United States Senate election in Colorado, 1990

United States Senate election in Colorado, 1990

November 6, 1990

Nominee Hank Brown Josie Heath Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 569,048 425,746 Percentage 55.68% 41.66%

U.S. Senator before election William L. Armstrong Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hank Brown Republican

The 1992 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican senator William L. Armstrong did not seek re-election to another term. Republican nominee Hank Brown won the open seat, defeating Democratic nominee Josie Heath.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Josie Heath, former Boulder County Commissioner^[1]

Republican

• Hank Brown, U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Hank Brown	569,048	55.68%
	Democratic	Josie Heath	425,746	41.66%
	Concerns of People	John Heckman	15,432	1.51%
	Colorado Prohibition	Earl F. Dodge	11,801	1.15%
	Write-in	Others	32	0.00%
Majority			143,302	14.02%
Turnout			1,022,059
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Associated Press (August 16, 1990). "Colorado Voters Pick Candidates for Senate Race". New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. Leip, David. "1992 Senatorial General Election Results - Colorado". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 27 February 2013.