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1908 Colorado gubernatorial election

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1908 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1906 November 3, 1908 1910 →
 
Nominee John F. Shafroth Jesse Fuller McDonald
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 130,141 118,953
Percentage 49.41% 45.16%

County results
Shafroth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
McDonald:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Henry Augustus Buchtel
Republican

Elected Governor

John F. Shafroth
Democratic

The 1908 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Democratic nominee John F. Shafroth defeated Republican nominee Jesse Fuller McDonald with 49.41% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • John F. Shafroth, Democratic
  • Jesse Fuller McDonald, Republican

Other candidates

  • Henry Clay Darrah, Socialist
  • H. L. Murray, Prohibition

Results

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1908 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. Shafroth 130,141 49.41% +12.78%
Republican Jesse Fuller McDonald 118,953 45.16% −0.43%
Socialist Henry Clay Darrah 7,972 3.03% −4.85%
Prohibition H. L. Murray 6,314 2.40% +1.37%
Majority 11,188 4.25%
Turnout 263,380%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1908" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1908. Retrieved May 30, 2020.