1946 Colorado gubernatorial election

none related races 1946 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1946 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado 1911 Presidential no 1944 Colorado gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Colorado gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:William Lee Knous.jpg 150x150px William Lee Knous Democratic Party (United States) 174,604 52.11% 3x4.svg Leon Lavington Republican Party (United States) 160,483 47.89% 1946 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsKnous: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Lavington: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor John Charles Vivian Republican Party (United States) William Lee Knous Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Democratic nominee William Lee Knous defeated Republican nominee Leon Lavington with 52.11% of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to win the governorship since 1936. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 10, 1946.https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1946AbstractBook.pdf State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1946 Secretary of State of Colorado 1946 February 15, 2020 November 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221110054713/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1946AbstractBook.pdf dead Democratic primary Candidates William Lee Knous, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Results Democratic primary results William Lee Knous Democratic Party (United States) 45,104 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Leon Lavington, Auditor of Colorado Results Republican primary results Leon Lavington Republican Party (United States) 39,646 100.00 General election Candidates William Lee Knous, Democratic Leon Lavington, Republican Results 1946 Colorado gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) William Lee Knous 174,604 52.11% +4.51% Republican Party (United States) Leon Lavington 160,483 47.89% -4.51% 14,121 4.22% 335,087 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1946 Colorado Gubernatorial