1978 United States Senate election in Colorado

1978 United States Senate election in Colorado

November 7, 1978

Nominee William L. Armstrong Floyd Haskell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 480,801 330,148 Percentage 58.69% 40.30%

County results Armstrong:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Haskell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Floyd Haskell Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William L. Armstrong Republican

The 1978 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Senator Floyd Haskell ran for re-election to a second term, but was soundly defeated by Republican U.S. Representative William L. Armstrong.

Republican primary

Candidates

• William L. Armstrong, U.S. Representative from Littleton
• Jack Swigert, astronaut

Withdrew

• John Cogswell, Lawyer and Bob Dole aid (Endorsed Armstrong)

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William L. Armstrong	109,021	73.45%
	Republican	Jack Swigert	39,415	26.55%
Total votes			148,436	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William L. Armstrong	480,801	58.69%	10.52
	Democratic	Floyd Haskell (incumbent)	330,148	40.30%	9.11
	Independent	Veeder V. Dorn	5,789	0.71%	N/A
	Prohibition	John Shue	2,518	0.31%	N/A
Total votes			819,256	100.00%

See also

• 1978 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 14, 1978".
2. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.