Election Name: | 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado |
Country: | Colorado |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado |
Next Year: | 1974 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
Image1: | PHDominick.jpg |
Nominee1: | Peter Dominick |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 459,952 |
Percentage1: | 58.55% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 325,584 |
Percentage2: | 41.45% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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 narrowly over Hubert Humphrey in the concurrent presidential election.