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1906 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1906 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Augustus Buchtel won the 1906 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Henry Augustus Buchtel received 92,602 popular votes (45.59%). The main challenger was Alva Adams (36.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Buchtel and Adams

Buchtel +9.0 pts · won by 18,186 votes
Henry Augustus BuchtelRepublicanWINNER45.59%
92,602 votes
Alva AdamsDemocratic36.63%
74,416 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 17.8% 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.