1942 Colorado gubernatorial election

none related races 1942 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado 1911 Presidential no 1940 Colorado gubernatorial election 1940 1944 Colorado gubernatorial election 1944 November 3, 1942 File:John C. Vivian (Colorado governor).jpg 150x150px John Charles Vivian Republican Party (United States) 193,501 56.23% 3x4.svg Homer Bedford Democratic Party (United States) 149,402 43.41% 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsVivian: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bedford: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Ralph Lawrence Carr Republican Party (United States) John Charles Vivian Republican Party (United States) The 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee John Charles Vivian defeated Democratic nominee Homer Bedford with 56.23% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 8, 1942.https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1942AbstractBook.pdf State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1942 Secretary of State of Colorado 1942 February 20, 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Homer Bedford, Colorado State Treasurer Moses E. Smith, State Representative William Lee Knous, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Results Democratic primary results Homer Bedford Democratic Party (United States) 25,828 40.2% Moses E. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 21,530 33.5% William Lee Knous Democratic Party (United States) 16,936 26.3% 64,294 Republican primary Candidates John Charles Vivian, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Charles M. Armstrong, former Secretary of State of Colorado Results Republican primary results John Charles Vivian Republican Party (United States) 27,021 55.8% Charles M. Armstrong Republican Party (United States) 21,371 44.2% 48,392 General election Candidates Major party candidates John Charles Vivian, Republican Homer Bedford, Democratic Other candidates William R. Dietrich, Communist Results 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) John Charles Vivian 193,501 56.23% +1.86% Democratic Party (United States) Homer Bedford 149,402 43.41% -1.55% Communist Party USA William R. Dietrich 1,232 0.36% 44,099 12.82% 344,135 Republican Party (United States) References 1942 Colorado Gubernatorial