40.8%
Bill Owens Republican 126,613 59.2%

1998 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ben Campbell Republican 154,702 70.6%
Bill Eggert Republican 64,347 29.4%

1996 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Gene Nichol Democratic 44,709 33.9%
Tom Strickland Democratic 87,294 66.1%

1996 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Tom Strickland Democratic 677,600 46.1%
Randy MacKenzie Natural Law 41,620 2.8%
Wayne Allard Republican 750,325 51.1%

1996 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Wayne Allard Republican 115,064 56.8%
Gale Norton Republican 87,394 43.2%