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1938 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Ralph Lawrence Carr won the 1938 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Ralph Lawrence Carr received 296,671 popular votes (59.5%). The main challenger was Teller Ammons (40.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Carr and Ammons

Carr +19.5 pts · won by 97,109 votes
Ralph Lawrence CarrRepublicanWINNER59.5%
296,671 votes
Teller AmmonsDemocratic40.02%
199,562 votes
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.