2004 Senate elections · Colorado history
Colorado U.S. Senate election 2004
Ken Salazar DEM +4.8 gain · Class III seat · held 11/2/04
- Votes counted
- 2,107,472
- Margin
- 4.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in CO
- R+4.7same year
General election 11/2/04
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Salazar Won | DEM | 1,081,188 | 51.30% | |
| Pete Coors | REP | 980,668 | 46.53% | |
| Douglas Campbell | ACP | 18,783 | 0.89% | |
| Richard Randall | LIB | 10,160 | 0.48% | |
| John R. Harris | IND | 8,442 | 0.40% | |
| Victor A. Good | REF | 6,481 | 0.31% | |
| Finn Gotaas | UN | 1,750 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 2,107,472 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2004 Colorado Senate race?
Ken Salazar (DEM) won with 51.3% of the vote, ahead of Pete Coors (46.5%), a margin of 4.8 points.
Did the Colorado Senate seat change party in 2004?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2004 Colorado Senate race?
2,107,472 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.