Turnout | Mitch McConnell* (R) |
Steve Beshear (D) |
Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) |
Patricia Metten (Natural Law) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 40% | 1,913 | 56.1% | 1,343 | 39.4% | 76 | 2.2% | 35 | 1.0% | 43 | 1.3% | 570 | 3,410 |
Other candidates included: Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers), 5,284 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Mitch McConnell* | |
Total Disbursements: | $5,031,293 |
Total Receipts: | $5,030,245 |
Cash on Hand: | $189,324 |
Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
Candidate Loans: | $0 |
Individual Contributions: | $3,166,675 |
Party Contributions: | $18,965 |
Other Committee Contributions: | $1,316,324 |
Other Committee Transfers: | $98,132 |
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $37,961 |
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
Net Independent Expenditures: | $37,961 |
Net Spending: | $5,069,254 |
Steve Beshear | |
Total Disbursements: | $1,770,035 |
Total Receipts: | $1,772,276 |
Cash on Hand: | $1,448 |
Candidate Contributions: | $6,072 |
Candidate Loans: | $0 |
Individual Contributions: | $1,496,561 |
Party Contributions: | $22,318 |
Other Committee Contributions: | $232,152 |
Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
Net Spending: | $1,770,035 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KY/1996