1992 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1992 United States Senate election in Colorado
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  1986 November 3, 1992 1998  
  Ben Campbell.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell Terry Considine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote803,725662,893
Percentage51.78%42.70%

1992 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg
County results
Nighthorse Campbell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Considine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Tim Wirth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Democratic

The 1992 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democrat Tim Wirth decided to retire instead of seeking a second term. The open seat was won by Democratic nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who later switched parties in 1995 and was re-elected as a Republican in 1998.

Contents

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results by county
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Nighthorse Campbell
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Lamm
40-50%
50-60% 1992 United States Senate Democratic primary in Colorado results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county
  Nighthorse Campbell
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Lamm
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 117,634 45.48%
Democratic Dick Lamm93,59936.19%
Democratic Josie Heath47,41818.33%
Total votes258,651 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 803,725 51.78% +1.86%
Republican Terry Considine 662,89342.70%−5.66%
Independent Richard O. Grimes42,4552.73%
Pro-LifeMatt Noah22,8461.47%
Independent Dan Winters20,3471.31%
Libertarian Hue Futch230.00%
Majority140,8329.07%+7.52%
Turnout 1,552,289
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 11, 1992".
  2. Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.