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The1994 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state ofColorado. Although Colorado voters passed a term limits ballot measure in 1990 limiting the governors to two consecutive terms, it was not retroactive and only applied for terms beginning in 1991 or later, thusRoy Romer, the Democratic incumbent first elected in 1986, was able to run for reelection for a third term.[1][2][3] The Republican nominee, Chairman of theColorado Republican Party,Bruce D. Benson, lost by a margin of nearly 18 percent.
Incumbent governorRoy Romer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Romer (incumbent) | 68,722 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bruce D. Benson | 103,979 | 60.0% | |
| Republican | Mike Bird | 38,577 | 22.3% | |
| Republican | Dick Sargent | 30,332 | 17.5% | |
| Republican | George P. Carouthen (write-in) | 410 | 0.2% | |
| Total votes | 173,298 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Romer (incumbent) | 619,205 | 55.47% | −6.42% | |
| Republican | Bruce D. Benson | 432,042 | 38.70% | +3.27% | |
| Constitution | Kevin Swanson | 40,397 | 3.62% | N/A | |
| Green | Philip Hufford | 16,956 | 1.52% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Earl Dodge | 7,584 | 0.68% | −0.10% | |
| Write-in | Thomas Todd | 123 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Majority | 187,163 | 16.77% | −9.69% | ||
| Turnout | 1,116,307 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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