1982Final results
1982 election for Colorado Governor
Governor · Colorado
Richard D. Lamm (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating John D. Fuhr (R) by 34.9 points.
Richard D. LammDemocrat · winner
67.5%627,960
John D. FuhrRepublican
32.5%302,740
930,700 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET