1980 Senate elections · Colorado history
Colorado U.S. Senate election 1980
Gary Hart DEM +1.6 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,173,142
- Margin
- 1.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in CO
- R+24.0same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hart Won | DEM | 590,501 | 50.34% | |
| Mary Estill Buchanan | REP | 571,295 | 48.70% | |
| Earl Higgerson | OTH | 7,265 | 0.62% | |
| Henry John Olshaw | OTH | 4,081 | 0.35% | |
| Total | 1,173,142 | |||
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 1980 Colorado Senate race?
Gary Hart (DEM) won with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Mary Estill Buchanan (48.7%), a margin of 1.6 points.
Did the Colorado Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Colorado Senate race?
1,173,142 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.