Document 6: Election Results of the 1877 Woman Suffrage Referendum, from “The Suffrage Vote in Colorado,” Woman’s Journal, 8 (1 December 1877), p. 380.Introduction
Woman suffrage went down to defeat in Colorado in 1877 by 7,441 votes more than a two-to one margin. 14,053 Colorado voters cast ballots against the referendum, while only 6,612 voted in favor of the measure. This table broke down the election results by county.[A]
A. The region is included in brackets by the editors.
THE SUFFRAGE VOTE IN COLORADO
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Counties. Approved. Not Approved. [Region] Arapahoe 1,173 2,048 [Northeast] Bent 78 273 [Southeast] Boulder 1,011 804 [North Central] Conejos 4 531 [South Central] Costilla 48 437 [South Central] Clear Creek 376 787 [North Central] Custer 129 348 [South Central] Douglas 136 283 [Central] Elbert 46 190 [East Central] El Paso 349 517 [Central] Fremont 117 280 [Central] Gilpin 406 1,025 [North Central] Grand 16 41 [North Central] Gunnison 19 62 [West Central] Hinsdale 332 571 [Southwest] Huerfano 32 637 [South Central] Jefferson 277 582 [Central] Lake 128 331 [Central] La Plata 83 88 [Southwest] Larimer 207 290 [North Central] Las Animas 127 995 [Southeast] Ouray 111 184 [Southwest] Park 176 388 [Central] Pueblo 103 793 [South Central] Rio Grande 143 194 [South Central] Routt [Northwest] Saguache 83 232 [South Central] San Juan 260 390 [Southwest] Summit 94 190 [North Central] Weld 548 562 [Northeast] TOTAL 6,612 14,053
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