The 1996 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent
Democratic U.S. Senator
Carl Levin
Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
won re-election to a fourth term.
General election
Candidates
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Carl Levin
Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
* Joseph S. Mattingly (Natural Law)
* Martin P. McLaughlin (Socialist)
* Kenneth L. Proctor (Libertarian)
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Ronna Romney
Ronna Eileen Romney ( Stern; born September 24, 1943) is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host.
Early life and family
Romney, née Stern, was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Eileen Boyd and James Albert Stern. S ...
, radio talk show host and former daughter-in-law of
Michigan governor
The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of Michigan and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed b ...
George W. Romney
George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd gover ...
(Republican)
* William Roundtree (Workers' World)
Results
See also
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1996 United States Senate elections
The 1996 United States Senate elections coincided with the presidential election of the same year, in which Democrat Bill Clinton was re-elected president.
Despite the re-election of Clinton and Gore, and despite Democrats picking up a net two s ...
References
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Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
1996
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1996 Michigan elections