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1996Final results

1996 election for Colorado House District 5

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Nolbert D. Chavez (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Warren Culpepper (R) by 46.9 points.

Nolbert D. ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%8,515
26.6%3,079
11,594 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+57.01978D+50.01992D+43.41994D+46.91996D+53.91998D+47.82002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET