Governor elections in Colorado
● In officeJared PolisDemocratic
Elections won
R 24 · D 33 · Other 158 gubernatorial elections since 1876
Last decided by
19.4 pts2022, Jared Polis over Heidi Ganahl
Closest ever
0.62 pts1998, Bill Owens over Gail Schoettler
Longest streak
6 in a rowDemocratic, 1926–1936
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Colorado's governor is Democrat Jared Polis; Polis won the most recent race by 19.4 points in 2022. Polis has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Polis ahead of Heidi Ganahl, 19.4 points clear. Across 58 elections since 1876, Republicans have won 24 and Democrats 33, with 1 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1998, decided by 0.62 points; the widest 1928, by 35.2 points.
Jared Polis D 1,468,481 · Heidi Ganahl R 983,040
Jared Polis D 1,348,888 · Walker Stapleton R 1,080,801
John W. Hickenlooper D 1,006,433 · Bob Beauprez R 938,195
Bill Ritter D 887,986 · Bob Beauprez R 625,886
Bill Owens R 884,583 · Rollie Heath D 475,373
Bill Owens R 648,202 · Gail Schoettler D 639,905
Roy Romer D 619,205 · Bruce D. Benson R 432,042
Roy Romer D 626,032 · John Andrews R 358,403
Roy Romer D 616,325 · Ted L. Strickland R 434,420
Richard Lamm D 627,960 · John Fuhr R 302,740
Richard Lamm D 483,985 · Ted L. Strickland R 317,292
Richard Lamm D 441,199 · John Vanderhoof R 378,907
John Arthur Love R 350,690 · Mark Anthony Hogan D 302,432
John Arthur Love R 356,730 · Robert Lee Knous D 287,132
John Arthur Love R 349,342 · Stephen McNichols D 262,890
Stephen McNichols D 321,165 · Palmer Burch R 228,643
Stephen McNichols D 331,283 · Donald G. Brotzman R 313,950
Edwin C. Johnson D 262,205 · Donald G. Brotzman R 227,335
Daniel I. J. Thornton R 349,924 · John W. Metzger D 260,044
Daniel I. J. Thornton R 236,472 · Walter Walford Johnson D 212,976
William Lee Knous D 332,752 · David A. Hamil R 168,928
William Lee Knous D 174,604 · Leon Lavington R 160,483
John Charles Vivian R 259,862 · Roy Phelix Best D 236,086
John Charles Vivian R 193,501 · Homer Bedford D 149,402
Ralph Lawrence Carr R 296,671 · George E. Saunders D 245,292
Ralph Lawrence Carr R 296,671 · Teller Ammons D 199,562
Teller Ammons D 263,311 · Charles M. Armstrong R 210,614
Edwin C. Johnson D 237,026 · Nathan C. Warren R 162,791
Edwin C. Johnson D 257,188 · James D. Parriott R 183,258
Billy Adams D 197,067 · Robert F. Rockwell R 124,164
Billy Adams D 240,160 · William L. Boatright R 114,067
Billy Adams D 183,342 · Oliver Henry Shoup R 116,756
Clarence Morley R 178,078 · William Ellery Sweet D 151,041
William Ellery Sweet D 138,098 · Benjamin Griffith R 134,353
Oliver Henry Shoup R 174,488 · James M. Collins D 108,738
Oliver Henry Shoup R 112,693 · Thomas J. Tynan D 102,397
Julius Caldeen Gunter D 151,912 · George Alfred Carlson R 117,723
Elias M. Ammons D 114,044 · Edward P. Costigan P 66,132
John F. Shafroth D 114,676 · John B. Stephen R 97,691
John F. Shafroth D 130,141 · Jesse Fuller McDonald R 118,953
Henry Augustus Buchtel R 92,602 · Alva Adams D 74,416
Alva Adams D 123,092 · James Hamilton Peabody R 113,754
James Hamilton Peabody R 87,684 · E. C. Stimson D 80,727
James Bradley Orman D 118,647 · Frank C. Goudy R 96,027
Charles S. Thomas D 93,966 · Henry R. Wolcott R 51,051
Job Adams Cooper R 49,490 · Thomas M. Patterson D 39,197
Alva Adams D 29,234 · William H Meyer R 26,816
Benjamin Harrison Eaton R 33,845 · Alva Adams D 30,743
James Benton Grant D 31,375 · E. L. Campbell R 28,820
Frederick Walker Pitkin R 28,465 · John S. Hough D 23,547
John Long Routt R 14,154 · Bela M. Hughes D 13,316