1970 Colorado gubernatorial election

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1970 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 3, 1970 1974 →
 
Nominee John Arthur Love Mark Anthony Hogan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 350,690 302,432
Percentage 52.46% 45.24%

County results

Love:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Hogan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John Arthur Love
Republican

Elected Governor

John Arthur Love
Republican

The 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican John Arthur Love defeated Democratic nominee Mark Anthony Hogan with 52.46% of the vote. This would be the last time until 1998 that Colorado elected a Republican as Governor and also the last time Denver County, Boulder County, and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.

Primary elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Anthony Hogan 103,239 100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Arthur Love (incumbent) 104,642 100.00

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Major party candidates

  • John Arthur Love, Republican
  • Mark Anthony Hogan, Democratic

Other candidates

Results[edit]

General overview[edit]

1970 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Arthur Love (incumbent) 350,690 52.46% -1.59%
Democratic Mark Anthony Hogan 302,432 45.24% +1.74%
Raza Unida Albert Gurule 12,179 1.82% N/A
American Independent Walter R. Plankinton 2,052 0.31 N/A
Socialist Workers James Lauderdale 1,143 0.17%
Majority 48,258 7.22% -3.33%
Turnout 668,496
Republican hold Swing

Results by county[edit]

County results[2][3]
County John A. Love

Republican

Mark Hogan

Democratic

Albert L. Gurule

Raza Unida

Walter R. Plankinton

American Independent

James Lauderdale

Socialist Workers

Total Votes
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 20,666 45.45% 23,475 51.63% 2,061 2.33% 279 0.39% 86 0.19% 45,467
Alamosa 1,909 54.57% 2,464 41.85% 209 3.12% 26 0.46% 0 0.00% 3,498
Arapahoe 30,329 63.19% 17,064 35.55% 433 0.90% 131 0.27% 43 0.09% 48,000
Archuleta 334 41.29% 456 56.37% 17 2.10% 2 0.25% 0 0.00% 809
Baca 1,006 54.38% 825 44.59% 3 0.16% 15 0.81% 1 0.05% 1,850
Bent 1,126 48.89% 1,124 48.81% 45 1.95% 6 0.26% 2 0.09% 2,303
Boulder 23,617 57.90% 16,299 39.96% 618 1.52% 121 0.30% 135 0.33% 40,790
Chaffee 1,583 48.50% 1,627 49.85% 41 1.26% 7 0.21% 6 0.18% 3,264
Cheyenne 643 55.24% 515 44.24% 1 0.09% 5 0.43% 0 0.00% 1,164
Clear Creek 971 55.90% 728 41.91% 26 1.50% 10 0.58% 2 0.12% 1,737
Conejos 1,242 51.05% 971 39.91% 214 8.80% 4 0.16% 2 0.08% 2,433
Costilla 457 34.46% 771 58.14% 82 6.18% 9 0.68% 7 0.53% 1,326
Crowley 657 46.90% 728 51.96% 14 1.00% 2 0.14% 0 0.00% 1,401
Custer 384 58.45% 272 41.40% 1 0.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 657
Delta 2,511 49.13% 2,558 50.05% 9 0.18% 29 0.57% 4 0.08% 5,111
Dolores 285 44.88% 347 54.65% 1 0.16% 2 0.31% 0 0.00% 635
Douglas 1,872 62.84% 1,072 35.99% 7 0.23% 27 0.91% 1 0.03% 2,979
Eagle 887 49.78% 864 48.48% 25 1.40% 4 0.22% 2 0.11% 1,782
El Paso 25,312 53.67% 21,254 45.07% 309 0.66% 226 0.48% 60 0.13% 47,161
Elbert 730 52.44% 654 46.98% 7 0.50% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 1,392
Fremont 3,524 45.81% 4,113 53.46% 27 0.35% 26 0.34% 3 0.04% 7,693
