| Election Name: | 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:John A. Love (CO).png |
| Nominee1: | John Arthur Love |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | John Vanderhoof |
| Popular Vote1: | 350,690 |
| Percentage1: | 52.46% |
| Nominee2: | Mark Anthony Hogan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Charles Grant |
| Popular Vote2: | 302,432 |
| Percentage2: | 45.24% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Arthur Love |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Arthur Love |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican John Arthur Love defeated Democratic nominee Mark Anthony Hogan with 52.46% of the vote. This would be the last time until 1998 that Colorado elected a Republican as Governor and also the last time Denver County, Boulder County, and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.[1]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| John A. LoveRepublican | Mark HoganDemocratic | Albert L. GuruleRaza Unida | Walter R. PlankintonAmerican Independent | James LauderdaleSocialist Workers | Total Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||
| align="center" | Adams | 20,666 | 45.45% | 23,475 | 51.63% | 2,061 | 2.33% | 279 | 0.39% | 86 | 0.19% | 45,467 |
| align="center" | Alamosa | 1,909 | 54.57% | 2,464 | 41.85% | 209 | 3.12% | 26 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,498 |
| align="center" | Arapahoe | 30,329 | 63.19% | 17,064 | 35.55% | 433 | 0.90% | 131 | 0.27% | 43 | 0.09% | 48,000 |
| align="center" | Archuleta | 334 | 41.29% | 456 | 56.37% | 17 | 2.10% | 2 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 809 |
| align="center" | Baca | 1,006 | 54.38% | 825 | 44.59% | 3 | 0.16% | 15 | 0.81% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,850 |
| align="center" | Bent | 1,126 | 48.89% | 1,124 | 48.81% | 45 | 1.95% | 6 | 0.26% | 2 | 0.09% | 2,303 |
| align="center" | Boulder | 23,617 | 57.90% | 16,299 | 39.96% | 618 | 1.52% | 121 | 0.30% | 135 | 0.33% | 40,790 |
| align="center" | Chaffee | 1,583 | 48.50% | 1,627 | 49.85% | 41 | 1.26% | 7 | 0.21% | 6 | 0.18% | 3,264 |
| align="center" | Cheyenne | 643 | 55.24% | 515 | 44.24% | 1 | 0.09% | 5 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,164 |
| align="center" | Clear Creek | 971 | 55.90% | 728 | 41.91% | 26 | 1.50% | 10 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.12% | 1,737 |
| align="center" | Conejos | 1,242 | 51.05% | 971 | 39.91% | 214 | 8.80% | 4 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.08% | 2,433 |
| align="center" | Costilla | 457 | 34.46% | 771 | 58.14% | 82 | 6.18% | 9 | 0.68% | 7 | 0.53% | 1,326 |
| align="center" | Crowley | 657 | 46.90% | 728 | 51.96% | 14 | 1.00% | 2 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,401 |
| align="center" | Custer | 384 | 58.45% | 272 | 41.40% | 1 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 657 |
| align="center" | Delta | 2,511 | 49.13% | 2,558 | 50.05% | 9 | 0.18% | 29 | 0.57% | 4 | 0.08% | 5,111 |
| align="center" | Dolores | 285 | 44.88% | 347 | 54.65% | 1 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 635 |
| align="center" | Douglas | 1,872 | 62.84% | 1,072 | 35.99% | 7 | 0.23% | 27 | 0.91% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,979 |
| align="center" | Eagle | 887 | 49.78% | 864 | 48.48% | 25 | 1.40% | 4 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,782 |
| align="center" | El Paso | 25,312 | 53.67% | 21,254 | 45.07% | 309 | 0.66% | 226 | 0.48% | 60 | 0.13% | 47,161 |
| align="center" | Elbert | 730 | 52.44% | 654 | 46.98% | 7 | 0.50% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,392 |
| align="center" | Fremont | 3,524 | 45.81% | 4,113 | 53.46% | 27 | 0.35% | 26 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.04% | 7,693 |
| align="center" | Garfield | 2,398 | 48.62% | 2,519 | 51.07% | 5 | 0.10% | 10 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,932 |
| align="center" | Gilpin | 360 | 55.13% | 281 | 43.03% | 6 | 0.92% | 6 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 653 |
| align="center" | Grand | 977 | 64.66% | 530 | 35.08% | 1 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,511 |
| align="center" | Gunnison | 1,075 | 52.98% | 938 | 46.23% | 9 | 0.44% | 6 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.05% | 2,029 |
| align="center" | Hinsdale | 107 | 64.46% | 59 | 35.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 166 |
