1978 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 1978 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Senator Floyd Haskell ran for re-election to a second term, but was soundly defeated by Republican U.S. Representative William L. Armstrong.

1978 United States Senate election in Colorado
November 7, 1978
 
Nominee William L. Armstrong Floyd Haskell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 480,801 330,148
Percentage 58.69% 40.30%
County results
Armstrong:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Haskell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Floyd Haskell
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

William L. Armstrong
Republican

Elections in Colorado

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William L. Armstrong 109,021 73.45%
Republican Jack Swigert 39,415 26.55%
Total votes 148,436 100.00%

General election

Results
General election results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican William L. Armstrong 480,801 58.69% 10.52
Democratic Floyd Haskell (incumbent) 330,148 40.30% 9.11
Independent Veeder V. Dorn 5,789 0.71% N/A
Prohibition John Shue 2,518 0.31% N/A
Total votes 819,256 100.00%

See also

References
  1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=225334
  2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5306
  3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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