1978 Senate elections · Colorado history
Colorado U.S. Senate election 1978
William L. Armstrong REP +18.4 gain · Class II seat · held 11/7/78
- Votes counted
- 819,256
- Margin
- 18.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/7/78
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Armstrong Won | REP | 480,801 | 58.69% | |
| Floyd K. Haskell | DEM | 330,148 | 40.30% | |
| Vedder V. Dron | OTH | 5,789 | 0.71% | |
| John Shue | OTH | 2,518 | 0.31% | |
| Total | 819,256 | |||
Official source: data
Other Colorado Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 14.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | John Wright Hickenlooper | 9.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 5.7 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory Gardner | 1.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Michael Bennet | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark Udall | 10.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Ken Salazar | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Class II | Wayne A. Allard | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | 27.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Wayne A. Allard | 5.7 |
| 1992 | Class III | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Hank Brown | 14.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1978 Colorado Senate race?
William L. Armstrong (REP) won with 58.7% of the vote, ahead of Floyd K. Haskell (40.3%), a margin of 18.4 points.
Did the Colorado Senate seat change party in 1978?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1978 Colorado Senate race?
819,256 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.