1996 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 5)

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61.86%

Steve Buyer (i)*, Republican, 133,627 votes

35.71%

Douglas L. Clark, Democratic, 77,128 votes

2.43%

Tom Lehman, Libertarian, 5,253 votes

Out of 216,008 votes casts, the margin of victory was 56,499 (26.15%)