The 1996 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent United States Senator
Max Baucus, who was first elected in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
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and was re-elected in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
and
1990
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, ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the
Democratic primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced a stiff challenge in
Denny Rehberg, the
Lieutenant Governor of Montana
The lieutenant governor of Montana is an elected official in the State of Montana that ranks just below the governor of Montana.
List of lieutenant governors
;Parties
Living former lieutenant governors
, there are six former lieutenant gove ...
and the
Republican nominee. Despite
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
's victory over
Bill Clinton
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and
Ross Perot
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in the state
that year in the presidential election, Baucus managed to narrowly win re-election over Rehberg to secure a fourth term in the Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Max Baucus, incumbent
United States Senator
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Results
Reform primary
Candidates
* Becky Shaw, student loan investigator and
1994
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candidate for the Democratic Senate nomination
* Webb Sullivan, retired railroad worker
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Denny Rehberg,
Lieutenant Governor of Montana
The lieutenant governor of Montana is an elected official in the State of Montana that ranks just below the governor of Montana.
List of lieutenant governors
;Parties
Living former lieutenant governors
, there are six former lieutenant gove ...
* Ed Borcherdt, businessman
* John K. McDonald, former
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...
Results
General election
Results
See also
*
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
{{United States elections, 1996
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
1996
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1996 Montana elections