1996 Senate elections · Kentucky history
Kentucky U.S. Senate election 1996
Mitch McConnell REP +12.6 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 1,307,046
- Margin
- 12.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in KY
- D+1.0same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch McConnell Won | REP | 724,794 | 55.45% | |
| Steve Beshear | DEM | 560,012 | 42.85% | |
| Dennis L. Lacy | LIB | 8,595 | 0.66% | |
| Patricia Jo Metten | NLP | 8,344 | 0.64% | |
| Mac McElroy | UST | 5,284 | 0.40% | |
| Write-in | — | 17 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,307,046 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other Kentucky Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Rand Paul | 23.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 19.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rand Paul | 14.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 15.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rand Paul | 11.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 1.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 29.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 12.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Wendell H. Ford | 27.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 4.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 Kentucky Senate race?
Mitch McConnell (REP) won with 55.5% of the vote, ahead of Steve Beshear (42.8%), a margin of 12.6 points.
Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Kentucky Senate race?
1,307,046 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.