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  US Senate - National Vote
RACE DETAILS
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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1992 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1992 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedAshley March 11, 2009 03:59pm
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 786-809.
Description The Republican Party added to their 1994 gains in the U.S. Senate elections of 1996. They won 21 races to 14 for the Democrats, for a net GOP gain of three. The new Senate stood at 55 R, 45 D.

New Senators: Sessions (R-AL), Hutchinson (R-AR), Allard (R-CO), Cleland (D-GA), Durbin (D-IL), Roberts (R-KS), Brownback (R-KS), Landrieu (D-LA), Collins (R-ME), Hagel (R-NE), Torricelli (D-NJ), Smith (R-OR), Wyden (D-OR), Reed (D-RI), Johnson (D-SD), and Enzi (R-WY).

Aggregate nationwide totals for U.S. Senate candidates in 1996:

Republican 25,338,922 - 49.4%
Democratic 24,538,679 - 47.8
Libertarian 370,075 - 0.7
Reform 316,249 - 0.6
Independent 243,866 - 0.5
Natural Law 193,142 - 0.4
Conservative 120,214 - 0.2
Green 88,824 - 0.2
Constitution 48,445 - 0.1
Socialist Workers 17,717
Workers World 12,235

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Name (I) Democratic Party Control Republican Party Control Libertarian Party Control Independent Control Constitution Party Control Conservative Party Control Peace and Freedom Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Constitution Conservative Peace & Freedom
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Uncertified Votes 84,765,740 (48.06%) 83,989,125 (47.62%) 1,997,601 (1.13%) 1,574,478 (0.89%) 1,326,192 (0.75%) 695,407 (0.39%) 628,118 (0.36%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -776,615 (-0.44%) -82,768,139 (-46.93%) -83,191,262 (-47.17%) -83,439,548 (-47.31%) -84,070,333 (-47.67%) -84,137,622 (-47.71%)
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Name Green Party Control Reform Party Control Natural Law Party Control Liberal Party Control New Alliance Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Workers World Party Control
PartyGreen Reform Natural Law Liberal New Alliance Socialist Workers Workers World
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Uncertified Votes 320,071 (0.18%) 316,249 (0.18%) 285,052 (0.16%) 261,353 (0.15%) 98,930 (0.06%) 73,599 (0.04%) 32,245 (0.02%)
Margin-84,445,669 (-47.88%) -84,449,491 (-47.88%) -84,480,688 (-47.90%) -84,504,387 (-47.91%) -84,666,810 (-48.01%) -84,692,141 (-48.02%) -84,733,495 (-48.04%)
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