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1916 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Julius Caldeen Gunter won the 1916 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Julius Caldeen Gunter received 151,912 popular votes (53.27%). The main challenger was George Alfred Carlson (41.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Gunter and Carlson

Gunter +12.0 pts · won by 34,189 votes
Julius Caldeen GunterDemocraticWINNER53.27%
151,912 votes
George Alfred CarlsonRepublican41.28%
117,723 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.