1992 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1992 United States Senate election in Colorado

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Nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell Terry Considine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 803,725 662,893
Percentage 51.8% 42.7%

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%

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 Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Wirth decided to retire instead of seeking a second term. Democratic nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a U.S. Representative, won the open seat. Campbell switched to the Republican Party in 1994.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Representative
  • Josie Heath, former Boulder County Commissioner and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1990
  • Dick Lamm, former Governor of Colorado

Results[]

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 117,634 45.48%
Democratic Dick Lamm 93,599 36.19%
Democratic Josie Heath 47,418 18.33%
Total votes 258,651 100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D), U.S. Representative
  • Terry Considine (R), State Senator

Results[]

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 803,725 51.78% +1.86%
Republican Terry Considine 662,893 42.70% -5.66%
Independent Richard O. Grimes 42,455 2.73%
Pro-Life Matt Noah 22,846 1.47%
Independent Dan Winters 20,347 1.31%
Libertarian Hue Futch 23 0.00%
Majority 140,832 9.07% +7.52%
Turnout 1,552,289
Democratic hold Swing

See also[]

  • 1992 United States Senate elections

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.
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