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1996 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Kolbe won the 1996 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Kolbe received 179,349 popular votes (68.74%). The main challenger was Mort Nelson (25.91%).

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

Kolbe +42.8 pts · won by 111,752 votes
Jim KolbeRepublicanWINNER68.74%
179,349 votes
Mort NelsonDemocratic25.91%
67,597 votes
John C. ZajacLibertarian2.81%
7,322 votes
Ed FinkelsteinReform2.54%
6,630 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.