1968 United States Senate election in Colorado

1968 United States Senate election in Colorado

November 5, 1968

Nominee Peter Dominick Stephen McNichols Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 459,952 325,584 Percentage 58.55% 41.45%

County results Dominick:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% McNichols:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Peter Dominick Republican Elected U.S. Senator Peter Dominick Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic ex-Governor Stephen McNichols. Peter Dominick defeated Stephen McNichols in a landslide despite Richard Nixon, a fellow Republican to Peter Dominick, winning the state narrowly over Hubert Humphrey in the concurrent presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Stephen McNichols, former Governor of Colorado
• Kenneth W. Monfort, businessman and State Representative from Greeley

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen McNichols	92,250	58.54%
	Democratic	Kenneth W. Monfort	65,347	41.47%
Total votes			157,597	100.00%

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Colorado^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Dominick (inc.)	459,952	58.55%	4.97
	Democratic	Stephen McNichols	325,584	41.45%	4.13
Total votes			785,536	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1968 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.