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1998 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joel Hefley won the 1998 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Joel Hefley received 155,790 popular votes (72.71%). The main challenger was Ken Alford (25.95%).

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

Hefley +46.8 pts · won by 100,181 votes
Joel HefleyRepublicanWINNER72.71%
155,790 votes
Ken AlfordDemocratic25.95%
55,609 votes
Mark A. Mellotnatural law1.34%
2,871 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.