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      Home/Elections/1996/US Senate/New Hampshire
      1996·US Senate·New Hampshire

      New Hampshire US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Bob Smith
      49.3%242,304 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Dick Swett
      46.2%227,397 votes
      Margin
      R+3.0
      491,966 total votes
      3 candidates491,966 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bob SmithREP✓
      		REP242,30449.3%
      Dick SwettDEM
      		DEM227,39746.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH22,2654.5%

      Seat History

      US Senate in New Hampshire(Class I)

      2022
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+9.2
      2020
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+15.7
      2016
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+0.1
      2014
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+3.2
      2010
      Kelly AyotteREP
      R+23.2
      2008
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+6.3
      2004
      Judd GreggREP
      R+32.5
      2002
      John E SununuREP
      R+4.4
      1998
      Judd GreggREP
      R+39.6
      1992
      Judd GreggREP
      R+2.8
      1990
      Bob SmithREP
      R+33.8
      1986
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+30.6
      1984
      Gordon J HumphreyREP
      R+17.8
      1980
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+4.3
      View all US Senate history for New Hampshire →

      Candidates

      Bob SmithDEM
      Record14W-8L
      Avg MarginR+19.0
      Career1970-2021
      State Senate / State House / US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Dick SwettDEM
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginR+3.0
      Career1992-1996
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in New Hampshire, 1996

      President1 contest →US House2 contests →Governor1 contest →
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