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1944 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1944 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

John Charles Vivian won the 1944 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. John Charles Vivian received 259,862 popular votes (52.4%). The main challenger was Roy Phelix Best (47.6%).

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

Vivian +4.8 pts · won by 23,776 votes
John Charles VivianRepublicanWINNER52.4%
259,862 votes
Roy Phelix BestDemocratic47.6%
236,086 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.