1928 Colorado gubernatorial election
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County results Adams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Boatright: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Colorado |
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The 1928 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democrat Billy Adams defeated Republican nominee William L. Boatright with 67.05% of the vote.
Primary elections[]
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1928.[1]
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Billy Adams, incumbent Governor
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Billy Adams (incumbent) | 42,937 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 42,937 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- William L. Boatright, Colorado Attorney General
- Clarence P. Dodge, Newspaper publisher
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William L. Boatright | 51,530 | ||
Republican | Clarence P. Dodge | 29,693 | ||
Total votes |
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- Billy Adams, Democratic
- William L. Boatright, Republican
Other candidates
- Samuel A. Garth, Socialist
- Vera Jane Pease, Farmer–Labor
- George J. Saul, Workers
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Billy Adams (incumbent) | 240,160 | 67.05% | ||
Republican | William L. Boatright | 114,067 | 31.85% | ||
Socialist | Samuel A. Garth | 1,873 | 0.52% | ||
Farmer–Labor | Vera Jane Pease | 1,233 | 0.34% | ||
Workers | George J. Saul | 852 | 0.24% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1928" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1928. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
Categories:
- Colorado gubernatorial elections
- 1928 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1928 Colorado elections
- November 1928 events in the United States