Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator

Ken Salazar

U.S. Senator
Born
March 2, 1955
Current age
71
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2004
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Salazar1.1M
Opponents1.0M
1
Elections run

Ken Salazar, a Democratic politician from Colorado, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Colorado with 1,081,188 votes (51.3%), defeating Pete Coors and Douglas Dayhorse Campbell and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has Ken Salazar received?

Ken Salazar has received 1,081,188 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Ken Salazar’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. SenateColoradoWon1,081,18851.3%Pete Coors
Douglas Dayhorse Campbell

Richard Randall

John R. Harris

Victor Good

Finn Gotaas
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001163) and Wikidata (Q342586). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.