Elections / 1986 · Senate · CO
Colorado — 1986 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1986 · U.S. SenateColorado · U.S. SenateTimothy E. WirthD+1.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1986 Senate returns.
- Timothy E. Wirth✓Democrat529,44949.9%
- Ken KramerRepublican512,99448.4%
- Michael Martin BushIndependent11,1271.0%
- Michael R. ChamberlainSocialist Workers3,7560.4%
- Henry John OlshawUnaffiliated American1,8680.2%
- Calvin G. DodgeProhibition1,5710.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+28.3Senate 1986D+1.6vs. baselineD+29.9
Colorado's 1986 Senate race ran 29.9 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Colorado's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −18.4% |
| 1980 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | −29.6% |
| 1986 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | −5.7% |
| 1998 | −27.5% |
| 2002 | −4.9% |
| 2004 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | −1.9% |
| 2016 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | +14.6% |
Same ballot, 1986CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.