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1996 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election?

David E. Skaggs won the 1996 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election. David E. Skaggs received 145,894 popular votes (57.04%). The main challenger was Patricia Miller (38.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Skaggs and Miller

Skaggs +18.8 pts · won by 48,029 votes
David E. SkaggsDemocraticWINNER57.04%
145,894 votes
Patricia MillerRepublican38.26%
97,865 votes
Larry E. JohnsonReform2.46%
6,304 votes
W. Earl AllenLibertarian2.24%
5,721 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.