Elections / 1996 · Senate · NH
New Hampshire — 1996 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1996 · U.S. SenateNew Hampshire · U.S. SenateBob SmithR+3.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1996 Senate returns.
- Bob Smith✓Republican242,25749.3%
- Dick SwettDemocrat227,35546.2%
- Ken BlevensLibertarian22,2614.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+10.3Senate 1996R+3.0vs. baselineR+13.3
New Hampshire's 1996 Senate race ran 13.3 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
New Hampshire's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | −4.3% |
| 1984 | −17.8% |
| 1986 | −30.6% |
| 1990 | −33.9% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1996 | −3.0% |
| 1998 | −39.6% |
| 2002 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | −32.5% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | −23.2% |
| 2014 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | +9.2% |
Same ballot, 1996NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.