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The 1974 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Richard Lamm defeated incumbent Republican John D. Vanderhoof with 53.22% of the vote. This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Colorado lost re-election.
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County results Lamm: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Vanderhoof: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Lamm | 120,452 | 58.69 | |
Democratic | Thomas T. Farley | 84,796 | 41.31 | |
Total votes | 205,248 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Vanderhoof (incumbent) | 94,334 | 60.46 | |
Republican | Bill Daniels | 61,691 | 39.54 | |
Total votes | 156,025 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Lamm | 441,199 | 53.22% | +7.98% | |
Republican | John D. Vanderhoof (incumbent) | 378,907 | 45.71% | −6.75% | |
Prohibition | Earl F. Dodge Jr. | 6,419 | 0.77% | ||
U.S. Labor | Lann Meyers | 2,307 | 0.28% | ||
Majority | 62,292 | 7.51% | |||
Turnout | 828,968 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
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