Roy Romer, Governor

Roy Romer

Governor
Born
October 31, 1928
Current age
97
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1966–1994

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Romer2.1M
Opponents1.6M
4
Elections run

Between 1966 and 1994, Roy Romer ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 3 and losing 1. Romer's biggest single-election total was 626,032 votes, in the 1990 governor election in Colorado. Romer's closest win came in the 1986 governor election in Colorado, decided by 181,905 votes.

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How many votes has Roy Romer received?

Roy Romer has received 2,127,760 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Roy Romer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1994GovernorColoradoWon619,20555.5%Bruce D. Benson
1990GovernorColoradoWon626,03261.89%John Andrews
1986GovernorColoradoWon616,32558.2%Ted L. Strickland
1966U.S. SenateColoradoLost266,19841.93%Gordon Allott
Walter Cranston
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q328508). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Roy Romer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/roy-romer. 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.