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1990 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joel Hefley won the 1990 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Joel Hefley received 127,740 popular votes (66.44%). The main challenger was Cal Johnston (30.05%).

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

Hefley +36.4 pts · won by 69,964 votes
Joel HefleyRepublicanWINNER66.44%
127,740 votes
Cal JohnstonDemocratic30.05%
57,776 votes
Keith L. HamburgerLibertarian3.52%
6,761 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.