United States Senate election in Colorado, 1992
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 won the open seat.
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Congressman
- Dick Lamm, former Governor of Colorado
- Josie Heath, 1990 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, former Boulder County Commissioner
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. Congressman
- Terry Considine (R), State Senator
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 | ||||
