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1992 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1992 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joel Hefley won the 1992 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Joel Hefley received 173,096 popular votes (71.11%). The main challenger was Charles A. Oriez (25.7%).

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

Hefley +45.4 pts · won by 110,546 votes
Joel HefleyRepublicanWINNER71.11%
173,096 votes
Charles A. OriezDemocratic25.7%
62,550 votes
Keith L. HamburgerLibertarian3.19%
7,769 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.