1966 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 1966 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator Gordon Allott was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Roy Romer.

1966 United States Senate election in Colorado

November 8, 1966

Nominee Gordon Allott Roy Romer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 368,307 266,198 Percentage 58.02% 41.93%

County results Allott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Romer:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Gordon Allott Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gordon Allott Republican

Romer would later be elected three terms as Treasurer of Colorado and another three terms as Governor.

General election

Results

General election results[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Gordon Allott (inc.)	368,307	58.02%	4.50
	Democratic	Roy Romer	266,198	41.93%	4.09
	Independent	Walter Cranson (write-in)	332	0.05%	N/A
Total votes			634,837	100.00%

See also

• 1966 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.