1974 Colorado gubernatorial election

1974 Colorado gubernatorial election
	County results ; Lamm: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; 70–80%; Vanderhoof: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; John Vanderhoof; Republican	Elected Governor ; Richard Lamm; Democratic

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Richard Lamm, State Representative from Denver
Thomas T. Farley, State Representative from Pueblo

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Lamm	120,452	58.69
	Democratic	Thomas T. Farley	84,796	41.31
Total votes			205,248	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

John Vanderhoof, incumbent Governor
Bill Daniels, businessman

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Vanderhoof (incumbent)	94,334	60.46
	Republican	Bill Daniels	61,691	39.54
Total votes			156,025	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Richard Lamm, Democratic
John D. Vanderhoof, Republican

Other candidates

Earl F. Dodge Jr., Prohibition
Lann Meyers, U.S. Labor

Results

1974 Colorado gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1974" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1974. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[Colorado-1] "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1974" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1974. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

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