1970 Colorado gubernatorial election

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1970 Colorado gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | John Arthur Love | Mark Anthony Hogan |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Running mate  | John Vanderhoof | Charles Grant
Popular vote  | 350,690 | 302,432
Percentage  | 52.46% | 45.24%

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County results

Love: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%

Hogan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

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| Governor before election

John Arthur Love
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| Elected Governor

John Arthur Love
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The 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican John Arthur Love defeated Democratic nominee Mark Anthony Hogan with 52.46% of the vote. This would be the last time until 1998 that Colorado elected a Republican as Governor and also the last time Denver County, Boulder County, and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.

## Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.[1]

### Democratic primary

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#### Candidates

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* Mark Anthony Hogan, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

#### Results

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Democratic primary results[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mark Anthony Hogan | 103,239  | 100.00

### Republican primary

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#### Candidates

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* John Arthur Love, incumbent Governor

#### Results

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Republican primary results[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John Arthur Love (incumbent)  | 104,642  | 100.00

## General election

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### Candidates

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Major party candidates

* John Arthur Love, Republican
* Mark Anthony Hogan, Democratic

Other candidates

* Albert Gurule, La Raza Unida
* Walter R. Plankinton, American Independent
* James Lauderdale, Socialist Workers

### Results

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### General overview

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1970 Colorado gubernatorial election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | John Arthur Love (incumbent)  | 350,690  | 52.46%  | −1.59%
| Democratic | Mark Anthony Hogan | 302,432  | 45.24%  | +1.74%
| Raza Unida | Albert Gurule  | 12,179  | 1.82%  | N/A
| American Independent | Walter R. Plankinton  | 2,052  | 0.31  | N/A
| Socialist Workers | James Lauderdale  | 1,143  | 0.17%  |
Majority  | 48,258  | 7.22%  | −3.33%
Turnout | 668,496  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

### Results by county

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County results[2][3] County  | John A. Love

Republican

| Mark Hogan

Democratic

| Albert L. Gurule

Raza Unida

| Walter R. Plankinton

American Independent

| James Lauderdale

Socialist Workers

| Total Votes

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Adams | 20,666  | 45.45%  | 23,475 | 51.63% | 2,061  | 2.33%  | 279  | 0.39%  | 86  | 0.19%  | 45,467
Alamosa | 1,909 | 54.57% | 2,464  | 41.85%  | 209  | 3.12%  | 26  | 0.46%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 3,498
Arapahoe | 30,329 | 63.19% | 17,064  | 35.55%  | 433  | 0.90%  | 131  | 0.27%  | 43  | 0.09%  | 48,000
Archuleta | 334  | 41.29%  | 456 | 56.37% | 17  | 2.10%  | 2  | 0.25%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 809
Baca | 1,006 | 54.38% | 825  | 44.59%  | 3  | 0.16%  | 15  | 0.81%  | 1  | 0.05%  | 1,850
Bent | 1,126 | 48.89% | 1,124  | 48.81%  | 45  | 1.95%  | 6  | 0.26%  | 2  | 0.09%  | 2,303
Boulder | 23,617 | 57.90% | 16,299  | 39.96%  | 618  | 1.52%  | 121  | 0.30%  | 135  | 0.33%  | 40,790
Chaffee | 1,583  | 48.50%  | 1,627 | 49.85% | 41  | 1.26%  | 7  | 0.21%  | 6  | 0.18%  | 3,264
Cheyenne | 643 | 55.24% | 515  | 44.24%  | 1  | 0.09%  | 5  | 0.43%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,164
Clear Creek | 971 | 55.90% | 728  | 41.91%  | 26  | 1.50%  | 10  | 0.58%  | 2  | 0.12%  | 1,737
Conejos | 1,242 | 51.05% | 971  | 39.91%  | 214  | 8.80%  | 4  | 0.16%  | 2  | 0.08%  | 2,433
Costilla | 457  | 34.46%  | 771 | 58.14% | 82  | 6.18%  | 9  | 0.68%  | 7  | 0.53%  | 1,326
Crowley | 657  | 46.90%  | 728 | 51.96% | 14  | 1.00%  | 2  | 0.14%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,401
Custer | 384 | 58.45% | 272  | 41.40%  | 1  | 0.15%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 657
Delta | 2,511  | 49.13%  | 2,558 | 50.05% | 9  | 0.18%  | 29  | 0.57%  | 4  | 0.08%  | 5,111
Dolores | 285  | 44.88%  | 347 | 54.65% | 1  | 0.16%  | 2  | 0.31%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 635
Douglas | 1,872 | 62.84% | 1,072  | 35.99%  | 7  | 0.23%  | 27  | 0.91%  | 1  | 0.03%  | 2,979
Eagle | 887 | 49.78% | 864  | 48.48%  | 25  | 1.40%  | 4  | 0.22%  | 2  | 0.11%  | 1,782
El Paso | 25,312 | 53.67% | 21,254  | 45.07%  | 309  | 0.66%  | 226  | 0.48%  | 60  | 0.13%  | 47,161
Elbert | 730 | 52.44% | 654  | 46.98%  | 7  | 0.50%  | 1  | 0.07%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,392
Fremont | 3,524  | 45.81%  | 4,113 | 53.46% | 27  | 0.35%  | 26  | 0.34%  | 3  | 0.04%  | 7,693
Garfield | 2,398  | 48.62%  | 2,519 | 51.07% | 5  | 0.10%  | 10  | 0.20%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 4,932
Gilpin | 360 | 55.13% | 281  | 43.03%  | 6  | 0.92%  | 6  | 0.92%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 653
Grand | 977 | 64.66% | 530  | 35.08%  | 1  | 0.07%  | 2  | 0.13%  | 1  | 0.07%  | 1,511
Gunnison | 1,075 | 52.98% | 938  | 46.23%  | 9  | 0.44%  | 6  | 0.30%  | 1  | 0.05%  | 2,029
Hinsdale | 107 | 64.46% | 59  | 35.54%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 166
Huerfano | 963  | 33.55%  | 1,749 | 60.94% | 150  | 5.23%  | 6  | 0.21%  | 2  | 0.07%  | 2,870
Jackson | 398 | 59.23% | 274  | 40.77%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 672
Jefferson | 46,003 | 61.87% | 27,370  | 36.81%  | 747  | 1.00%  | 195  | 0.26%  | 34  | 0.05%  | 74,349
Kiowa | 572 | 53.16% | 500  | 46.47%  | 1  | 0.09%  | 3  | 0.28%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,076
Kit Carson | 1,463 | 55.95% | 1,139  | 43.56%  | 9  | 0.34%  | 4  | 0.15%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 2,615
La Plata | 3,558 | 55.20% | 2,777  | 43.08%  | 69  | 1.07%  | 36  | 0.56%  | 6  | 0.09%  | 6,446
Lake | 773  | 33.67%  | 1,480 | 64.46% | 28  | 1.22%  | 11  | 0.48%  | 4  | 0.17%  | 2,296
Larimer | 14,133 | 61.06% | 8,674  | 37.48%  | 255  | 1.10%  | 50  | 0.22%  | 33  | 0.14%  | 23,145
Las Animas | 2,602  | 38.89%  | 3,785 | 56.57% | 284  | 4.24%  | 11  | 0.16%  | 9  | 0.13%  | 6,691
Lincoln | 1,092 | 52.25% | 992  | 47.46%  | 6  | 0.29%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 2,090
Logan | 3,269 | 51.23% | 3,082  | 48.30%  | 16  | 0.25%  | 8  | 0.13%  | 6  | 0.09%  | 6,381
Mesa | 8,411  | 47.07%  | 9,277 | 51.92% | 74  | 0.41%  | 76  | 0.43%  | 30  | 0.17%  | 17,868
Mineral | 156 | 50.65% | 148  | 48.05%  | 3  | 0.97%  | 1  | 0.32%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 308
Moffat | 1,297 | 54.50% | 1,072  | 45.04%  | 8  | 0.34%  | 2  | 0.08%  | 1  | 0.04%  | 2,380
Montezuma | 1,944 | 49.97% | 1,920  | 49.36%  | 10  | 0.26%  | 11  | 0.28%  | 5  | 0.13%  | 3,890
Montrose | 2,652  | 48.48%  | 2,694 | 49.25% | 60  | 1.10%  | 39  | 0.71%  | 25  | 0.46%  | 5,470
Morgan | 3,403 | 56.57% | 2,592  | 43.09%  | 11  | 0.18%  | 6  | 0.10%  | 4  | 0.07%  | 6,016
Otero | 3,718 | 50.90% | 3,460  | 47.36%  | 101  | 1.38%  | 17  | 0.23%  | 9  | 0.12%  | 7,305
Ouray | 314 | 51.64% | 290  | 47.70%  | 1  | 0.16%  | 3  | 0.49%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 608
Park | 570 | 55.99% | 438  | 43.03%  | 2  | 0.20%  | 8  | 0.79%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,018
Phillips | 914  | 47.88%  | 990 | 51.86% | 4  | 0.21%  | 1  | 0.05%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,909
Pitkin | 1,378 | 49.84% | 1,307  | 47.27%  | 53  | 1.92%  | 17  | 0.61%  | 10  | 0.36%  | 2,765
Prowers | 2,379 | 52.85% | 2,078  | 46.17%  | 35  | 0.78%  | 8  | 0.18%  | 1  | 0.02%  | 4,501
Pueblo | 13,130  | 33.46%  | 24,478 | 62.38% | 1,412  | 3.60%  | 127  | 0.32%  | 91  | 0.23%  | 39,238
Rio Blanco | 871 | 54.88% | 698  | 43.98%  | 2  | 0.13%  | 15  | 0.95%  | 1  | 0.06%  | 1,587
Rio Grande | 2,091 | 60.50% | 1,257  | 36.37%  | 98  | 2.84%  | 7  | 0.20%  | 3  | 0.09%  | 3,456
Routt | 1,389  | 49.22%  | 1,425 | 50.50% | 4  | 0.14%  | 3  | 0.11%  | 1  | 0.04%  | 2,822
Saguache | 732 | 51.22% | 643  | 45.00%  | 53  | 3.71%  | 1  | 0.07%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,429
San Juan | 172  | 45.03%  | 204 | 53.40% | 3  | 0.79%  | 3  | 0.79%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 382
San Miguel | 393 | 50.32% | 386  | 49.42%  | 2  | 0.26%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 781
Sedgwick | 819 | 54.38% | 673  | 44.69%  | 13  | 0.86%  | 1  | 0.07%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,506
Summit | 479 | 54.81% | 388  | 44.39%  | 6  | 0.69%  | 1  | 0.11%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 874
Teller | 639 | 50.43% | 621  | 49.01%  | 2  | 0.16%  | 5  | 0.39%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,267
Washington | 1,200 | 53.05% | 1,047  | 46.29%  | 4  | 0.18%  | 10  | 0.44%  | 1  | 0.04%  | 2,262
Weld | 13,757 | 57.09% | 9,841  | 40.84%  | 373  | 1.55%  | 74  | 0.31%  | 53  | 0.22%  | 24,098
Yuma | 1,783 | 52.44% | 1,610  | 47.35%  | 1  | 0.03%  | 6  | 0.18%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 3,400
Totals  | 350,690  | 52.46%  | 302,432  | 45.24%  | 12,179  | 1.82%  | 2,052  | 0.31%  | 1,143  | 0.17%  | 668,496

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1970" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1970. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
2. ^ America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 1972. p. 55\. ISBN 0-87187-033-9.
3. ^ State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. 1970. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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