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1998Final results

1998 election for Colorado House District 5

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Nolbert D. Chavez (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating David Sprecace (R) by 53.9 points.

Nolbert D. ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%7,963
David SprecaceRepublican
20.7%2,207
David AitkenLibertarian
4.8%516
10,686 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+50.01992D+43.41994D+46.91996D+53.91998D+47.82002D+57.52004

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

The candidates

Nolbert D. Chavez (D)David Sprecace (R)

Also on the ballot: David Aitken (Libertarian), 4.8%