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1996 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

New Hampshire · 3 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election?

Robert C. Smith won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election. Robert C. Smith received 242,257 popular votes (49.25%). The main challenger was Dick Swett (46.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Swett

Smith +3.0 pts · won by 14,902 votes
Robert C. SmithRepublicanWINNER49.25%
242,257 votes
Dick SwettDemocratic46.22%
227,355 votes
Kenneth E. Blevens Sr.Libertarian4.53%
22,261 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.