1996 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 1996 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fourth term.

1996 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Nominee Carl Levin Ronna Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,195,738 1,500,106
Percentage 58.36% 39.88%

County results
Levin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Romney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Carl Levin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Levin
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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  • Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
  • Joseph S. Mattingly (Natural Law)
  • Martin P. McLaughlin (Socialist)
  • Kenneth L. Proctor (Libertarian)
  • Ronna Romney, radio talk show host and former daughter-in-law of Michigan governor George W. Romney (Republican)
  • William Roundtree (Workers' World)

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl Levin (incumbent) 2,195,738 58.36%
Republican Ronna Romney 1,500,450 39.88%
Libertarian Kenneth L. Proctor 20,911 0.56%
Workers World William Roundtree 12,235 0.33%
Natural Law Joseph S. Mattingly 11,306 0.30%
Socialist Martin P. McLaughlin 5,975 0.16%
Total votes 3,762,271 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Parker, Randy (July 16, 2007). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.