1996 general · November 5, 1996

1996 general election results

Results of the 1996 general election in 51 states: President, U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races6,005

Changed party442

Unopposed27%1,601 races

Incumbents defeated238

President
U.S. Senate
Governors
U.S. House
State legislatures

President

D 32 · R 19

Race	Winner	Won by
Alabama	Robert Dole (R)	7.0
Alaska	Robert Dole (R)	17.5
Arizona	Bill Clinton (D)	2.2
Arkansas	Bill Clinton (D)	16.9
California	Bill Clinton (D)	12.9
Colorado	Robert Dole (R)	1.4
Connecticut	Bill Clinton (D)	18.1
Delaware	Bill Clinton (D)	15.2
District of Columbia	Bill Clinton (D)	75.9
Florida	Bill Clinton (D)	5.7
Georgia	Robert Dole (R)	1.2
Hawaii	Bill Clinton (D)	25.3
Idaho	Robert Dole (R)	18.5
Illinois	Bill Clinton (D)	17.5
Indiana	Robert Dole (R)	5.6
Iowa	Bill Clinton (D)	10.3
Kansas	Robert Dole (R)	18.2
Kentucky	Bill Clinton (D)	1.0
Louisiana	Bill Clinton (D)	12.1
Maine	Bill Clinton (D)	20.9
Maryland	Bill Clinton (D)	16.0
Massachusetts	Bill Clinton (D)	33.4
Michigan	Bill Clinton (D)	13.2
Minnesota	Bill Clinton (D)	16.1
Mississippi	Robert Dole (R)	5.1
Missouri	Bill Clinton (D)	6.3
Montana	Robert Dole (R)	2.9
Nebraska	Robert Dole (R)	18.7
Nevada	Bill Clinton (D)	1.0
New Hampshire	Bill Clinton (D)	10.0
New Jersey	Bill Clinton (D)	17.9
New Mexico	Bill Clinton (D)	7.3
New York	Bill Clinton (D)	28.9
North Carolina	Robert Dole (R)	4.7
North Dakota	Robert Dole (R)	6.8
Ohio	Bill Clinton (D)	6.4
Oklahoma	Robert Dole (R)	7.8
Oregon	Bill Clinton (D)	8.1
Pennsylvania	Bill Clinton (D)	9.2
Rhode Island	Bill Clinton (D)	32.9
South Carolina	Robert Dole (R)	5.8
South Dakota	Robert Dole (R)	3.5
Tennessee	Bill Clinton (D)	2.4
Texas	Robert Dole (R)	4.9
Utah	Robert Dole (R)	21.1
Vermont	Bill Clinton (D)	22.3
Virginia	Robert Dole (R)	2.0
Washington	Bill Clinton (D)	12.5
West Virginia	Bill Clinton (D)	14.7
Wisconsin	Bill Clinton (D)	10.3
Wyoming	Robert Dole (R)	13.0

U.S. Senate

D 13 · R 21 · 6 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Alabama	Jeff Sessions (R)	7.0	Flipped
Alaska	Ted Stevens (R)	64.2
Arkansas	Tim Hutchinson (R)	5.4	Flipped
Colorado	Wayne Allard (R)	5.7
Delaware	Joseph Biden (D)	21.9
Georgia	Max Cleland (D)	1.3
Idaho	Larry Craig (R)	17.1
Illinois	Richard J. Durbin (D)	15.4
Iowa	Tom Harkin (D)	5.1
Kansas	Pat Roberts (R)	27.6
Kansas (special)	Samuel Brownback (R)	10.6
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell (R)	12.6
Louisiana	Mary L. Landrieu (D)	0.3
Maine	Susan Collins (R)	5.3
Massachusetts	John F. Kerry (D)	7.5
Michigan	Carl Levin (D)	18.5
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone (D)	9.0
Mississippi	Thad Cochran (R)	43.6
Montana	Max Baucus (D)	4.9
Nebraska	Charles Hagel (R)	14.8	Flipped
New Hampshire	Robert Smith (R)	3.0
New Jersey	Robert Torricelli (D)	10.1
New Mexico	Pete Domenici (R)	34.9
North Carolina	Jesse Helms (R)	6.7
Oklahoma	James M. Inhofe (R)	16.6	Flipped
Oregon	Gordon Smith (R)	3.9
Rhode Island	Jack Reed (D)	28.4
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond (R)	9.4
South Dakota	Tim Johnson (D)	2.6	Flipped
Tennessee	Fred Thompson (R)	24.5	Flipped
Texas	Phil Gramm (R)	10.8
Virginia	John Warner (R)	5.1
West Virginia	John D. Rockefeller, IV (D)	53.3
Wyoming	Michael B. Enzi (R)	11.9

Governors

D 7 · R 4 · 2 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Delaware	Thomas R. Carper (D)	39.0
Indiana	Frank O'Bannon (D)	4.8
Missouri	Mel Carnahan (D)	17.1
Montana	Marc Racicot (R)	58.3
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen (D)	18.3	Flipped
North Carolina	James B. Hunt Jr (D)	13.4
North Dakota	Edward T. Schafer (R)	32.4
Utah	Mike O. Leavitt (R)	52.6
Vermont	Howard Dean (D)	48.2
Washington	Gary Locke (D)	15.9
West Virginia	Cecil H. Underwood (R)	6.0	Flipped

