1986 Colorado gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
1986 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Democratic

Roy Romer

616,325

58.20%

Republican

Ted L. Strickland

434,420

41.03%

Prohibition

Earl F. Dodge Jr.

8,183

0.77%

Majority

181,905

Turnout

1,058,928

Democratic hold

Swing

Referring to the data within the table titled 1986 Colorado gubernatorial election — section "Results", write a short sentence answer to the question: Who won the 1986 Colorado gubernatorial election and what percent of the vote did they get? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Democratic nominee Roy Romer defeated Republican nominee Ted L. Strickland with 58.20% of the vote.