1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Colorado

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County	Turnout	Richard Lamm* (D)		Ted Strickland (R)		Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)		Elsa Blum (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	37%	35,755	65.2%	17,616	32.1%	1,066	1.9%	132	0.2%	252	0.5%	18,139	54,821
Alamosa	53%	2,300	55.9%	1,600	38.9%	198	4.8%	3	0.1%	16	0.4%	700	4,117
Arapahoe	45%	43,612	54.6%	34,268	42.9%	1,292	1.6%	332	0.4%	352	0.4%	9,344	79,856
Archuleta	60%	735	55.3%	541	40.7%	38	2.9%	8	0.6%	8	0.6%	194	1,330
Baca	67%	1,225	49.5%	1,213	49.0%	24	1.0%	5	0.2%	8	0.3%	12	2,475
Bent	49%	1,143	57.4%	821	41.2%	2	0.1%	6	0.3%	20	1.0%	322	1,992
Boulder	49%	39,851	64.5%	20,467	33.1%	842	1.4%	260	0.4%	405	0.7%	19,384	61,825
Chaffee	47%	2,047	50.9%	1,838	45.7%	107	2.7%	16	0.4%	16	0.4%	209	4,024
Cheyenne	80%	580	49.1%	584	49.4%	12	1.0%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	-4	1,181
Clear Creek	47%	1,190	54.9%	908	41.9%	46	2.1%	8	0.4%	16	0.7%	282	2,168
Conejos	66%	1,659	55.2%	1,239	41.2%	64	2.1%	21	0.7%	23	0.8%	420	3,006
Costilla	69%	1,002	73.0%	329	24.0%	9	0.7%	26	1.9%	6	0.4%	673	1,372
Crowley	59%	659	52.7%	582	46.6%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	5	0.4%	77	1,250
Custer	102%	429	43.8%	532	54.3%	13	1.3%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	-103	979
Delta	49%	3,873	57.8%	2,718	40.5%	67	1.0%	11	0.2%	36	0.5%	1,155	6,705
Denver	44%	107,009	66.5%	48,883	30.4%	2,067	1.3%	1,884	1.2%	994	0.6%	58,126	160,837
Dolores	59%	315	49.7%	279	44.0%	38	6.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	36	634
Douglas	54%	3,299	45.9%	3,612	50.3%	212	3.0%	8	0.1%	50	0.7%	-313	7,181
Eagle	40%	1,934	54.7%	1,498	42.4%	65	1.8%	11	0.3%	29	0.8%	436	3,537
El Paso	33%	31,176	47.7%	33,152	50.7%	520	0.8%	123	0.2%	381	0.6%	-1,976	65,352
Elbert	51%	952	48.2%	961	48.7%	54	2.7%	3	0.2%	5	0.3%	-9	1,975
Fremont	47%	4,641	52.9%	3,989	45.4%	38	0.4%	18	0.2%	94	1.1%	652	8,780
Garfield	43%	3,376	55.1%	2,365	38.6%	306	5.0%	27	0.4%	58	0.9%	1,011	6,132
Gilpin	70%	580	54.5%	424	39.8%	33	3.1%	13	1.2%	14	1.3%	156	1,064
Grand	54%	1,472	58.1%	989	39.0%	53	2.1%	6	0.2%	13	0.5%	483	2,533
Gunnison	47%	1,980	55.0%	1,517	42.1%	45	1.2%	26	0.7%	34	0.9%	463	3,602
Hinsdale	124%	140	45.5%	159	51.6%	8	2.6%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	-19	308
Huerfano	64%	1,599	58.5%	1,090	39.9%	9	0.3%	24	0.9%	13	0.5%	509	2,735
Jackson	65%	460	58.2%	319	40.4%	9	1.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	141	790
Jefferson	48%	61,960	56.9%	43,606	40.0%	2,607	2.4%	187	0.2%	581	0.5%	18,354	108,941
Kiowa	80%	582	51.9%	536	47.8%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46	1,121
Kit Carson	62%	1,550	50.6%	1,457	47.6%	44	1.4%	4	0.1%	8	0.3%	93	3,063
La Plata	43%	3,627	47.5%	3,636	47.7%	321	4.2%	20	0.3%	25	0.3%	-9	7,629
Lake	43%	960	40.4%	1,260	53.0%	110	4.6%	24	1.0%	24	1.0%	-300	2,378
Larimer	40%	23,364	60.0%	14,917	38.3%	323	0.8%	117	0.3%	200	0.5%	8,447	38,921
Las Animas	63%	3,694	57.1%	2,742	42.4%	4	0.1%	10	0.2%	14	0.2%	952	6,464
Lincoln	64%	1,007	47.6%	1,077	50.9%	22	1.0%	2	0.1%	8	0.4%	-70	2,116
Logan	50%	3,800	57.7%	2,647	40.2%	117	1.8%	5	0.1%	19	0.3%	1,153	6,588
Mesa	44%	12,157	54.2%	9,550	42.6%	570	2.5%	26	0.1%	112	0.5%	2,607	22,415
Mineral	70%	159	39.4%	237	58.7%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	-78	404
Moffat	43%	1,680	52.6%	1,031	32.3%	446	14.0%	25	0.8%	12	0.4%	649	3,194
Montezuma	40%	1,693	42.7%	1,795	45.3%	459	11.6%	6	0.2%	11	0.3%	-102	3,964
Montrose	44%	3,856	57.7%	2,688	40.2%	80	1.2%	31	0.5%	30	0.4%	1,168	6,685
Morgan	45%	3,600	55.6%	2,738	42.3%	83	1.3%	7	0.1%	45	0.7%	862	6,473
Otero	45%	3,342	50.2%	3,166	47.6%	20	0.3%	98	1.5%	27	0.4%	176	6,653
Ouray	72%	431	47.9%	453	50.3%	7	0.8%	5	0.6%	4	0.4%	-22	900
Park	57%	946	55.5%	699	41.0%	35	2.1%	10	0.6%	13	0.8%	247	1,703
Phillips	67%	1,094	54.1%	906	44.8%	17	0.8%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	188	2,023
Pitkin	51%	2,579	69.4%	875	23.5%	32	0.9%	5	0.1%	227	6.1%	1,704	3,718
Prowers	48%	2,182	55.7%	1,630	41.6%	22	0.6%	60	1.5%	20	0.5%	552	3,914
Pueblo	45%	24,577	66.3%	12,040	32.5%	136	0.4%	148	0.4%	141	0.4%	12,537	37,042
