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      Home/Elections/1996/US Senate/Kentucky
      1996·US Senate·Kentucky

      Kentucky US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Mitch McConnell
      55.5%724,794 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Steve Beshear
      42.9%560,012 votes
      Margin
      R+12.6
      1,307,046 total votes
      3 candidates1,307,046 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mitch McConnellREP✓
      		REP724,79455.5%
      Steve BeshearDEM
      		DEM560,01242.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH22,2401.7%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Kentucky(Class I)

      2022
      Rand PaulREP
      R+23.6
      2020
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+19.5
      2016
      Rand PaulREP
      R+14.6
      2014
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+15.5
      2010
      Rand PaulREP
      R+11.5
      2008
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+5.9
      2004
      James P BunningREP
      R+1.3
      2002
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+29.4
      1998
      James P BunningREP
      R+0.6
      1992
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+27.1
      1990
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+4.4
      1986
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+48.8
      1984
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+0.4
      1980
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+30.3
      View all US Senate history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      Mitch McConnellREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg MarginR+12.5
      Career1984-2020
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Steve BeshearDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+12.6
      Career1996-1996
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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