Colorado Department of State - Election Division

1996 Colorado Congressional and Statewide Results
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties
President, 40.13% in '92 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (D) 44.42%	ex-U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (R) 45.80%	businessman H. Ross Perot (Rfm) 6.60%, consumer attorney Ralph Nader (G) 1.66%, businessman Harry Browne (L) 0.82%, Conservative Caucus founder / Taxpayers Party nominee Howard Phillips (C) 0.18%, Dr. John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.17%, Monica Moorehead (WW) 0.04%, businessman Charles E. Collins (I) 0.19%, James E. Harris, Jr. (SW) 0.02%, Mary Cal Hollis (S) 0.04%, Diane B. Templin (A) 0.04%, Earl F. Dodge (Pro) 0.02%,
Senator, Brown (R) retiring, 55.7% in '90 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Republican, Cook Report: Leans Republican, Roll Call: Toss Up, Rothenberg Report: Toss Up, Campaign & Elections: 1:1, Politics Now: Leans Republican,
attorney Tom Strickland (D) 46.1%	U.S. Rep. Wayne Allard (R) 51%	Randy Mackenzie (NL) 2.9%
1st Cong. District, Pat Schroeder (D) retiring, 60% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Safe Democrat,
St. Rep. Dianna DeGette (D) 56.9%	ex-congressional aide / attorney Joe Rogers (R) 40.2%	Richard Combs (L) 2.9%
2nd Cong. District, 56.7% in '94, D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:4 Democrat
David E. Skaggs (D) 57%	'94 nominee / ex-St. Rep. Patricia "Pat" Miller (R) 38.3%	Larry E. Johnson (Rfm) 2.5%, W. Earl Allen (L) 2.2%, Margaret Lewis (NL),
3rd Cong. District, 69.6% in '94, D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Republican
Pueblo City councilman Albert L. "Al" Gurule (D) 31.1%	Scott McInnis (R) 68.9%	Michael Chamness (G),
4th Cong. District Wayne Allard (R) running for U.S. Senate, 72.3% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:4 Republican, Politics Now: Likely Republican,
University of Colorado regent Guy Kelley (D) 38.1%	'94 Lt. Gov. nominee / St. Sen. Bob Schaffer (R) 56.1%	rancher Wes McKinley (I) 3%, Cynthia Parker (NL)2.7%,
5th Cong. District, unopposed in '94, D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:1 Republican
attorney Mike Robinson (D) 28.1%	Joel Hefley (R) 71.9%
6th Cong. District, 70% in '94, D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Republican
clerk Joan Fitzgerald (D) 37.8%	Dan Schaefer (R) 62.2%

1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report

2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.

3. Key to Party Identification.
(C) = American Constitution Party - Affiliated with the Constitution Party
(Com) = Communist Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(N) = New Party
(Pacifist) = Pacifist Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates