1994 Colorado gubernatorial election

1994 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
 
Nominee Roy Romer Bruce D. Benson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Gail Schoettler Bob Schaeffer
Popular vote 619,205 432,042
Percentage 55.5% 38.7%

County results
Romer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Benson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Roy Romer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Roy Romer
Democratic

The 1994 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Although Colorado voters passed a term limits ballot measure in 1990 limiting the governors to two terms, it included a provision for Roy Romer, the Democratic incumbent, to be able to run for reelection for a third term.[1] The Republican nominee, Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Bruce D. Benson, lost by a margin of nearly 18 percent.

  1. ^ "CHILL WIND BLOWING FOR DEMOCRATS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.