Rio Blanco	55%	1,116	52.2%	934	43.7%	73	3.4%	6	0.3%	7	0.3%	182	2,136
Rio Grande	56%	1,729	45.6%	1,726	45.5%	311	8.2%	12	0.3%	16	0.4%	3	3,794
Routt	52%	2,666	60.8%	1,534	35.0%	167	3.8%	9	0.2%	10	0.2%	1,132	4,386
Saguache	76%	1,021	52.8%	794	41.1%	100	5.2%	6	0.3%	11	0.6%	227	1,932
San Juan	84%	215	46.5%	226	48.9%	10	2.2%	4	0.9%	7	1.5%	-11	462
San Miguel	64%	816	63.5%	433	33.7%	11	0.9%	11	0.9%	14	1.1%	383	1,285
Sedgwick	70%	852	54.0%	719	45.6%	4	0.3%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	133	1,578
Summit	48%	1,610	59.0%	1,032	37.8%	44	1.6%	14	0.5%	28	1.0%	578	2,728
Teller	50%	1,184	50.5%	1,105	47.1%	29	1.2%	7	0.3%	19	0.8%	79	2,344
Washington	67%	1,149	47.1%	1,100	45.1%	184	7.5%	1	0.0%	4	0.2%	49	2,438
Weld	36%	15,869	56.5%	11,732	41.8%	288	1.0%	42	0.1%	135	0.5%	4,137	28,066
Yuma	61%	1,925	50.8%	1,778	46.9%	70	1.8%	2	0.1%	13	0.3%	147	3,788
TOTAL	46%	483,985	58.7%	317,292	38.5%	13,990	1.7%	3,890	0.5%	4,650	0.6%	166,693	823,807
Total R vote: 317,292 (38.5%)      Total D vote: 483,985 (58.7%)      Total Other vote: 22,530 (2.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$429,579		$547,906		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	35,755	65.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	17,616	32.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	1,066	1.9%
Elsa Blum (SW)	132	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	252	0.5%
TOTAL	54,821
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Alamosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	2,300	55.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,600	38.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	198	4.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	3	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,117
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Arapahoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	43,612	54.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	34,268	42.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	1,292	1.6%
Elsa Blum (SW)	332	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	352	0.4%
TOTAL	79,856
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Archuleta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	735	55.3%
Ted Strickland (R)	541	40.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	38	2.9%
Elsa Blum (SW)	8	0.6%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,330
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Baca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,225	49.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,213	49.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	24	1.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	5	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,475
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Bent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,143	57.4%
Ted Strickland (R)	821	41.2%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	2	0.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	6	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	20	1.0%
TOTAL	1,992
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Boulder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	39,851	64.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	20,467	33.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	842	1.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	260	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	405	0.7%
TOTAL	61,825
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Chaffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	2,047	50.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,838	45.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	107	2.7%
Elsa Blum (SW)	16	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,024
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	580	49.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	584	49.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	12	1.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	3	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,181
Turnout: 80%

