1986 Senate elections · Colorado history
Colorado U.S. Senate election 1986
Timothy E. Wirth DEM +1.6 · Class III seat · held 11/4/86
- Votes counted
- 1,060,765
- Margin
- 1.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/4/86
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy E. Wirth Won | DEM | 529,449 | 49.91% | |
| Kenneth Bentley Kramer | REP | 512,994 | 48.36% | |
| Michael Martin Bush | IND | 11,127 | 1.05% | |
| Michael R. Chamberlain | SWP | 3,756 | 0.35% | |
| Henry John Olshaw | OTH | 1,868 | 0.18% | |
| Calvin G. Dodge | NAP | 1,571 | 0.15% | |
| Total | 1,060,765 | |||
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 |
Full Colorado Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1986 Colorado Senate race?
Timothy E. Wirth (DEM) won with 49.9% of the vote, ahead of Kenneth Bentley Kramer (48.4%), a margin of 1.6 points.
Did the Colorado Senate seat change party in 1986?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1986 Colorado Senate race?
1,060,765 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.