1996 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1996 United States Senate election in Colorado
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  1990 November 5, 1996 2002  
  Wayne Allard, official photo portrait 2.jpg Thomas L. Strickland official portrait.jpg
Nominee Wayne Allard Tom Strickland
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote750,315667,600
Percentage51.41%45.74%

1996 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg
County results
Allard:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Strickland:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Hank Brown
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wayne Allard
Republican

The 1996 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hank Brown decided to retire instead of seeking a second term. Republican Wayne Allard won the open seat.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Allard 115,064 56.83%
Republican Gale Norton87,39443.17%
Total votes202,458 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Strickland 87,294 66.13%
Democratic Gene Nichol44,70933.87%
Total votes132,003 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

General election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wayne Allard 750,315 51.41% −4.27%
Democratic Tom Strickland 667,60045.74%+4.08%
Natural Law Randy MacKenzie41,6202.85%
Write-ins66<0.01%
Majority82,7155.67%−8.35%
Turnout 1,459,601
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/1996/Primary/1996StateCongressDistrictsResults.pdf%5B‍%5D
  2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 1996" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 12,13. Retrieved November 16, 2020.