1978 Governor, Clear Creek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,190	54.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	908	41.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	46	2.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	8	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	16	0.7%
TOTAL	2,168
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Conejos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,659	55.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,239	41.2%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	64	2.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	21	0.7%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	23	0.8%
TOTAL	3,006
Turnout: 66%

1978 Governor, Costilla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,002	73.0%
Ted Strickland (R)	329	24.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	9	0.7%
Elsa Blum (SW)	26	1.9%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,372
Turnout: 69%

1978 Governor, Crowley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	659	52.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	582	46.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	2	0.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	2	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,250
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	429	43.8%
Ted Strickland (R)	532	54.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	13	1.3%
Elsa Blum (SW)	3	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	979
Turnout: 102%

1978 Governor, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,873	57.8%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,718	40.5%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	67	1.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	11	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	36	0.5%
TOTAL	6,705
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Denver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	107,009	66.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	48,883	30.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	2,067	1.3%
Elsa Blum (SW)	1,884	1.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	994	0.6%
TOTAL	160,837
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Dolores County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	315	49.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	279	44.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	38	6.0%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	2	0.3%
TOTAL	634
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,299	45.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	3,612	50.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	212	3.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	8	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	50	0.7%
TOTAL	7,181
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Eagle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,934	54.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,498	42.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	65	1.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	11	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,537
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	31,176	47.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	33,152	50.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	520	0.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	123	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	381	0.6%
TOTAL	65,352
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Elbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	952	48.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	961	48.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	54	2.7%
Elsa Blum (SW)	3	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,975
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	4,641	52.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	3,989	45.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	38	0.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	18	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	94	1.1%
TOTAL	8,780
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,376	55.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,365	38.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	306	5.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	27	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	58	0.9%
TOTAL	6,132
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Gilpin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	580	54.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	424	39.8%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	33	3.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	13	1.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	14	1.3%
TOTAL	1,064
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Grand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,472	58.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	989	39.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	53	2.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	6	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,533
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Gunnison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,980	55.0%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,517	42.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	45	1.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	26	0.7%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	34	0.9%
TOTAL	3,602
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Hinsdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	140	45.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	159	51.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	8	2.6%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	1	0.3%
TOTAL	308
Turnout: 124%

1978 Governor, Huerfano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,599	58.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,090	39.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	9	0.3%
Elsa Blum (SW)	24	0.9%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,735
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	460	58.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	319	40.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	9	1.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	2	0.3%
TOTAL	790
Turnout: 65%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	61,960	56.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	43,606	40.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	2,607	2.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	187	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	581	0.5%
TOTAL	108,941
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	582	51.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	536	47.8%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,121
Turnout: 80%

