1986Final results
1986 election for Colorado Governor
Governor · Colorado
Roy Romer (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Ted Strickland (R) by 17.3 points.
Roy RomerDemocrat · winner
58.7%616,325
Ted StricklandRepublican
41.3%434,420
1,050,745 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET