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1986 Colorado U.S. Senate Election

Colorado · 6 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Colorado U.S. Senate Election?

Timothy E. Wirth won the 1986 Colorado U.S. Senate Election. Timothy E. Wirth received 529,449 popular votes (49.91%). The main challenger was Ken Kramer (48.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Wirth and Kramer

Wirth +1.5 pts · won by 16,455 votes
Timothy E. WirthDemocraticWINNER49.91%
529,449 votes
Ken KramerRepublican48.36%
512,994 votes
Michael Martin BushIndependent1.05%
11,127 votes
Michael R. ChamberlainSocialist Workers0.35%
3,756 votes
Henry John OlshawUnaffiliated American0.18%
1,868 votes
Calvin G. DodgeProhibition0.15%
1,571 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.