1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado Governor
Governor · Colorado
Richard D. Lamm (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Ted Strickland (R) by 20.8 points.
Richard D. LammDemocrat · winner
60.4%483,985
Ted StricklandRepublican
39.6%317,292
801,277 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET