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1918 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

Colorado · 2 candidates · See every 1918 Governor race

Who won the 1918 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Oliver Henry Shoup won the 1918 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Oliver Henry Shoup received 112,693 popular votes (51.15%). The main challenger was Thomas J. Tynan (46.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Shoup and Tynan

Shoup +4.7 pts · won by 10,296 votes
Oliver Henry ShoupRepublicanWINNER51.15%
112,693 votes
Thomas J. TynanDemocratic46.47%
102,397 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.