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Parents > United States > Colorado > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1940 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 12, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 12, 1943 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH January 09, 2016 03:31am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1938
NameRalph L. Carr Votes255,159 (55.82%)
Term01/10/1939 - 01/12/1941 Margin55,597 (+12.16%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1942
NameJohn C. Vivian Votes193,501 (56.23%)
Term01/12/1943 - 01/14/1945 Margin44,099 (+12.81%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 10, 1940 CO Governor - D Primary
George E. Saunders
D 131,884
Sep 10, 1940 CO Governor - R Primary
Ralph L. Carr
R 95,521

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Ralph L. Carr Secretary of State George E. Saunders Carle Whitehead Laurence W. Coffman  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Prohibition  
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Uncertified Votes 296,671 (54.37%) 245,292 (44.96%) 2,211 (0.41%) 1,462 (0.27%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -51,379 (-9.42%) -294,460 (-53.97%) -295,209 (-54.10%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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