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1926 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Billy Adams won the 1926 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Billy Adams received 183,342 popular votes (59.84%). The main challenger was Oliver Henry Shoup (38.11%).

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

Adams +21.7 pts · won by 66,586 votes
Billy AdamsDemocraticWINNER59.84%
183,342 votes
Oliver Henry ShoupRepublican38.11%
116,756 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.