New Colorado gubernatorial election, 2016

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2012 ← 	7 May 2016 	→ 2020
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Turnout 	511,328 (89.91%) ( 2.56pp) 	511,328 (89.91%) ( 2.56pp)
 	 	
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Candidate 	Shaneka Bhattarai 	Jim Rainier
Party 	Social Democrats 	Liberal
Running mate 	Jamie Chen 	Seung-hun Lim
Popular vote 	274,685 	236,643
Percentage 	53.72% 	46.28%
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Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate
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Governor before election 	Governor before election 	Elected Governor
Karen WuSocial Democrats 	Karen WuSocial Democrats 	Shaneka BhattaraiSocial Democrats
The 2016 New Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Saturday, 7 May 2016 to elect the the Governor of New Colorado Prefecture. The prefectural election was held on the same date.
The incumbent second-term governor, Karen Wu of the Social Democrats, did not seek a third term. Social Democratic candidate Shaneka Bhattarai defeated Liberal candidate Jim Rainier by a 7.4 percent margin, continuing the Social Democrats' dominance of the governor's office in New Colorado, with its six-term streak extending back to 1996. Bhattarai became the first female governor of South Asian heritage.
==Results==
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	
Party 	Party 	Governor 	Lt. Governor 	Votes 	% 	
 	Social Democrats 	Shaneka Bhattarai 	Jamie Chen 	212,508 	41.56 	
 	Liberal 	Jim Rainier 	Seung-hun Lim 	184,283 	36.04 	
 	Greens 	Melanie Matsui 	Ed Marsh 	64,121 	12.54 	
 	Democrats 	Frank Scully 	Clay Barton 	50,417 	9.86 	
Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	
 	Social Democrats 	Shaneka Bhattarai 	Jamie Chen 	274,685 	53.72 	
 	Liberal 	Jim Rainier 	Seung-hun Lim 	236,643 	46.28 	
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	511,328