| align="center" | Huerfano | 963 | 33.55% | 1,749 | 60.94% | 150 | 5.23% | 6 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.07% | 2,870 |
| align="center" | Jackson | 398 | 59.23% | 274 | 40.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 672 |
| align="center" | Jefferson | 46,003 | 61.87% | 27,370 | 36.81% | 747 | 1.00% | 195 | 0.26% | 34 | 0.05% | 74,349 |
| align="center" | Kiowa | 572 | 53.16% | 500 | 46.47% | 1 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,076 |
| align="center" | Kit Carson | 1,463 | 55.95% | 1,139 | 43.56% | 9 | 0.34% | 4 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,615 |
| align="center" | La Plata | 3,558 | 55.20% | 2,777 | 43.08% | 69 | 1.07% | 36 | 0.56% | 6 | 0.09% | 6,446 |
| align="center" | Lake | 773 | 33.67% | 1,480 | 64.46% | 28 | 1.22% | 11 | 0.48% | 4 | 0.17% | 2,296 |
| align="center" | Larimer | 14,133 | 61.06% | 8,674 | 37.48% | 255 | 1.10% | 50 | 0.22% | 33 | 0.14% | 23,145 |
| align="center" | Las Animas | 2,602 | 38.89% | 3,785 | 56.57% | 284 | 4.24% | 11 | 0.16% | 9 | 0.13% | 6,691 |
| align="center" | Lincoln | 1,092 | 52.25% | 992 | 47.46% | 6 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,090 |
| align="center" | Logan | 3,269 | 51.23% | 3,082 | 48.30% | 16 | 0.25% | 8 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.09% | 6,381 |
| align="center" | Mesa | 8,411 | 47.07% | 9,277 | 51.92% | 74 | 0.41% | 76 | 0.43% | 30 | 0.17% | 17,868 |
| align="center" | Mineral | 156 | 50.65% | 148 | 48.05% | 3 | 0.97% | 1 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 308 |
| align="center" | Moffat | 1,297 | 54.50% | 1,072 | 45.04% | 8 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.04% | 2,380 |
| align="center" | Montezuma | 1,944 | 49.97% | 1,920 | 49.36% | 10 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.13% | 3,890 |
| align="center" | Montrose | 2,652 | 48.48% | 2,694 | 49.25% | 60 | 1.10% | 39 | 0.71% | 25 | 0.46% | 5,470 |
| align="center" | Morgan | 3,403 | 56.57% | 2,592 | 43.09% | 11 | 0.18% | 6 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.07% | 6,016 |
| align="center" | Otero | 3,718 | 50.90% | 3,460 | 47.36% | 101 | 1.38% | 17 | 0.23% | 9 | 0.12% | 7,305 |
| align="center" | Ouray | 314 | 51.64% | 290 | 47.70% | 1 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 608 |
| align="center" | Park | 570 | 55.99% | 438 | 43.03% | 2 | 0.20% | 8 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,018 |
| align="center" | Phillips | 914 | 47.88% | 990 | 51.86% | 4 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,909 |
| align="center" | Pitkin | 1,378 | 49.84% | 1,307 | 47.27% | 53 | 1.92% | 17 | 0.61% | 10 | 0.36% | 2,765 |
| align="center" | Prowers | 2,379 | 52.85% | 2,078 | 46.17% | 35 | 0.78% | 8 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.02% | 4,501 |
| align="center" | Pueblo | 13,130 | 33.46% | 24,478 | 62.38% | 1,412 | 3.60% | 127 | 0.32% | 91 | 0.23% | 39,238 |
| align="center" | Rio Blanco | 871 | 54.88% | 698 | 43.98% | 2 | 0.13% | 15 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,587 |
| align="center" | Rio Grande | 2,091 | 60.50% | 1,257 | 36.37% | 98 | 2.84% | 7 | 0.20% | 3 | 0.09% | 3,456 |
| align="center" | Routt | 1,389 | 49.22% | 1,425 | 50.50% | 4 | 0.14% | 3 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.04% | 2,822 |
| align="center" | Saguache | 732 | 51.22% | 643 | 45.00% | 53 | 3.71% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,429 |
| align="center" | San Juan | 172 | 45.03% | 204 | 53.40% | 3 | 0.79% | 3 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 382 |
| align="center" | San Miguel | 393 | 50.32% | 386 | 49.42% | 2 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 781 |
| align="center" | Sedgwick | 819 | 54.38% | 673 | 44.69% | 13 | 0.86% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,506 |
| align="center" | Summit | 479 | 54.81% | 388 | 44.39% | 6 | 0.69% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 874 |
| align="center" | Teller | 639 | 50.43% | 621 | 49.01% | 2 | 0.16% | 5 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,267 |
| align="center" | Washington | 1,200 | 53.05% | 1,047 | 46.29% | 4 | 0.18% | 10 | 0.44% | 1 | 0.04% | 2,262 |
| align="center" | Weld | 13,757 | 57.09% | 9,841 | 40.84% | 373 | 1.55% | 74 | 0.31% | 53 | 0.22% | 24,098 |
| align="center" | Yuma | 1,783 | 52.44% | 1,610 | 47.35% | 1 | 0.03% | 6 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,400 |
| Totals | 350,690 | 52.46% | 302,432 | 45.24% | 12,179 | 1.82% | 2,052 | 0.31% | 1,143 | 0.17% | 668,496 | |