1892 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Davis Hanson Waite won the 1892 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Davis Hanson Waite received 43,342 popular votes (46.68%). The main challenger was Joseph Helm (41.79%).

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Waite +4.9 pts · won by 4,536 votes
Davis Hanson WaitePeople's PartyWINNER46.68%
43,342 votes
38,806 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.