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1996 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joel Hefley won the 1996 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Joel Hefley received 188,805 popular votes (71.94%). The main challenger was Mike Robinson (28.06%).

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

Hefley +43.9 pts · won by 115,145 votes
Joel HefleyRepublicanWINNER71.94%
188,805 votes
Mike RobinsonDemocratic28.06%
73,660 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.