Ken Kramer, U.S. Representative

Ken Kramer

U.S. Representative
Born
February 19, 1942
Current age
84
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–1986
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kramer1.0M
Opponents779,179
5
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1986, Ken Kramer ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Kramer's biggest single-election total was 512,994 votes, in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Kramer's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 5, decided by 27,087 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 5, or all 1986 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Ken Kramer received?

Ken Kramer has received 1,030,379 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Ken Kramer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateColoradoLost512,99448.36%Timothy E. Wirth
Michael Martin Bush

Michael R. Chamberlain

Henry John Olshaw

Calvin G. Dodge
1984U.S. HouseColoradoWon163,65478.59%William Geffen
1982U.S. HouseColoradoWon84,47959.55%Tom Cronin
1980U.S. HouseColoradoWon177,31972.4%Ed Schreiber
John A. Lanning
1978U.S. HouseColoradoWon91,93359.78%Gerry Frank
L. W. Dan Bridges
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000322) and Wikidata (Q952575). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ken Kramer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ken-kramer. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.