The 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Peter Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His ...
was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic ex-Governor
Stephen McNichols.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Stephen McNichols, former Governor of Colorado
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Kenneth W. Monfort, businessman and State Representative from
Greeley
Results
General election
Results
See also
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1968 United States Senate elections
References
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
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Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...