1978 Governor, Kit Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,550	50.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,457	47.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	44	1.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	4	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	3,063
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, La Plata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,627	47.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	3,636	47.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	321	4.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	20	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,629
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	960	40.4%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,260	53.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	110	4.6%
Elsa Blum (SW)	24	1.0%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	24	1.0%
TOTAL	2,378
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Larimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	23,364	60.0%
Ted Strickland (R)	14,917	38.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	323	0.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	117	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	200	0.5%
TOTAL	38,921
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Las Animas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,694	57.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,742	42.4%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	4	0.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	10	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,464
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,007	47.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,077	50.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	22	1.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	2	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,116
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,800	57.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,647	40.2%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	117	1.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	5	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,588
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Mesa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	12,157	54.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	9,550	42.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	570	2.5%
Elsa Blum (SW)	26	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	112	0.5%
TOTAL	22,415
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	159	39.4%
Ted Strickland (R)	237	58.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	2	0.5%
Elsa Blum (SW)	3	0.7%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	3	0.7%
TOTAL	404
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Moffat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,680	52.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,031	32.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	446	14.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	25	0.8%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	3,194
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Montezuma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,693	42.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,795	45.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	459	11.6%
Elsa Blum (SW)	6	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,964
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Montrose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,856	57.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,688	40.2%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	80	1.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	31	0.5%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	6,685
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,600	55.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	2,738	42.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	83	1.3%
Elsa Blum (SW)	7	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	45	0.7%
TOTAL	6,473
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Otero County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	3,342	50.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	3,166	47.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	20	0.3%
Elsa Blum (SW)	98	1.5%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,653
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Ouray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	431	47.9%
Ted Strickland (R)	453	50.3%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	7	0.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	5	0.6%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	900
Turnout: 72%

1978 Governor, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	946	55.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	699	41.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	35	2.1%
Elsa Blum (SW)	10	0.6%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	13	0.8%
TOTAL	1,703
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,094	54.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	906	44.8%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	17	0.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	4	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,023
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Pitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	2,579	69.4%
Ted Strickland (R)	875	23.5%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	32	0.9%
Elsa Blum (SW)	5	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	227	6.1%
TOTAL	3,718
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Prowers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	2,182	55.7%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,630	41.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	22	0.6%
Elsa Blum (SW)	60	1.5%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	20	0.5%
TOTAL	3,914
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Pueblo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	24,577	66.3%
Ted Strickland (R)	12,040	32.5%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	136	0.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	148	0.4%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	141	0.4%
TOTAL	37,042
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Rio Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,116	52.2%
Ted Strickland (R)	934	43.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	73	3.4%
Elsa Blum (SW)	6	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,136
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Rio Grande County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,729	45.6%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,726	45.5%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	311	8.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	12	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,794
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Routt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	2,666	60.8%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,534	35.0%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	167	3.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	9	0.2%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,386
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Saguache County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,021	52.8%
Ted Strickland (R)	794	41.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	100	5.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	6	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,932
Turnout: 76%

1978 Governor, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	215	46.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	226	48.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	10	2.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	4	0.9%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	7	1.5%
TOTAL	462
Turnout: 84%

1978 Governor, San Miguel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	816	63.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	433	33.7%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	11	0.9%
Elsa Blum (SW)	11	0.9%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	14	1.1%
TOTAL	1,285
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Sedgwick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	852	54.0%
Ted Strickland (R)	719	45.6%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	4	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,578
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,610	59.0%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,032	37.8%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	44	1.6%
Elsa Blum (SW)	14	0.5%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	28	1.0%
TOTAL	2,728
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Teller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,184	50.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,105	47.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	29	1.2%
Elsa Blum (SW)	7	0.3%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	19	0.8%
TOTAL	2,344
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,149	47.1%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,100	45.1%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	184	7.5%
Elsa Blum (SW)	1	0.0%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,438
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Weld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	15,869	56.5%
Ted Strickland (R)	11,732	41.8%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	288	1.0%
Elsa Blum (SW)	42	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	135	0.5%
TOTAL	28,066
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Yuma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Lamm* (D)	1,925	50.8%
Ted Strickland (R)	1,778	46.9%
Roy Peister (Tea Party '78)	70	1.8%
Elsa Blum (SW)	2	0.1%
Sal A. Mander (Newtist)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	3,788
Turnout: 61%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Richard Lamm*
Total Disbursements:	$429,579

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Ted Strickland
Total Disbursements:	$547,906