Elections / 1996 · Senate · CO
Colorado — 1996 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1996 · U.S. SenateColorado · U.S. SenateWayne AllardR+5.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1996 Senate returns.
- Wayne Allard✓Republican750,31551.4%
- Tom StricklandDemocrat667,60045.7%
- Randy MackenzieNatural Law41,6202.9%
presidential baselinePresident 1996R+1.4Senate 1996R+5.7vs. baselineR+4.3
Colorado's 1996 Senate race ran 4.3 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 1996CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.