United States Senate election in Colorado, 1986

United States Senate election in Colorado, 1986

November 3, 1986

Nominee Tim Wirth Ken Kramer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 529,449 512,994 Percentage 49.9% 48.4%

U.S. Senator before election Gary Hart Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tim Wirth Democratic

The 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Hart decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democratic nominee Tim Wirth won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Tim Wirth, U.S. Congressman from the 2nd district

Republican

• Ken Kramer, U.S. Congressman from the 5th district

Results

General election results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Wirth	529,449	49.91%	-0.42%
	Republican	Ken Kramer	512,994	48.36%	-0.34%
	Independent	Michael Martin Bush	11,127	1.05%
	Socialist Workers	Michael R. Chamberlain	3,756	0.35%
	Independent American	Henry John Olshaw	1,868	0.18%	-0.17%
	Prohibition	Calvin G. Dodge	1,571	0.15%
Majority			16,455	1.55%	-0.09%
Turnout			1,060,765
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf