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1998 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Kolbe won the 1998 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Kolbe received 103,952 popular votes (51.6%). The main challenger was Tom Volgy (45.18%).

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

Kolbe +6.4 pts · won by 12,922 votes
Jim KolbeRepublicanWINNER51.6%
103,952 votes
Tom VolgyDemocratic45.18%
91,030 votes
Phil MurphyLibertarian2.45%
4,946 votes
Robert Bob Connery Sr.Reform0.77%
1,545 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.