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1988 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joel Hefley won the 1988 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Joel Hefley received 181,612 popular votes (75.13%). The main challenger was John J. Mitchell (24.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Hefley and Mitchell

Hefley +50.3 pts · won by 121,496 votes
Joel HefleyRepublicanWINNER75.13%
181,612 votes
John J. MitchellDemocratic24.87%
60,116 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.