Garfield 2,398 48.62% 2,519 51.07% 5 0.10% 10 0.20% 0 0.00% 4,932
Gilpin 360 55.13% 281 43.03% 6 0.92% 6 0.92% 0 0.00% 653
Grand 977 64.66% 530 35.08% 1 0.07% 2 0.13% 1 0.07% 1,511
Gunnison 1,075 52.98% 938 46.23% 9 0.44% 6 0.30% 1 0.05% 2,029
Hinsdale 107 64.46% 59 35.54% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 166
Huerfano 963 33.55% 1,749 60.94% 150 5.23% 6 0.21% 2 0.07% 2,870
Jackson 398 59.23% 274 40.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 672
Jefferson 46,003 61.87% 27,370 36.81% 747 1.00% 195 0.26% 34 0.05% 74,349
Kiowa 572 53.16% 500 46.47% 1 0.09% 3 0.28% 0 0.00% 1,076
Kit Carson 1,463 55.95% 1,139 43.56% 9 0.34% 4 0.15% 0 0.00% 2,615
La Plata 3,558 55.20% 2,777 43.08% 69 1.07% 36 0.56% 6 0.09% 6,446
Lake 773 33.67% 1,480 64.46% 28 1.22% 11 0.48% 4 0.17% 2,296
Larimer 14,133 61.06% 8,674 37.48% 255 1.10% 50 0.22% 33 0.14% 23,145
Las Animas 2,602 38.89% 3,785 56.57% 284 4.24% 11 0.16% 9 0.13% 6,691
Lincoln 1,092 52.25% 992 47.46% 6 0.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,090
Logan 3,269 51.23% 3,082 48.30% 16 0.25% 8 0.13% 6 0.09% 6,381
Mesa 8,411 47.07% 9,277 51.92% 74 0.41% 76 0.43% 30 0.17% 17,868
Mineral 156 50.65% 148 48.05% 3 0.97% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 308
Moffat 1,297 54.50% 1,072 45.04% 8 0.34% 2 0.08% 1 0.04% 2,380
Montezuma 1,944 49.97% 1,920 49.36% 10 0.26% 11 0.28% 5 0.13% 3,890
Montrose 2,652 48.48% 2,694 49.25% 60 1.10% 39 0.71% 25 0.46% 5,470
Morgan 3,403 56.57% 2,592 43.09% 11 0.18% 6 0.10% 4 0.07% 6,016
Otero 3,718 50.90% 3,460 47.36% 101 1.38% 17 0.23% 9 0.12% 7,305
Ouray 314 51.64% 290 47.70% 1 0.16% 3 0.49% 0 0.00% 608
Park 570 55.99% 438 43.03% 2 0.20% 8 0.79% 0 0.00% 1,018
Phillips 914 47.88% 990 51.86% 4 0.21% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 1,909
Pitkin 1,378 49.84% 1,307 47.27% 53 1.92% 17 0.61% 10 0.36% 2,765
Prowers 2,379 52.85% 2,078 46.17% 35 0.78% 8 0.18% 1 0.02% 4,501
Pueblo 13,130 33.46% 24,478 62.38% 1,412 3.60% 127 0.32% 91 0.23% 39,238
Rio Blanco 871 54.88% 698 43.98% 2 0.13% 15 0.95% 1 0.06% 1,587
Rio Grande 2,091 60.50% 1,257 36.37% 98 2.84% 7 0.20% 3 0.09% 3,456
Routt 1,389 49.22% 1,425 50.50% 4 0.14% 3 0.11% 1 0.04% 2,822
Saguache 732 51.22% 643 45.00% 53 3.71% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 1,429
San Juan 172 45.03% 204 53.40% 3 0.79% 3 0.79% 0 0.00% 382
San Miguel 393 50.32% 386 49.42% 2 0.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 781
Sedgwick 819 54.38% 673 44.69% 13 0.86% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 1,506
Summit 479 54.81% 388 44.39% 6 0.69% 1 0.11% 0 0.00% 874
Teller 639 50.43% 621 49.01% 2 0.16% 5 0.39% 0 0.00% 1,267
Washington 1,200 53.05% 1,047 46.29% 4 0.18% 10 0.44% 1 0.04% 2,262
Weld 13,757 57.09% 9,841 40.84% 373 1.55% 74 0.31% 53 0.22% 24,098
Yuma 1,783 52.44% 1,610 47.35% 1 0.03% 6 0.18% 0 0.00% 3,400
Totals 350,690 52.46% 302,432 45.24% 12,179 1.82% 2,052 0.31% 1,143 0.17% 668,496

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1970" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1970. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 1972. p. 55. ISBN 0-87187-033-9.
  3. ^ State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. 1970. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2022.