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
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
's coattails nearly caused his defeat. That was to the point that on the night of the election many American media networks incorrectly projected that
Dick Swett
Richard Nelson Swett (born May 1, 1957) is an Politics of the United States, American politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire who served as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1995. He also ...
had won.
General election
Candidates
* Ken Blevens (Libertarian)
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Bob Smith, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
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Dick Swett
Richard Nelson Swett (born May 1, 1957) is an Politics of the United States, American politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire who served as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1995. He also ...
, former U.S. Representative (Democratic)
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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New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
1996
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1996 New Hampshire elections