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Bill Owens

15 races across Governor, House, State Senate, State House in Colorado, 10W-5L

Republican
GovernorUS HouseState SenateState House
Electoral Grade
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15
Races
10-5
W-L (67%)
+1.7
Avg Margin
1968–2002
Career Span
Best: +63.0 (1980 State Senate)Worst: -94.1 (1984 State Senate)
67%
Win Rate
+9.1
Avg Overperformance
3
Win Streak
34 yrs
Career Span
1.7M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend14 races

State House
State Senate
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: D+7.0 - Click to view1974: D+50.5 - Click to view1976: D+47.5 - Click to view1980: D+63.0 - Click to view1982: R+36.4 - Click to view1982: D+50.9 - Click to view1984: R+46.6 - Click to view1984: R+94.1 - Click to view1986: R+22.2 - Click to view1986: D+46.1 - Click to view1988: R+40.9 - Click to view1988: D+28.8 - Click to view1998: R+0.6 - Click to view2002: R+29.0 - Click to view19681976198219841986198819982002

Career Timeline

2002 GovernorColorado
884,583
Candidate Votes
62.6%
Vote %
1,412,602
Total Votes
-29.0%
Margin
Electoral Performance
+19.5
Race Score
+22.5
vs. State Pres.
D-6.5
State Pres.
Incumbent (−3pt bar)
Top opponent: Rollie HeathDEM

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

15 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

15 races available

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Opponents Faced14 opponents

Eric W BoyerDEM
2-02 matchups · 1982–1988
Rollie HeathDEM
1-02002 Governor(-29.0)
Gail SchoettlerDEM
1-01998 Governor(-0.6)
Richard J DurbinDEM
0-11994 House
Mary L PadulaREP
1-01988 State Senate(+28.8)
Lois G PinesDEM
0-11986 State Senate(+46.1)
Donna SmithDEM
1-01986 State House(-22.2)
Ben AtchleyREP
0-11984 State Senate(-94.1)
Camille T HalseDEM
1-01984 State House(-46.6)
Frederick E BerryDEM
0-11982 State Senate(+50.9)
John G KingDEM
1-01980 State Senate(+63.0)
Robert A HallOTH
1-01976 State Senate(+47.5)
William X WallDEM
1-01974 State Senate(+50.5)
Tommy PowellDEM
0-11968 State House(+7.0)

Primary History

3 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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