1998Final results
1998 election for Colorado's 6th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Thomas Tancredo (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Henry L. Strauss (D) by 14.4 points.
Thomas TancredoRepublican · winner
55.9%111,374
Henry L. StraussDemocrat
41.5%82,662
George E. NewmanNatural Law
2.6%5,152
199,188 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.
Henry L. StraussThomas Tancredo
$393.6K
Raised by the campaign
$535.3K
$393.3K
Spent by the campaign
$527.8K
$350
Cash on hand
$10K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998