U.S. Elections

1995  1996 Gubernatorial and Congressional Election Returns  1997

 

1996 Senator Elections

1996 Governor Elections

U.S. HOUSE: Democrats +3 U.S. SENATE: Republicans +2 GOVERNORS: NO CHANGE

ALABAMA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jeff Sessions 786,436 52
Roger Bedford + 681,651 45
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bob Riley 102,923 51
Ted Little + 94,927 47
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Robert Aderholt 102,879 50
Bob Wilson + 99,356 49

ALASKA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ted Stevens* 177,893 77
Theresa Obermeyer 23,977 10
Jeff Whittaker 29,037 13

ARIZONA

U. S. House District 6 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
J.D. Hayworth + 121,431 48
David Mendoza 118,957 47
Robert Anderson 14,899 5

ARKANSAS

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Tim Hutchinson 445,942 53
Winston Bryant + 400,241 47
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Warren Dupwe 88,436 44
Marion Berry + 105,280 53
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bud Cummins 104,548 48
Vic Snyder + 114,841 52

CALIFORNIA

U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Frank Riggs* 110,242 50
Michela Alioto 96,522 43
Emil Rossi 15,354 7
U. S. House District 10 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bill Baker* 133,633 47
Ellen Tauscher 137,726 49
U. S. House District 22 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Andrea Seastrand* 107,987 44
Walter Capps 118,299 48
U. S. House District 24 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Rich Sybert 93,629 44
Brad Sherman + 106,193 49
U. S. House District 27 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
James Rogan + 95,310 50
Adam Schiff 82,014 43
U. S. House District 36 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Susan Brooks 98,538 44
Jane Harman*  117,752 52
U. S. House District 38 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Steve Horn* 88,136 53
Rick Zbur 71,627 43
U. S. House District 42 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Linda Wilde 51,170 50
George Brown* 52,166 50
U. S. House District 46 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bob Dornan* 46,980 46
Loretta Sanchez 47,964 47

COLORADO

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Wayne Allard + 750,325 51
Tom Strickland 677,600 46

CONNECTICUT

U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Edward Munster 100,332 45
Sam Gejdenson* 115,175 52
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Gary Franks + 98,782 45
Jim Maloney 111,974 54
U. S. House District 6 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Nancy Johnson* 113,020 50
Charlotte Koskoff 111,433 49

DELAWARE

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Janet  Rzewnicki 82,654 30
Thomas Carper* 188,300 70
U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Raymond Clatworthy 105,088 38
Joe Biden* 165,465 60

FLORIDA

U. S. House District 15 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Dave Weldon* 139,013 51
John Byron 115,981 43

GEORGIA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Guy Millner 1,073,969 48
Max Cleland + 1,103,993 49
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Dylan Glenn  75,282 46
Sanford Bishop* 88,256 54
U. S. House District 8 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Saxby Chambliss* 93,619 53
Jim Wiggins 84,506 47
U. S. House District 10 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Charlie Norwood* 96,723 52
David Bell 88,054 48

HAWAII

U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Orson Swindle 80,053 45
Neil Abercrombie* 86,732 49

IDAHO

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Larry Craig* 283,532 57
Walt Minnick 198,422 40
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Helen Chenoweth + 132,344 50
Lauren Beth Gash  125,899 48

ILLINOIS

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Al Salvi 1,728,824 41
Dick Durbin + 2,384,028 56
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Michael Flanagan* 65,768 36
Rod Blagojevich 117,544 64
U. S. House District 11 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jerry Weller* 109,896 52
Clem Ballanoff  102,388 48
U. S. House District 17 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mark Baker 109,240 48
Lane Evans* 120,008 52
U. S. House District 20 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Shimkus 120,926 50
Jay Hoffman + 119,688 50

INDIANA

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Stephen Goldsmith  986,982 47
Frank O' Bannon + 1,087,128 52
U. S. House District 8 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Hostettler* 109,860 50
Johnathan Weinzapfel 106,201 48
U. S. House District 10 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Virginia Blankenbaker 72,796 45
Julia Carson + 85,965 53

IOWA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Ross Lightfoot 571,807 47
Tom Harkin* 634,166 52
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Leach* 129,242 53
Bob Rush 111,595 47
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Nussle* 127,827 53
Donna Smith 109,731 46
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mike Mahaffey + 111,895 48
Leonard Boswell 115,914 49
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Greg Ganske* 133,419 52
Connie McBurney 119,790 47

KANSAS

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Pat Roberts + 652,677 62
Sally Thompson 362,380 34
U. S. Senate (Special Election) VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Sam Brownback + 574,021 54
Jill Docking 461,344 43
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Ryun + 131,592 52
John Frieden 114,644 45
U.S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Vince Snowbarger + 139,169 50
Dennis Moore 126,848 45
U.S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Todd Tiahrt* 128,486 50
Randy Rathbun 119,544 47

KENTUCKY

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mitch McConnell* 724,794 56
Steve Beshear 560,012 43
U.S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ed Whitfield* 111,473 54
Dennis Null 96,684 46
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Anne Northup 126,625 50
Mike Ward* 125,326 50

LOUISIANA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Woody Jenkins 847,157 50
Mary Landrieu + 852,945 50
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Cooksey 135,990 58
Francis Thompson + 97,363 42
U. S. House District 7 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Chris John 128,449 53
Hunter Lundy 113,351 47

MAINE

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Susan Collins + 298,422 49
Joseph Brennan 266,226 44
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Longley + 140,354 45
Tom Allen 173,754 55

MASSACHUSETTS

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
William Weld 1,143,120 45
John Kerry* 1,334,135 52
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jane Swift 115,801 47
John Olver* 129,232 53
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Peter Blute* 115,694 45
Jim McGovern 135,044 53
U. S. House District 6 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Peter Torkildsen* 132,642 48
John Tierney 133,002 48

MICHIGAN

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ronna Romney 1,500,106 40
Carl Levin* 2,195,738 58
U. S. House District 8 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Dick Chrysler* 115,836 44
Debbie Stabenow  141,086 54
U. S. House District 10 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Suzy Heintz 106,444 44
David Bonior* 132,829 54

MINNESOTA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Rudy Boschwitz 901,194 41
Paul Wellstone* 1,098,430 50
Dean Barkley 152,328 7
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Gil Gutknecht 137,486 53
David Minge* 123,147 47

MISSISSIPPI

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Thad Cochran* 624,154 71
James Hunt 240,647 27
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Chip Pickering 115,443 61
John Eaves + 68,658 36

MISSOURI

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Margaret Kelly  866,268 40
Mel Carnahan* 1,224,801 57
U. S. House District 8 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Richard Kline + 23,477 11
Emily Firebaugh 83,084 37
Jo Ann Emerson 112,472 50
U. S. House District 9 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Kenny Hulshof 123,580 49
Harold Volkmer + 117,685 47

MONTANA

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mark Racicot* 320,768 79
Judy Jacobson 84,407 21
U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Dennis Rehberg 182,111 45
Max Baucus* 201,935 50
Becky Shaw 19,276 5
U. S. House VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Rick Hill 211,975 52
Bill Yellowtail + 174,516 43

NEBRASKA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Chuck Hagel + 379,933 56
Ben Nelson 281,904 42

NEVADA

U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Ensign* 86,472 50
Bob Coffin 75,081 44

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ovide Lamontagne  196,321 40
Jeanne Shaheen + 284,175 57
U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bob Smith* 242,257 49
Dick Swett 227,355 46
Ken Blevens 22,261 5
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Sununu* 123,939 50
Joe Keefe 115,462 47
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Charlie Bass* 122,957 51
Deborah Arnesen 105,824 43

NEW JERSEY

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Dick Zimmer 1,227,351 43
Robert Torricelli + 1,519,154 53
U. S. House District 8 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bill Martini* 92,609 48
Bill Pascrell 98,861 51
U. S. House District 12 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mike Pappas + 135,811 50
David Del Vecchio 125,594 47

NEW MEXICO

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Pete Domenici* 357,171 65
Art Trujillo 164,356 30

NEW YORK

U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Michael Forbes* 116,620 55
Nora Bredes 96,496 45
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Daniel Frisa* 89,542 41
Carolyn McCarthy 127,060 57
U. S. House District 19 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Sue Kelly* 102,142 46
Richard Klein 86,926 39
Joseph Dioguardi 27,424 12
U. S. House District 25 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Walsh* 126,691 55
Marty Mack 103,199 45
U. S. House District 30 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jack Quinn* 121,369 55
Francis Pordum 100,040 45

NORTH CAROLINA

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Robin Hayes 1,097,053 43
Jim Hunt* 1,436,638 56
U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jesse Helms* 1,345,833 52
Harvey Gantt 1,173,875 46
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Fred Heineman* 126,466 44
David Price 157,194 54
U. S. House District 7 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bill Caster 75,811 46
Mike McIntyre + 87,487 53

NORTH DAKOTA

Governor VOTES  PERCENT OF VOTE
Ed Schafer* 174,937 66
Lee Kaldor 89,349 34

OHIO

U. S. House District 6 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Frank Cremeans* 111,907 49
Ted Strickland 118,003 51
U. S. House District 10 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Martin Hoke* 104,456 46
Dennis Kucinich 110,723 49
Robert Iverson 10,415 5
U. S. House District  18 VOTES  PERCENT OF VOTE
Robert Ney* 117,365 50
Rob Burch 108,332 46

OKLAHOMA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Inhofe* 670,610 57
James Boren  474,162 40
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Tom Coburn* 112,273 55
Glen Johnson 90,120 45
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Wes Watkins 98,526 51
Darryl Roberts + 86,647 45

OREGON

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Gordon Smith + 677,336 50
Tom Bruggere  624,370 46
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Bill Witt 126,146 45
Elizabeth Furse* 144,588 52
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jim Bunn* 125,409 46
Darlene Hooley 139,521 51

PENNSYLVANIA

U. S. House District 13 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jon D. Fox* 120,304 49
Joe Hoeffel 120,220 49
U. S. House District 20 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mike McCormick 97,004 46
Frank Mascara* 113,394 54
U. S. House District 21 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Phil English* 106,875 51
Ronald DiNicola 104,004 49

RHODE ISLAND

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Nancy Mayer 127,368 35
Jack Reed + 230,676 63

SOUTH CAROLINA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Strom Thurmond* 619,859 53
Elliot Close 510,951 44
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Larry Bigham 81,445 45
John Spratt* 97,335 54

SOUTH DAKOTA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Larry Pressler* 157,954 49
Tim Johnson 166,533 51
U. S. House VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Thune 186,393 58
Rick Weiland + 119,547 37

TENNESSEE

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Fred Thompson* 1,091,554 61
J. Houston Gordon 654,937 37

TEXAS

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Phil Graham* 3,027,680 55
Victor Morales 2,428,776 44
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ed Merritt 93,105 47
Max Sandlin + 102,697 52
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Brian Babin 89,838 46
Jim Turner + 102,908 52
U. S. House District 5 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Pete Sessions + 80,196 53
John Pouland  70,922 47
U. S. House District 9 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Steve Stockman* 52,870 47
Nick Lampson 59,225 53
U. S. House District 12 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Kay Granger 98,349 58
Hugh Parmer + 69,859 41
U. S. House District 14 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Ron Paul* 99,961 51
Lefty Morris 93,200 48
U. S. House District 17 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Rudy Izzard 91,429 47
Charles Stenholm* 99,678 52

UTAH

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Michael Leavitt*  503,693 75
E. James Bradley 156,616 23
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Chris Cannon 106,220 51
Bill Orton* 98,178 47

VERMONT

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Gropper  57,161 22
Howard Dean* 179,544 71

VIRGINIA

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Warner* 1,235,744 53
Mark Warner 1,115,982 47

WASHINGTON

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
John Carlson 940,538 42
Gary Locke + 1,296,492 58
U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Rick White* 141,948 54
Jeff Coppersmith 122,187 46
U. S. House District 2 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Jack Metcalf* 124,655 49
Kevin Quigley 122,728 48
U. S. House District 3 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Linda Smith* 123,117 50
Brian Baird 122,230 50
U. S. House District 4 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Doc Hastings* 108,647 53
Rick Locke 96,502 47
U. S. House District 9 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Randy Tate* 99,199 47
Adam Smith 105,236 50

WEST VIRGINIA

Governor VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Cecil H. Underwood  324,518 52
Charlotte Pritt + 287,870 46
U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Betty Burkes 139,088 23
Jay Rockefeller* 456,526 77

WISCONSIN

U. S. House District 1 VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mark Neumann* 118,408 51
Lydia Spottswood 114,148 49
U. S. House District 3  VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
James Harsdorf + 112,146 48
Ron Kind 121,967 52
U. S. House District 8  VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
David Prosser, Jr. + 119,398 48
Jay W. Johnson 129,551 52

WYOMING

U. S. Senate VOTES PERCENT OF VOTE
Mike Enzi + 114,116 54
Kathy Karpan 89,103 42

 

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