United States Senate election in Colorado, 1986

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United States Senate election in Colorado, 1986
← 1980 November 3, 1986 1992 →
  Tim Wirth.jpg Kenneth B. Kramer.jpg
Nominee Tim Wirth Ken Kramer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 529,449 512,994
Percentage 49.9% 48.4%
U.S. senator before election

Gary Hart
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Tim Wirth
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Hart decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democratic nominee Tim Wirth won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tim Wirth 529,449 49.91% -0.42%
Republican Ken Kramer 512,994 48.36% -0.34%
Independent Michael Martin Bush 11,127 1.05%
Socialist Workers Michael R. Chamberlain 3,756 0.35%
Independent American Henry John Olshaw 1,868 0.18% -0.17%
Prohibition Calvin G. Dodge 1,571 0.15%
Majority 16,455 1.55% -0.09%
Turnout 1,060,765
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf
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