Sorted by election date, then state, then class. In these special elections, the winner was seated in the fall of 1996 (excluding Oregon), once they qualified and their elections were certified. Summary of contests Special elections during the 104th Congress One Republican also sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the primary.Ĭhange in composition Before the November elections Īfter the January 1996 special election in Oregon.Īfter the November elections D 1 One Republican sought re-election but lost in the general election. Gains, losses, and holds Retirements įive Republicans and eight Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. Party Division in the Senate, 1789–Present, via.Includes Kansas's special election for the Class III seat vacated by Bob Dole. Additionally, special elections occurred as a result of early resignations by Republicans Bob Packwood and presidential nominee Bob Dole, the Senate majority leader.ĭoes not include Oregon's January 1996 special election. The cycle featured an unusually high number of retirements, with thirteen in total. The only Democratic pickup occurred in South Dakota, where Democrat Tim Johnson narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Larry Pressler. The Republicans won open seats previously held by Democrats in Alabama, Arkansas, and Nebraska. As such, Clinton became the first president re-elected since Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to win either of his terms without any Senate coattails. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year, in which Democrat Bill Clinton was re-elected president.ĭespite the re-election of Clinton and Gore, and despite Democrats picking up a net two seats in the elections to the United States House of Representatives held the same day, the Republicans had a net gain of two seats in the Senate, following major Republican gains two years previously in the 1994 elections.
Special elections were also held to fill vacancies.
The 1996 United States Senate elections were held on November 5, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. Rectangular inset ( Kansas): both seats up for election Results of the elections (excluding Oregon's Senate special election):
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