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1942 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1942 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

John Charles Vivian won the 1942 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. John Charles Vivian received 193,501 popular votes (56.23%). The main challenger was Homer Bedford (43.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Vivian and Bedford

Vivian +12.8 pts · won by 44,099 votes
John Charles VivianRepublicanWINNER56.23%
193,501 votes
Homer BedfordDemocratic43.41%
149,402 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.