1978 Nov 7 :: General Election :: Governor :: State of Colorado

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Candidates
 
 
 
 
 
Earl F. Dodge and Earl Higg...
National Statesman
 
 

1978 Nov 7 :: General Election :: Governor :: State of Colorado

Contest Results

View results as: # | %  
County
Dick Lamm/ Nancy Dick
Ted Strickland/ Hank Brown
E. L. "Roy" Peister/ Grandbouch
Elsa Blum/ Harold Sudmeyer
Sal A. Mander/ G. "Turk" Murphy
Earl F. Dodge/ Earl Higgerson
Registered Voters Blank Votes Total Votes Cast Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
483,985
317,292
13,990
3,890
2,452
2,198
1,345,004
23,958
823,807
847,765
Adams
 
35,755
17,616
1,066
132
92
160
97,866
1,801
54,821
56,622
Alamosa
 
2,300
1,600
198
3
7
9
6,199
101
4,117
4,218
Arapahoe
 
43,612
34,268
1,292
332
193
159
126,871
1,016
79,856
80,872
Archuleta
 
735
541
38
8
3
5
2,162
147
1,330
1,477
Baca
 
1,225
1,213
24
5
5
3
3,277
122
2,475
2,597
Bent
 
1,143
821
2
6
11
9
2,957
52
1,992
2,044
Boulder
 
39,851
20,467
842
260
269
136
105,516
1,541
61,825
63,366
Chaffee
 
2,047
1,838
107
16
12
4
6,177
119
4,024
4,143
Cheyenne
 
580
584
12
3
1
1
1,487
44
1,181
1,225
Clear Creek
 
1,190
908
46
8
13
3
3,435
45
2,168
2,213
Conejos
 
1,659
1,239
64
21
8
15
4,524
385
3,006
3,391
Costilla
 
1,002
329
9
26
4
2
2,133
249
1,372
1,621
Crowley
 
659
532
2
2
4
1
1,788
34
1,200
1,234
Custer
 
429
532
13
3
1
1
1,195
23
979
1,002
Delta
 
3,873
2,718
67
11
15
21
10,287
290
6,705
6,995
Denver
 
107,009
48,883
2,067
1,884
460
534
273,574
4,314
160,837
165,151
Dolores
 
315
279
38
0
1
1
993
67
634
701
Douglas
 
3,299
3,612
212
8
23
27
10,738
178
7,181
7,359
Eagle
 
1,934
1,498
65
11
20
9
6,423
68
3,537
3,605
El Paso
 
31,176
33,152
520
123
230
151
106,025
982
65,352
66,334
Elbert
 
952
961
54
3
4
1
2,950
35
1,975
2,010
Fremont
 
4,641
3,989
38
18
12
82
13,092
245
8,780
9,025
Garfield
 
3,376
2,365
306
27
48
10
9,919
134
6,132
6,266
Gilpin
 
580
424
33
13
10
4
1,544
36
1,064
1,100
Grand
 
1,472
989
53
6
8
5
3,908
47
2,533
2,580
Gunnison
 
1,980
1,517
45
26
30
4
5,859
96
3,602
3,698
Hinsdale
 
140
159
8
0
1
0
422
15
308
323
Huerfano
 
1,599
1,090
9
24
8
5
4,068
161
2,735
2,896
Jackson
 
460
319
9
0
1
1
1,072
32
790
822
Jefferson
 
61,960
43,606
2,607
187
242
339
173,308
2,215
108,941
111,156
Kiowa
 
582
536
3
0
0
0
1,391
27
1,121
1,148
Kit Carson
 
1,550
1,457
44
4
1
7
4,205
70
3,063
3,133
La Plata
 
3,627
3,636
321
20
17
8
13,677
303
7,629
7,932
Lake
 
960
1,260
110
24
16
8
3,824
134
2,378
2,512
Larimer
 
23,364
14,917
323
117
99
101
66,092
1,350
38,921
40,271
Las Animas
 
3,694
2,742
4
10
5
9
8,736
276
6,464
6,740
Lincoln
 
1,007
1,077
22
2
3
5
2,869
28
2,116
2,144
Logan
 
3,800
2,647
117
5
11
8
9,393
236
6,588
6,824
Mesa
 
12,157
9,550
570
26
69
43
34,849
1,232
22,415
23,647
Mineral
 
159
237
2
3
2
1
621
17
404
421
Moffat
 
1,680
1,031
446
25
5
7
5,216
81
3,194
3,275
Montezuma
 
1,693
1,795
459
6
7
4
6,451
169
3,964
4,133
Montrose
 
3,856
2,688
80
31
9
21
10,006
78
6,685
6,763
Morgan
 
3,600
2,738
83
7
7
38
9,964
168
6,473
6,641
Otero
 
3,342
3,166
20
98
12
15
10,605
340
6,653
6,993
Ouray
 
431
453
7
5
3
1
1,312
18
900
918
Park
 
946
699
35
10
9
4
2,659
49
1,703
1,752
Phillips
 
1,094
906
17
4
2
0
2,749
40
2,023
2,063
Pitkin
 
2,579
875
32
5
225
2
7,147
84
3,718
3,802
Prowers
 
2,182
1,630
22
60
3
17
6,227
160
3,914
4,074
Pueblo
 
24,577
12,040
136
148
57
84
59,245
2,279
37,042
39,321
Rio Blanco
 
1,116
934
73
6
2
5
2,960
36
2,136
2,172
Rio Grande
 
1,729
1,726
311
12
4
12
5,299
104
3,794
3,898
Routt
 
2,666
1,534
167
9
7
3
6,886
88
4,386
4,474
Saguache
 
1,021
794
100
6
9
2
2,700
65
1,932
1,997
San Juan
 
215
226
10
4
6
1
648
23
462
485
San Miguel
 
816
483
11
11
14
0
2,018
54
1,335
1,389
Sedgwick
 
852
719
4
0
0
3
2,006
34
1,578
1,612
Summit
 
1,610
1,032
44
14
24
4
5,333
59
2,728
2,787
Teller
 
1,184
1,105
29
7
11
8
3,628
77
2,344
2,421
Washington
 
1,149
1,100
184
1
1
3
3,295
67
2,438
2,505
Weld
 
15,869
11,732
288
42
73
62
47,955
1,515
28,066
29,581
Yuma
 
1,925
1,778
70
2
3
10
5,269
103
3,788
3,891
Totals
 
483,985
317,292
13,990
3,890
2,452
2,198
1,345,004
23,958
823,807
847,765