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1908 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

John F. Shafroth won the 1908 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. John F. Shafroth received 130,141 popular votes (49.41%). The main challenger was Jesse Fuller McDonald (45.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Shafroth and McDonald

Shafroth +4.3 pts · won by 11,188 votes
John F. ShafrothDemocraticWINNER49.41%
130,141 votes
Jesse Fuller McDonaldRepublican45.16%
118,953 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.4% 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.