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1988 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Kolbe won the 1988 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Kolbe received 164,462 popular votes (67.8%). The main challenger was Judith E. Belcher (32.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Kolbe and Belcher

Kolbe +35.6 pts · won by 86,347 votes
Jim KolbeRepublicanWINNER67.8%
164,462 votes
Judith E. BelcherDemocratic32.2%
78,115 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.