U.S. House

D 206 · R 227 · Other 2 · 41 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,060 · R 2,870 · Other 34 · Uncalled 1 · 393 changed party

Chamber	Races	Seats won	Changed party
Alaska House of Representatives	40	D 15 · R 25	6
Alaska State Senate	10	D 2 · R 8	1
Arizona House of Representatives	30	D 22 · R 38	—
Arizona State Senate	30	D 12 · R 18	1
Arkansas House of Representatives	96	D 87 · R 13	1
Arkansas State Senate	17	D 17	1
California State Assembly	80	D 43 · R 37	4
California State Senate	20	D 10 · R 10	5
Colorado House of Representatives	65	D 24 · R 41	4
Colorado State Senate	19	D 9 · R 10	3
Connecticut House of Representatives	151	D 97 · R 54	7
Connecticut State Senate	36	D 19 · R 17	2
Delaware House of Representatives	41	D 14 · R 27	—
Delaware State Senate	11	D 9 · R 2	—
Florida House of Representatives	120	D 59 · R 61	4
Florida State Senate	21	D 8 · R 13	4
Georgia House of Representatives	180	D 106 · R 74	15
Georgia State Senate	56	D 34 · R 22	3
Hawaii House of Representatives	51	D 39 · R 12	7
Hawaii State Senate	13	D 11 · R 2	2
Idaho House of Representatives	35	D 11 · R 59	—
Idaho State Senate	35	D 5 · R 30	3
Illinois House of Representatives	118	D 60 · R 58	6
Illinois State Senate	40	D 20 · R 20	3
Indiana House of Representatives	100	D 50 · R 50	10
Indiana State Senate	25	D 10 · R 15	1
Iowa House of Representatives	100	D 46 · R 54	12
Iowa State Senate	25	D 8 · R 17	6
Kansas House of Representatives	125	D 49 · R 76	8
Kansas State Senate	40	D 13 · R 27	4
Kentucky House of Representatives	100	D 64 · R 36	9
Kentucky State Senate	19	D 11 · R 8	2
Maine House of Representatives	151	D 81 · R 69 · Other 1	26
Maine State Senate	35	D 19 · R 15 · Other 1	5
Massachusetts House of Representatives	160	D 130 · R 29 · Other 1	10
Massachusetts State Senate	39	D 32 · R 7	2
Michigan House of Representatives	110	D 58 · R 52	4
Minnesota House of Representatives	134	D 70 · R 64	7
Minnesota State Senate	67	D 42 · R 24 · Other 1	4
Missouri House of Representatives	163	D 88 · R 75	9
Missouri State Senate	17	D 10 · R 7	—
Montana House of Representatives	100	D 35 · R 65	10
Montana State Senate	25	D 9 · R 16	6
Nebraska Legislature	26	Other 26	—
Nevada State Assembly	42	D 25 · R 17	4
Nevada State Senate	10	D 5 · R 5	1
New Hampshire House of Representatives	195	D 146 · R 254	13
New Hampshire State Senate	24	D 9 · R 15	6
New Mexico House of Representatives	70	D 42 · R 28	8
New Mexico State Senate	42	D 25 · R 17	4
New York State Assembly	150	D 95 · R 55	4
New York State Senate	61	D 26 · R 35	3
North Carolina House of Representatives	98	D 59 · R 61	3
North Carolina State Senate	42	D 30 · R 20	2
North Dakota House of Representatives	49	D 26 · R 72	—
North Dakota State Senate	24	D 11 · R 13	1
Ohio House of Representatives	99	D 39 · R 60	5
Ohio State Senate	16	D 3 · R 13	1
Oklahoma House of Representatives	101	D 65 · R 36	4
Oklahoma State Senate	24	D 15 · R 9	2
Oregon House of Representatives	60	D 29 · R 31	8
Oregon State Senate	15	D 4 · R 11	2
Pennsylvania House of Representatives	203	D 100 · R 103	6
Pennsylvania State Senate	25	D 10 · R 15	1
Rhode Island House of Representatives	100	D 84 · R 16	4
Rhode Island State Senate	50	D 41 · R 9	3
South Carolina House of Representatives	124	D 53 · R 70 · Uncalled 1	13
South Carolina State Senate	46	D 26 · R 20	8
South Dakota House of Representatives	36	D 23 · R 47	1
South Dakota State Senate	35	D 13 · R 22	5
Tennessee House of Representatives	99	D 61 · R 38	4
Tennessee State Senate	16	D 11 · R 5	3
Texas House of Representatives	150	D 82 · R 68	9
Texas State Senate	15	D 8 · R 7	1
Utah House of Representatives	75	D 20 · R 55	6
Utah State Senate	14	D 4 · R 10	1
Vermont House of Representatives	90	D 73 · R 55 · Other 4	8
Vermont State Senate	13	D 17 · R 13	1
Washington House of Representatives	98	D 42 · R 56	12
Washington State Senate	25	D 14 · R 11	4
West Virginia House of Delegates	56	D 74 · R 26	—
West Virginia State Senate	16	D 14 · R 3	4
Wisconsin State Assembly	99	D 47 · R 52	3
Wisconsin State Senate	16	D 9 · R 7	—
Wyoming House of Representatives	60	D 17 · R 43	7
Wyoming State Senate	15	D 5 · R 10	1

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab

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