1998Final results
1998 election for Colorado's 4th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Bob Schaffer (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Susan Kirkpatrick (D) by 18.7 points.
Bob SchafferRepublican · winner
59.3%131,318
Susan KirkpatrickDemocrat
40.7%89,973
221,291 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Susan KirkpatrickBob Schaffer
$292.5K
Raised by the campaign
$450K
$292.3K
Spent by the campaign
$451K
$220
Cash on hand
$24.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998