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1986 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Roy Romer won the 1986 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Roy Romer received 616,325 popular votes (58.2%). The main challenger was Ted L. Strickland (41.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Romer and Strickland

Romer +17.2 pts · won by 181,905 votes
Roy RomerDemocraticWINNER58.2%
616,325 votes
Ted L. StricklandRepublican41.03%
434,420 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.