Colorado gubernatorial election, 1912

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 1912
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 1910November 8, 1912 (1912-11-08)1914 

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Nominee Elias M. Ammons Edward P. Costigan
Party Democratic Progressive
Popular vote114,04466,132
Percentage42.91%24.88%

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NomineeC. C. ParksCharles A. Ashelstrom
Party Republican Socialist
Popular vote63,06116,189
Percentage23.73%6.09%

Governor before election

John F. Shafroth
Democratic

Elected Governor

Elias M. Ammons
Democratic

The Colorado gubernatorial election of 1912 took place on November 8, 1912. Democratic state Representative and state Senator Elias M. Ammons defeated the Progressive, Republican and Socialist candidates future Senator Edward P. Costigan, C. C. Parks and Charles A. Ashelstrom with 42.91% of the vote.

Colorado House of Representatives Lower house of the state legislature of Colorado, USA

The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal amount of constituent districts, with each district having 75,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms, and are limited to four consecutive terms in office but can run again after a two-year respite.

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Elias M. Ammons American politician

Elias Milton Ammons served as the 19th Governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. Born in 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, he is perhaps best remembered for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during the Ludlow Massacre. He was also instrumental in starting the National Western Stock Show, which is still active. His son Teller Ammons was also governor of Colorado. He died in Denver, Colorado in 1925 and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

Results

Colorado gubernatorial election, 1912 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elias M. Ammons 109,82542.91%
Progressive Edward P. Costigan 66,13224.88%
Republican C. C. Parks63,06123.73%
Socialist Charles A. Ashelstrom16,1896.09%
Prohibition John Henry Ketchum5,9002.22%
Socialist Labour Jonathan U. Billings4600.17%
Total votes261,567100%

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