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1920 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1920 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Oliver Henry Shoup won the 1920 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Oliver Henry Shoup received 174,488 popular votes (59.55%). The main challenger was James M. Collins (37.11%).

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

Shoup +22.4 pts · won by 65,750 votes
Oliver Henry ShoupRepublicanWINNER59.55%
174,488 votes
James M. CollinsDemocratic37.11%
108,738 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% 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.