The 1980 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Gary Hart won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
Democratic
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Gary Hart, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
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Mary Estill Buchanan
Mary Estill Buchanan (born November 15, 1934) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Colorado from 1974 to 1983. She was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1980, but was defeated by incumbent Gary Hart.
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Colorado Secretary of State
The secretary of state of Colorado is the secretary of state of the state of Colorado in the United States. The office is one of five elected constitutional offices in the state. The current secretary of state is Democrat Jena Griswold.
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Bo Callaway
Howard Hollis Callaway (April 2, 1927 – March 15, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He served as a Republican member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives. He also served as the 11th U ...
, former Secretary of the Army
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Sam H. Zakhem, Colorado State Senator
Results
See also
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1980 United States Senate elections
The 1980 United States Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates, allowing them to flip ...
References
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1980 Colorado elections
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 ...
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