1968 United States Senate election in Colorado
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic ex-Governor Stephen McNichols. Peter Dominick defeated Stephen McNichols in a landslide despite Richard Nixon, a fellow Republican to Peter Dominick, winning the state by a somewhat smaller margin over Hubert Humphrey in the concurrent presidential election.
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November 5, 1968
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 County results Dominick: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McNichols: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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This Senate seat would go on to vote Republican only once more since this election; in 1998, when former Democrat Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election in a landslide as a Republican.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Stephen McNichols, former Governor of Colorado
- Kenneth W. Monfort, businessman and State Representative from Greeley
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephen McNichols | 92,250 | 58.54% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth W. Monfort | 65,347 | 41.47% | |
| Total votes | 157,597 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Dominick (inc.) | 459,952 | 58.55% |  4.97 | |
| Democratic | Stephen McNichols | 325,584 | 41.45% |  4.13 | |
| Total votes | 785,536 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||