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1996 US Senate

36 contests

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SENATE

US Senate · 1996

Republican Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

50

48

After

46

54

Net change:D −4·R +6·36 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic46

RepublicanMajority54

Threshold:51 seats

D 46 – R 54

36 contests|D won 14|R won 22

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SessionsREP	52.5%	786,436	BedfordDEM	45.5%	681,651	R+7.0	↓ R+28.1
▶	Alaska	StevensREP	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Alaska	MurkowskiREP	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arkansas	HutchinsonREP	52.7%	445,942	BryantDEM	47.3%	400,241	R+5.4	↓ R+105.2
▶	Colorado	AllardREP	51.1%	750,325	StricklandDEM	46.1%	677,600	R+5.0	↑ D+9.1
▶	Delaware	BidenDEM	60.0%	165,465	ClatworthyREP	38.1%	105,088	D+21.9	↓ R+4.9
▶	Georgia	ClelandDEM	48.9%	1,103,993	MilnerREP	47.5%	1,073,969	D+1.3	↓ R+98.7
▶	Idaho	CraigREP	57.0%	283,532	MinnickDEM	39.9%	198,422	R+17.1	↑ D+5.5
▶	Illinois	DurbinDEM	56.1%	2,384,028	SalviREP	40.7%	1,728,824	D+15.4	↓ R+14.7
▶	Iowa	HarkinDEM	51.8%	634,166	LightfootREP	46.7%	571,807	D+5.1	↓ R+4.0
▶	Kansas	RobertsREP	62.0%	652,677	ThompsonDEM	34.4%	362,380	R+27.6	↑ D+19.6
▶	Kansas(S)	BrownbackREP	53.9%	574,021	DockingDEM	43.3%	461,374	R+10.6	↑ D+36.6
▶	Kentucky	McConnellREP	55.5%	724,794	BeshearDEM	42.9%	560,012	R+12.6	↓ R+8.2
▶	Louisiana	LandrieuDEM	50.2%	852,945	JenkinsREP	49.8%	847,157	D+0.3	↓ R+95.1
▶	Maine	CollinsREP	49.2%	298,422	BrennanDEM	43.9%	266,226	R+5.3	↑ D+17.4
▶	Massachusetts	KerryDEM	52.2%	1,334,345	WeldREP	44.7%	1,142,837	D+7.5	↓ R+6.7
▶	Michigan	LevinDEM	58.4%	2,195,738	RomneyREP	39.9%	1,500,106	D+18.5	↑ D+2.2
▶	Minnesota	WellstoneDEM	50.3%	1,098,493	BoschwitzREP	41.3%	901,282	D+9.0	↑ D+6.4
▶	Mississippi	CochranREP	71.0%	624,154	HuntDEM	27.4%	240,647	R+43.6	↑ D+56.4
▶	Montana	BaucusDEM	49.6%	201,935	RehbergREP	44.7%	182,111	D+4.9	↓ R+33.9
▶	Nebraska	HagelREP	56.1%	379,933	NelsonDEM	41.6%	281,904	R+14.5	↓ R+32.5
▶	New Hampshire	SmithREP	49.3%	242,304	SwettDEM	46.2%	227,397	R+3.0	↑ D+30.8
▶	New Jersey	TorricelliDEM	52.7%	1,519,328	ZimmerREP	42.6%	1,227,817	D+10.1	↑ D+7.1
▶	New Mexico	DomeniciREP	64.7%	357,171	TrujilloDEM	29.8%	164,356	R+34.9	↑ D+10.9
▶	North Carolina	HelmsREP	52.6%	1,345,833	GanntDEM	45.9%	1,173,875	R+6.7	↓ R+1.6
▶	Oklahoma	InhofeREP	56.7%	670,610	BorenDEM	40.1%	474,162	R+16.6	↓ R+83.0
▶	Oregon	SmithREP	49.8%	677,336	BruggereDEM	45.9%	624,370	R+3.9	↑ D+3.6
▶	Oregon(S)	WydenDEM	48.4%	571,739	SmithREP	46.8%	553,519	D+1.5	↑ D+9.0
▶	Rhode Island	ReedDEM	63.5%	230,676	MayerREP	35.0%	127,368	D+28.4	↑ D+4.8
▶	South Carolina	ThurmondREP	53.4%	619,859	CloseDEM	44.0%	510,951	R+9.4	↑ D+22.3
▶	South Dakota	JohnsonDEM	51.3%	166,533	PresslerREP	48.7%	157,954	D+2.6	↑ D+10.0
▶	Tennessee	ThompsonREP	61.4%	1,091,554	GordonDEM	36.8%	654,937	R+24.6	↓ R+62.5
▶	Texas	GrammREP	54.8%	3,027,680	MoralesDEM	43.9%	2,428,776	R+10.8	↑ D+12.0
▶	Virginia	WarnerREP	52.5%	1,235,744	WarnerDEM	47.4%	1,115,982	R+5.1	↑ D+75.8
▶	West Virginia	RockefellerDEM	76.7%	456,526	BurksREP	23.4%	139,088	D+53.3	↑ D+16.6
▶	Wyoming	EnziREP	54.1%	114,116	KarpanDEM	42.2%	89,103	R+11.8	↑ D+16.0

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