Election 1996 Results
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1996 US House elections in Colorado
Colorado elected 6 members of the House in 1996: Democrats won 2 seats and Republicans 4.
The closest was the 1st district, decided by 16.7 points: Diana Degette (Democrat) beat Joe Rogers (Republican), 56.9% to 40.2%, a margin of 16.7 points and 33,091 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 54 of the 63 counties and Democrats in 9. The largest, Jefferson, cast 207,182 votes and went to the Republican by 14.2 points. The closest was San Miguel, where 100 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Degette | 112,631 (56.9%) | Joe Rogers | 79,540 (40.2%) | 5,668 | D+16.7 |
| 2 | David E. Skaggs | 145,894 (57.0%) | Patricia (Pat) Miller | 97,865 (38.3%) | 12,025 | D+18.8 |
| 3 | Albert L. Gurule | 82,953 (31.1%) | Scott McInnis | 183,523 (68.9%) | R+37.7 | |
| 4 | Guy Keller | 92,837 (38.0%) | Bob Schaffer | 137,012 (56.1%) | 14,218 | R+18.1 |
| 5 | Mike Robinson | 73,660 (28.1%) | Joel Hefley | 188,805 (71.9%) | R+43.9 | |
| 6 | Joan Fitz-Gerald | 88,600 (37.8%) | Dan Schaefer | 146,018 (62.2%) | R+24.5 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 88,279 42.6% | 117,733 56.8% | 1,170 | 207,182 | R+14.2 |
| Denver | 101,269 57.4% | 70,133 39.8% | 4,963 | 176,365 | D+17.7 |
| El Paso | 45,640 27.2% | 122,342 72.8% | 167,982 | R+45.7 | |
| Arapahoe | 54,867 35.6% | 98,381 63.9% | 793 | 154,041 | R+28.2 |
| Boulder | 75,129 62.7% | 41,716 34.8% | 2,950 | 119,795 | D+27.9 |
| Larimer | 40,743 42.9% | 49,458 52.0% | 4,867 | 95,068 | R+9.2 |
| Adams | 47,337 51.5% | 41,094 44.7% | 3,515 | 91,946 | D+6.8 |
| Pueblo | 21,587 41.6% | 30,319 58.4% | 51,906 | R+16.8 | |
| Weld | 18,825 36.4% | 30,342 58.6% | 2,617 | 51,784 | R+22.2 |
| Douglas | 13,750 27.7% | 35,956 72.3% | 49,706 | R+44.7 | |
| Mesa | 10,360 22.1% | 36,441 77.9% | 46,801 | R+55.7 | |
| La Plata | 5,033 30.0% | 11,753 70.0% | 16,786 | R+40.0 | |
| Fremont | 4,210 29.3% | 10,152 70.7% | 14,362 | R+41.4 | |
| Garfield | 3,906 27.9% | 10,118 72.1% | 14,024 | R+44.3 | |
| Montrose | 2,553 20.7% | 9,775 79.3% | 12,328 | R+58.6 | |
| Delta | 2,515 22.9% | 8,479 77.1% | 10,994 | R+54.2 | |
| Eagle | 3,328 30.6% | 7,550 69.4% | 10,878 | R+38.8 | |
| Morgan | 2,710 31.7% | 5,277 61.8% | 555 | 8,542 | R+30.1 |
| Summit | 2,547 32.3% | 5,347 67.7% | 7,894 | R+35.5 | |
| Montezuma | 2,237 28.7% | 5,547 71.3% | 7,784 | R+42.5 | |
| Logan | 2,382 31.4% | 4,578 60.4% | 622 | 7,582 | R+29.0 |
| Teller | 2,059 27.3% | 5,493 72.7% | 7,552 | R+45.5 | |
| Routt | 2,327 31.1% | 5,166 68.9% | 7,493 | R+37.9 | |
| Otero | 3,035 41.3% | 3,849 52.4% | 468 | 7,352 | R+11.1 |
| Elbert | 1,491 23.0% | 4,627 71.4% | 366 | 6,484 | R+48.4 |
| Pitkin | 2,896 45.0% | 3,542 55.0% | 6,438 | R+10.0 | |
