This is the electoral history of John Hickenlooper , the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021. He previously served as the 43rd mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011 and the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. Hickenlooper briefly sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President. He ended his presidential campaign in 2019 before voting began and announced his campaign for U.S. Senate days later. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hickenlooper | 49,185 | 43.33% | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald J. Mares | 25,308 | 22.29% | |
| Nonpartisan | Aristedes 'Ari' Zavaras | 14,145 | 12.46% | |
| Nonpartisan | Penfield Tate III | 13,450 | 11.85% | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Casey | 8,162 | 7.19% | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Schlosser | 1,812 | 1.60% | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil Perington | 1,247 | 1.10% | |
| Write-in | 211 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 113,520 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hickenlooper | 69,526 | 64.58% | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald J. Mares | 38,126 | 35.42% | |
| Total votes | 107,652 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 68,568 | 86.30% | |
| Nonpartisan | Danny F. Lopez | 10,053 | 12.65% | |
| Write-in | 834 | 1.05% | ||
| Total votes | 79,455 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper | 303,245 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 303,245 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joseph García | 915,436 | 51.05% | |
| Constitution | Tom Tancredo/Pat Miller | 652,376 | 36.38% | |
| Republican | Dan Maes/Tambor Williams | 199,792 | 11.14% | |
| Libertarian | Jaimes Brown/Ken Wyble | 13,365 | 0.75% | |
| Independent | Jason R. Clark | 8,601 | 0.48% | |
| Independent | Paul Fiorino/Heather McKibbin | 3,492 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | 86 | <0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 1,793,148 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 214,403 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 214,403 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joe Garcia (incumbent) | 1,006,433 | 49.30% | |
| Republican | Bob Beauprez/Jill Repella | 938,195 | 45.95% | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Hess/Brandon Young | 39,590 | 1.94% | |
| Green | Harry Hempy/Scott Olson | 27,391 | 1.34% | |
| Independent | Mike Dunafon/Robin J. Roberts | 24,042 | 1.18% | |
| Independent | Paul Fiorino/Charles George Whitley | 5,923 | 0.29% | |
| Write-in | Marcus Giavanni/Jashua Yballa | 31 | <0.01% | |
| Total votes | 2,041,605 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper | 585,826 | 58.65% | |
| Democratic | Andrew Romanoff | 412,955 | 41.35% | |
| Total votes | 998,781 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper | 1,731,114 | 53.50% | +7.24% | |
| Republican | Cory Gardner (incumbent) | 1,429,492 | 44.18% | -4.03% | |
| Libertarian | Raymon Doane | 56,262 | 1.74% | -0.85% | |
| Approval Voting | Daniel Doyle | 9,820 | 0.30% | N/A | |
| Unity | Stephen Evans | 8,971 | 0.28% | -0.04% | |
| Total votes | 3,235,659 | 100.0% | |||
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