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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 51.78% 42.70%

County results
Nighthorse Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Considine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Tim Wirth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Democratic

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The 1992 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democrat Tim Wirth decided to retire instead of seeking a second term. The open seat was won by Democratic nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who later switched parties in 1995 and was re-elected as a Republican in 1998.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results by county   Nighthorse Campbell
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Lamm
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results
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

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Results

General election results
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

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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