| Chaffee | 1,791 28.1% | 4,574 71.9% | 6,365 | R+43.7 | |
| Las Animas | 3,408 58.8% | 2,092 36.1% | 299 | 5,799 | D+22.7 |
| Gunnison | 2,134 37.5% | 3,551 62.5% | 5,685 | R+24.9 | |
| Park | 1,554 30.9% | 3,483 69.1% | 5,037 | R+38.3 | |
| Alamosa | 1,852 37.4% | 3,101 62.6% | 4,953 | R+25.2 | |
| Moffat | 1,011 21.2% | 3,751 78.8% | 4,762 | R+57.5 | |
| Grand | 1,328 28.4% | 3,355 71.6% | 4,683 | R+43.3 | |
| Prowers | 1,485 32.4% | 2,540 55.4% | 557 | 4,582 | R+23.0 |
| Yuma | 1,246 28.3% | 2,986 67.8% | 171 | 4,403 | R+39.5 |
| Rio Grande | 1,376 31.3% | 3,015 68.7% | 4,391 | R+37.3 | |
| Clear Creek | 2,082 51.1% | 1,885 46.2% | 111 | 4,078 | D+4.8 |
| Archuleta | 841 24.0% | 2,661 76.0% | 3,502 | R+52.0 | |
| Kit Carson | 1,026 30.1% | 2,283 67.0% | 97 | 3,406 | R+36.9 |
| Conejos | 1,726 53.1% | 1,524 46.9% | 3,250 | D+6.2 | |
| Huerfano | 1,271 44.8% | 1,568 55.2% | 2,839 | R+10.5 | |
| Rio Blanco | 368 13.6% | 2,339 86.4% | 2,707 | R+72.8 | |
| San Miguel | 1,219 48.0% | 1,319 52.0% | 2,538 | R+3.9 | |
| Washington | 469 19.8% | 1,796 75.7% | 106 | 2,371 | R+56.0 |
| Lake | 1,015 42.9% | 1,352 57.1% | 2,367 | R+14.2 | |
| Bent | 1,105 50.9% | 946 43.6% | 120 | 2,171 | D+7.3 |
| Lincoln | 618 28.7% | 1,472 68.4% | 62 | 2,152 | R+39.7 |
| Baca | 373 17.4% | 953 44.4% | 819 | 2,145 | R+27.0 |
| Phillips | 554 26.0% | 1,506 70.7% | 69 | 2,129 | R+44.7 |
| Saguache | 880 45.8% | 1,042 54.2% | 1,922 | R+8.4 | |
| Gilpin | 960 54.9% | 723 41.3% | 67 | 1,750 | D+13.5 |
| Ouray | 377 21.6% | 1,368 78.4% | 1,745 | R+56.8 | |
| Costilla | 1,140 73.2% | 417 26.8% | 1,557 | D+46.4 | |
| Custer | 306 20.1% | 1,218 79.9% | 1,524 | R+59.8 | |
| Crowley | 453 34.3% | 779 59.0% | 88 | 1,320 | R+24.7 |
| Sedgwick | 392 32.5% | 756 62.6% | 59 | 1,207 | R+30.2 |
| Cheyenne | 261 22.9% | 836 73.2% | 45 | 1,142 | R+50.4 |
| Kiowa | 208 23.9% | 611 70.2% | 51 | 870 | R+46.3 |
| Jackson | 137 17.6% | 641 82.4% | 778 | R+64.8 | |
| Dolores | 221 28.7% | 550 71.3% | 771 | R+42.7 | |
| Hinsdale | 123 24.0% | 390 76.0% | 513 | R+52.0 | |
| Mineral | 134 32.4% | 279 67.6% | 413 | R+35.1 | |
| San Juan | 116 32.9% | 237 67.1% | 353 | R+34.3 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Colorado in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 4, R 4 | D+11.8 |
| 2022 | D 5, R 3 | D+12.7 |
| 2020 | D 4, R 3 | D+9.5 |
| 2018 | D 4, R 3 | D+10.5 |
| 2016 | D 3, R 4 | R+0.9 |
| 2014 | D 3, R 4 | R+3.2 |
| 2012 | D 3, R 4 | R+2.6 |
| 2010 | D 3, R 4 | R+4.7 |
| 2008 | D 5, R 2 | D+11.8 |
| 2006 | D 4, R 3 | D+13.6 |
| 2004 | D 3, R 4 | D+0.2 |
| 2002 | D 2, R 5 | R+11.7 |
| 2000 | D 2, R 4 | R+29.1 |
| 1998 | D 2, R 4 | R+14.3 |
| 1996 | D 2, R 4 | R+16.2 |
| 1994 | D 2, R 4 | R+30.6 |
| 1992 | D 2, R 4 | R+4.5 |
| 1990 | D 3, R 3 | D+1.6 |