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1996 Colorado U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Colorado U.S. House District 6 Election?

Dan Schaefer won the 1996 Colorado U.S. House District 6 Election. Dan Schaefer received 146,018 popular votes (62.24%). The main challenger was Joan Fitz-Gerald (37.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Schaefer and Fitz-Gerald

Schaefer +24.5 pts · won by 57,418 votes
Dan SchaeferRepublicanWINNER62.24%
146,018 votes
Joan Fitz-GeraldDemocratic37.76%
88,600 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.