1980 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1980 United States Senate election in Colorado
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Nominee Gary Hart Mary Estill Buchanan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote590,501571,295
Percentage50.33%48.70%
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County results

Hart:     50–60%     60–70%

Bunchanan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Gary Hart
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Gary Hart
Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Hart narrowly won re-election to a second term despite Republican nominee Ronald Reagan winning the state over Democratic President Jimmy Carter in the concurrent presidential election in a landslide. This election was the first time since 1948 that an incumbent Democratic Senator from Colorado was re-elected or won re-election and the first time since 1938 that an incumbent Democratic Senator from Colorado was re-elected or won re-election for this seat.

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Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gary Hart (inc.) 590,501 50.33% −6.90%
Republican Mary Estill Buchanan 571,29548.70%+9.20%
StatesmanEarl Higgerson7,2650.62%
Independent American Henry John Olshaw4,0810.35%
Majority 19,2061.64%−16.10%
Turnout 1,173,142
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Luning, Ernest (September 19, 2015). "Buchanan gives 'em hell, wins Senate primary; Romer blasts Allott vote on anti-billboard bill". Colorado Politics. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022.
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