2006 governor elections · Colorado history
Colorado governor election 2006
Bill Ritter Jr. DEM +16.8 gain · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 1,558,277
- Margin
- 16.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ritter Jr. Won | DEM | 887,986 | 56.99% | |
| Bob Beauprez | REP | 625,886 | 40.17% | |
| Dawn Winkler-Kinateder | LIB | 23,323 | 1.50% | |
| Paul Fiorino | IND | 10,996 | 0.71% | |
| Clyde J. Harkins | CON | 9,716 | 0.62% | |
| Charles Walter Sylvester | W | 370 | 0.02% | |
| Total | 1,558,277 | |||
Official source: 2006AbsractBook.pdf
Other Colorado governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jared Polis | 19.4 |
| 2018 | Jared Polis | 10.6 |
| 2014 | John Wright Hickenlooper | 3.3 |
| 2010 | John Wright Hickenlooper | 14.7 |
| 2006 | Bill Ritter Jr. | 16.8 |
| 2002 | William F. Owens | 29.0 |
| 1998 | William F. Owens | 0.6 |
Full Colorado governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 Colorado governor race?
Bill Ritter Jr. (DEM) won with 57.0% of the vote, ahead of Bob Beauprez (40.2%), a margin of 16.8 points.
Did the Colorado governor seat change party in 2006?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 Colorado governor race?
1,558,277 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.