United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 1996

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United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 1996

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  Robert C Smith.jpg Richard Swett.jpg
Nominee Bob Smith Richard Swett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 242,304 227,397
Percentage 49.2% 46.1%

U.S. senator before election

Bob Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Smith
Republican

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1996 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 4, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith won re-election to a second term. Smith had established himself as the most conservative Senator from the Northeast, and Bill Clinton's coattails nearly caused his defeat. On the night of the election many American media networks incorrectly projected that Swett had won.[1]

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Smith 242,304 49.2
Democratic Richard Swett 227,397 46.1
Libertarian Ken Blevens 22,265 4.5

References

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  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=177

See also

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