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1996 Colorado U.S. Senate Election

Colorado · 3 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Colorado U.S. Senate Election?

Wayne Allard won the 1996 Colorado U.S. Senate Election. Wayne Allard received 750,315 popular votes (51.41%). The main challenger was Tom Strickland (45.74%).

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

Allard +5.7 pts · won by 82,715 votes
Wayne AllardRepublicanWINNER51.41%
750,315 votes
Tom StricklandDemocratic45.74%
667,600 votes
Randy MacKenzieNatural Law2.85%
41,620 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.