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5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incumbent president</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> <span style="color:blue">(Democratic)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next Congress</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/105th_United_States_Congress" title="105th United States Congress">105th</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election" title="1996 United States presidential election">Presidential election</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partisan control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:blue">Democratic hold</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Popular vote margin</th><td class="infobox-data">Democratic +8.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Electoral vote</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> (D)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>379</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a> (R)</th><td class="infobox-data">159</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize mw-ext-imagemap-desc-bottom-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/ElectoralCollege1996.svg/348px-ElectoralCollege1996.svg.png" decoding="async" width="348" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/ElectoralCollege1996.svg/522px-ElectoralCollege1996.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/ElectoralCollege1996.svg/696px-ElectoralCollege1996.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="593" usemap="#ImageMap_69d38f2c2830e289" resource="/wiki/File:ElectoralCollege1996.svg" 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Numbers indicate the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_votes" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral votes">electoral votes</a> won by each candidate.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1996 United States Senate elections">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:#8B0000">Republican hold</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">35 of 100 seats<br />(33 Class 2 seats + 2 special elections)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +2<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize 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style="margin-top:0.5em"></div> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#0272B1; color:#0272B1;">    </span> Democratic gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#94C6DF; color:#94C6DF;">    </span> Democratic hold</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#CB001A; color:#CB001A;">    </span> Republican gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#F48984; color:#F48984;">    </span> Republican hold</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections">House elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:#8B0000">Republican hold</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">All 435 voting members</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Popular vote margin</th><td class="infobox-data">Democratic +0.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Democratic +3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1996.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections%2C_1996.png/400px-United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections%2C_1996.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections%2C_1996.png/600px-United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections%2C_1996.png 1.5x, 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color:#CB001A;">    </span> Republican gain</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#666666; color:#666666;">    </span> Independent gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#999999; color:#999999;">    </span> Independent hold</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1996 United States gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">13 (11 states, 2 territories)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize mw-ext-imagemap-desc-bottom-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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coords="300,83,299,84,299,85,299,85,299,87,300,88,300,89,301,90,301,92,301,93,305,93,305,92,305,91,304,90,303,90,301,87,300,86,300,84" alt="1996 Delaware gubernatorial election" title="1996 Delaware gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/1996_Indiana_gubernatorial_election" shape="poly" coords="241,77,230,78,228,79,228,79,226,79,227,89,228,100,228,101,228,103,227,105,227,105,226,107,226,109,226,109,228,109,230,109,231,109,231,109,232,108,233,108,233,108,234,109,234,109,234,108,236,106,237,107,238,107,238,105,241,102,241,101,243,101,244,100,244,99,243,88" alt="1996 Indiana gubernatorial election" title="1996 Indiana gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/1996_Missouri_gubernatorial_election" shape="poly" 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/></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">1996 gubernatorial election results<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#0272B1; color:#0272B1;">    </span> Democratic gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#94C6DF; color:#94C6DF;">    </span> Democratic hold</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#CB001A; color:#CB001A;">    </span> Republican gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#F48984; color:#F48984;">    </span> Republican hold</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#9664FF; color:#9664FF;">    </span> New Progressive hold</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#999999; color:#999999;">    </span> Nonpartisan</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States" title="Elections in the United States">Elections</a> were held on November 5, 1996. <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> won re-election, while the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> maintained their majorities in both houses of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a>. </p><p>Clinton defeated Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a> and independent candidate <a href="/wiki/Ross_Perot" title="Ross Perot">Ross Perot</a> in the presidential election, taking 379 of the 538 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" title="United States Electoral College">electoral votes</a>. Due in part to Perot's fairly strong <a href="/wiki/List_of_third_party_performances_in_United_States_presidential_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="List of third party performances in United States presidential elections">third party performance</a> (despite being considerably worse than in <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">1992</a>), Clinton narrowly failed to win a majority of the popular vote. Dole defeated <a href="/wiki/Pat_Buchanan" title="Pat Buchanan">Pat Buchanan</a> and several other candidates in the <a href="/wiki/1996_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Republican Party presidential primaries">1996 Republican Party presidential primaries</a> to win his party's nomination for president. </p><p>In the congressional elections, Republicans successfully defended the majorities that they had won in the <a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_elections" title="1994 United States elections">1994 elections</a>. Republicans picked up a net of two <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> seats, while Democrats picked up a net of three seats in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>. In the gubernatorial elections, each party picked up a single seat that had previously been held by the other party. </p><p>As of <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_elections" title="2024 United States elections">2024</a>, this is the last time a president was elected with both chambers of Congress being of the opposing party. