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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1996 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH January 13, 2022 03:50pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1990
NameMitch McConnell Votes478,034 (52.19%)
Term01/03/1991 - 01/03/1997 Margin40,058 (+4.37%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameMitch McConnell Votes731,679 (64.68%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin332,045 (+29.35%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 28, 1996 KY US Senate- R Primary
Mitch McConnell
R 100,030
May 28, 1996 KY US Senate- D Primary
Steve Beshear
D 267,950
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/11/1996 10/11/1996

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Mitch McConnell Lt. Gov. Steve Beshear Dennis L. Lacy Patricia Jo Metten Mac McElroy (W) Richard Marshall Beilloe  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Natural Law U.S. Taxpayers Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 724,794 (55.45%) 560,012 (42.85%) 8,595 (0.66%) 8,344 (0.64%) 5,284 (0.40%) 17 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -164,782 (-12.61%) -716,199 (-54.80%) -716,450 (-54.81%) -719,510 (-55.05%) -724,777 (-55.45%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/1996 01/01/1996 01/01/1996 01/01/1996 01/01/1996 01/01/1996  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.31%-- 35.23%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/11/96-10/11/96
46.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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