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1996 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election?

Matt Salmon won the 1996 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election. Matt Salmon received 135,634 popular votes (60.18%). The main challenger was John Cox (39.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Salmon and Cox

Salmon +20.4 pts · won by 45,896 votes
Matt SalmonRepublicanWINNER60.18%
135,634 votes
John CoxDemocratic39.82%
89,738 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.