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1996 United States Senate election in Michigan

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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

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.

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.