1968 United States Senate election in Colorado

none March 2026 September 2023 June 2020 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado Colorado Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado 1974 November 5, 1968 150x150px PHDominick.jpg Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) 459,952 58.55% Stephen McNichols 1962.jpg Stephen McNichols Democratic Party (US) 325,584 41.45% 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg 250px County resultsDominick: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% McNichols: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) The 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic ex-Governor Stephen McNichols. Peter Dominick defeated Stephen McNichols in a landslide despite Richard Nixon, a fellow Republican to Peter Dominick, winning the state by a somewhat smaller margin over Hubert Humphrey in the concurrent presidential election. This Senate seat would go on to vote Republican only once more since this election; in 1998, when former Democrat Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election in a landslide as a Republican. Democratic primary Candidates Stephen McNichols, former Governor of Colorado Kenneth W. Monfort, businessman and State Representative from Greeley Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=762497 Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Stephen McNichols 92,250 58.54% Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth W. Monfort 65,347 41.47% 157,597 100.00% General election Results 1968 United States Senate election in Coloradohttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7026 Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Peter Dominick (inc.) 459,952 58.55% 4.97 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen McNichols 325,584 41.45% 4.13 785,536 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References 1 1968 Colorado United States Senate