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_elections">Federal elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Federal elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_election">Presidential election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidential election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election" title="1996 United States presidential election">1996 United States presidential election</a></div> <p>Democratic incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> won re-election, defeating Republican former Senator <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>. Billionaire and <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election#Perot_candidacy" title="1992 United States presidential election">1992 independent presidential candidate</a> <a href="/wiki/Ross_Perot" title="Ross Perot">Ross Perot</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, the nominee of the newly founded <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="Reform Party of the United States of America">Reform Party</a>, though performing strongly for a <a href="/wiki/Third_party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third party (United States)">third party</a> candidate and receiving 8.4% of the vote, was unable to replicate his 1992 performance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Congressional_elections">Congressional elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Congressional elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Senate_elections">Senate elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Senate elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1996 United States Senate elections">1996 United States Senate elections</a></div> <p>During the 1996 U.S. Senate elections, elections for all thirty-three regularly scheduled <a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class II</a> Senate seats as well as special elections in Oregon and Kansas were held. </p><p>Republicans captured three seats in Alabama, Arkansas, and Nebraska, but lost two in <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Oregon,_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate special election in Oregon, 1996">Oregon</a> (via a special election not held concurrently with the other Senate elections in November) and South Dakota. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="House_of_Representatives_elections">House of Representatives elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: House of Representatives elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections">1996 United States House of Representatives elections</a></div> <p>During the 1996 House elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives as well as the seats of all non-voting <a href="/wiki/Delegate_(United_States_Congress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Delegate (United States Congress)">Delegates</a> from <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">territories</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> were up for election that year.<sup id="cite_ref-house1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-house1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Democrats won the national popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 0.1 percentage points and won a net gain of eight seats.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nonetheless, Republicans retained control of the chamber. </p><p>In addition to all regularly scheduled House elections, there were five <a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives">special elections</a> held. They were held to fill vacancies for <a href="/wiki/California%27s_37th_congressional_district" title="California's 37th congressional district">California's 37th congressional district</a> (on March 26), <a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 7th congressional district">Maryland's 7th congressional district</a> (April 16), <a href="/wiki/Oregon%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Oregon's 3rd congressional district">Oregon's 3rd congressional district</a> (May 21), <a href="/wiki/Kansas%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Kansas's 2nd congressional district">Kansas's 2nd congressional district</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Missouri%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Missouri's 8th congressional district">Missouri's 8th congressional district</a> (both on November 5). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_elections">State elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: State elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gubernatorial_elections">Gubernatorial elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gubernatorial elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1996 United States gubernatorial elections">1996 United States gubernatorial elections</a></div> <p>During the 1996 gubernatorial elections, the governorships of the eleven states and two territories were up for election. </p><p>Going into the elections, Republicans held the governorships of thirty-two states, Democrats held those of seventeen states, all <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">territories</a>, and the Mayorship of the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, and one Governor was a member of neither party. Republicans won in West Virginia, but this was countered by a Democratic victory in New Hampshire. Thus, there was no net change in the balance of power. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_statewide_elections">Other statewide elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other statewide elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some states where the positions were elective offices, voters elected candidates for state executive branch offices. These include <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governors</a> (though some were elected on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">secretaries of state</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_treasurer" title="State treasurer">state treasurers</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_auditor" title="State auditor">state auditors</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_attorneys_general" class="mw-redirect" title="State attorneys general">state attorneys general</a>, state superintendents of education, commissioners of <a href="/wiki/Insurance_commissioner" title="Insurance commissioner">insurance</a>, agriculture, or labor, and state judicial branch offices (seats on <a href="/wiki/State_supreme_court" title="State supreme court">state supreme courts</a> and, in some states, state appellate courts). </p> <div class="mw-heading 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election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Shadow_Senator_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="1996 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia (shadow)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia" title="1996 United States Senate election in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Idaho" title="1996 United States Senate election in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="1996 United States Senate election in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1996 United States Senate election in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas" title="1996 United States Senate election in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Kansas" title="1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas">Kansas (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky" title="1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1996 United States Senate election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1996 United States Senate election in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1996 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan" title="1996 United States Senate election in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota" title="1996 United States Senate election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi" title="1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1996 United States Senate election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska" title="1996 United States Senate election in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="1996 United States Senate election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" title="1996 United States Senate election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico" title="1996 United States Senate election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1996 United States Senate election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oklahoma" title="1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon" title="1996 United States Senate election in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Oregon" title="1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon">Oregon (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1996 United States Senate election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina" title="1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee" title="1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1996 United States Senate election in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="1996 United States Senate election in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming" title="1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaska" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arizona" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li>District of Columbia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia">delegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Shadow_Representative_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia">shadow</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Guam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Guam (page does not exist)">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands (page does not exist)">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1996 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_American_Samoa_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 American Samoa gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Delaware_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Delaware gubernatorial election">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Indiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Indiana gubernatorial election">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Missouri_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Missouri gubernatorial election">Missouri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Missouri_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Montana gubernatorial election">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election">North Carolina</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_North_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Puerto_Rico_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Utah_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Utah gubernatorial election">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Washington_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Washington gubernatorial election">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1996 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Arizona <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Arizona_Senate_election" title="1996 Arizona Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>California <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_California_State_Assembly_election" title="1996 California State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_California_State_Senate_election" title="1996 California State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Iowa <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1996 Iowa Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kentucky <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Kentucky_Senate_election" title="1996 Kentucky Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Minnesota_Senate_election" title="1996 Minnesota Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Texas_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1996 Texas House of Representatives election">House</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wisconsin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Wisconsin_Senate_election" title="1996 Wisconsin Senate election">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Wisconsin_State_Assembly_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 Wisconsin State Assembly election (page does not exist)">Assembly</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wyoming <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Wyoming_Senate_election" title="1996 Wyoming Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="1996 Baton Rouge mayoral election">Baton Rouge, <abbr title="Louisiana">LA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Fresno_mayoral_election" title="1996 Fresno mayoral election">Fresno, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Milwaukee_mayoral_election" title="1996 Milwaukee mayoral election">Milwaukee, <abbr title="Wisconsin">WI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Orlando_mayoral_election" title="1996 Orlando mayoral election">Orlando, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Portland,_Oregon_mayoral_election" title="1996 Portland, Oregon mayoral election">Portland, <abbr title="Oregon">OR</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_San_Diego_mayoral_election" title="1996 San Diego mayoral election">San Diego, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election">San Juan, <abbr title="Puerto Rico">PR</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1996 elections in the United States">States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Alabama_elections" title="Category:1996 Alabama elections">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Alaska_elections" title="Category:1996 Alaska elections">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_Samoan_general_election" title="1996 American Samoan general election">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Arizona_elections" title="Category:1996 Arizona elections">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Arkansas_elections" title="Category:1996 Arkansas elections">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_California_elections" title="Category:1996 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Colorado_elections" title="Category:1996 Colorado elections">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Connecticut_elections" title="Category:1996 Connecticut elections">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Delaware_elections" title="Category:1996 Delaware elections">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Florida_elections" title="Category:1996 Florida elections">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Georgia_(U.S._state)_elections" title="Category:1996 Georgia (U.S. state) elections">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Guamanian_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 Guamanian general election (page does not exist)">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Hawaii_elections" title="Category:1996 Hawaii elections">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Idaho_elections" title="Category:1996 Idaho elections">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Illinois_elections" title="Category:1996 Illinois elections">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Indiana_elections" title="Category:1996 Indiana elections">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Iowa_elections" title="Category:1996 Iowa elections">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Kansas_elections" title="Category:1996 Kansas elections">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Kentucky_elections" title="Category:1996 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Louisiana_elections" title="Category:1996 Louisiana elections">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Maine_elections" title="Category:1996 Maine elections">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Maryland_elections" title="Category:1996 Maryland elections">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Massachusetts_elections" title="Category:1996 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Michigan_elections" title="Category:1996 Michigan elections">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Minnesota_elections" title="Category:1996 Minnesota elections">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Mississippi_elections" title="Category:1996 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Missouri_elections" title="Category:1996 Missouri elections">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Montana_elections" title="Category:1996 Montana elections">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Nebraska_elections" title="Category:1996 Nebraska elections">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_Nevada_elections" title="Category:1996 Nevada elections">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1996_New_Hampshire_elections" title="Category:1996 New Hampshire 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