1978 United States Senate election in Colorado From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 1978 United States Senate election in Colorado ← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 → Nominee William L. Armstrong Floyd Haskell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 480,801 330,148 Percentage 58.69% 40.30% County resultsArmstrong: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Haskell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% U.S. senator before election Floyd Haskell Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William L. 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Incumbent Democratic Senator Floyd Haskell ran for re-election to a second term, but was soundly defeated by Republican U.S. Representative William L. Armstrong. Republican primary[edit] Candidates[edit] William L. Armstrong, U.S. Representative from Littleton Jack Swigert, astronaut Results[edit] Republican primary results[1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican William L. Armstrong 109,021 73.45% Republican Jack Swigert 39,415 26.55% Total votes 148,436 100.00% General election[edit] Results[edit] General election results[2][3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican William L. Armstrong 480,801 58.69% 10.52 Democratic Floyd Haskell (incumbent) 330,148 40.30% 9.11 Independent Veeder V. Dorn 5,789 0.71% N/A Prohibition John Shue 2,518 0.31% N/A Total votes 819,256 100.00% See also[edit] 1978 United States Senate elections References[edit] ^ "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 14, 1978". ^ "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978". ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). 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