1942 Colorado gubernatorial election

The 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee John Charles Vivian defeated Democratic nominee Homer Bedford with 56.23% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1942.

Candidates

 * Homer Bedford, Colorado State Treasurer
 * Moses E. Smith, State Representative
 * William Lee Knous, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court

Candidates

 * John Charles Vivian, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
 * Charles M. Armstrong, former Secretary of State of Colorado

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * John Charles Vivian, Republican
 * Homer Bedford, Democratic

Other candidates
 * William R. Dietrich, Communist