1996 Montana U.S. Senate Election

Montana · 4 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Montana U.S. Senate Election?

Max Baucus won the 1996 Montana U.S. Senate Election. Max Baucus received 201,935 popular votes (49.56%). The main challenger was Dennis Rehberg (44.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Baucus and Rehberg

Baucus +4.9 pts · won by 19,824 votes

Max Baucus DemocraticWINNER49.56%

201,935 votes

Dennis Rehberg Republican44.69%

182,111 votes

Becky ShawReform4.73%

19,276 votes

Stephen HeatonNatural Law1.02%

4,168 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.