1936 Colorado gubernatorial election

The 1936 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Teller Ammons defeated Republican nominee Charles M. Armstrong with 54.57% of the vote.

1936 Colorado gubernatorial election
November 3, 1936
 
Nominee Teller Ammons Charles M. Armstrong
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 263,311 210,614
Percentage 54.57% 43.65%
Governor before election

Edwin C. Johnson
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Teller Ammons
Democratic

Elections in Colorado

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 8, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teller Ammons 58,048
Democratic Moses E. Smith 39,620
Democratic Ray Herbert Talbot 38,378
Total votes

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Armstrong 77,323 100.00
Total votes 77,323 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Teller Ammons, Democratic
  • Charles M. Armstrong, Republican

Other candidates

  • Huston Hugh Marrs, Farmer–Labor
  • Paul S. McCormick, Socialist
  • James Allander, Communist
  • Claude C. Buhrman, National Union for Social Justice
  • Harvey L. Mayfield, Independent

Results
1936 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Teller Ammons 263,311 54.57%
Republican Charles M. Armstrong 210,614 43.65%
Farmer–Labor Huston Hugh Marrs 5,162 1.07%
Socialist Paul S. McCormick 1,498 0.31%
Communist James Allander 948 0.20%
Union Claude C. Buhrman 825 0.17%
Independent Harvey L. Mayfield 177 0.04%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1936" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1936. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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