1996 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1996 United States Senate election in Montana Montana presidential no 1990 United States Senate election in Montana 1990 2002 United States Senate election in Montana 2002 November 5, 1996 File:MaxBaucus (1).jpg 150x150px Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) 201,935 49.56% File:Denny rehberg.jpg Denny Rehberg Republican Party (United States) 182,111 44.69% 1996 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBaucus: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Rehberg: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) 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 and was re-elected in 1984 and 1990, 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 and the Republican nominee. Despite Bob Dole's victory over Bill Clinton and Ross Perot 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 Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1990s/1996/96PRIM/1996prim.pdf 1996 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 4, 1996 Montana Secretary of State July 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028145330/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1990s/1996/96PRIM/1996prim.pdf October 28, 2014 dead mdy-all Max Baucus (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 85,976 100.00% 85,976 100.00% Reform primary Candidates Becky Shaw, student loan investigator and 1994 candidate for the Democratic Senate nominationGruenwald Juliana Democrat Yellowtail, GOP's Hill To Contend For Montana House Seat http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/states/MT/CQ.news.shtml CNN AllPolitics June 24, 2021 June 10, 1996 Webb Sullivan, retired railroad worker Results Reform Party Primary results Becky Shaw Reform Party (United States) 930 68.03% Webb Sullivan Reform Party (United States) 437 31.97% 1,367 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Denny Rehberg, Lieutenant Governor of Montana Ed Borcherdt, businessman John K. McDonald, former State Senator Results Republican Primary results Denny Rehberg Republican Party (United States) 82,158 73.81% Ed Borcherdt Republican Party (United States) 14,670 13.18% John K. McDonald Republican Party (United States) 14,485 13.01% 111,313 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1996http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 3, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus (incumbent) 201,935 49.56% -18.57% Republican Party (United States) Denny Rehberg 182,111 44.69% +15.31% Reform Party (United States) Becky Shaw 19,276 4.73% Natural Law Party (United States) Stephen Heaton 4,168 1.02% 19,824 4.86% -33.88% 407,490 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1996 United States Senate elections References Montana 1996 Category:1996 Montana elections