1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Montana (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Max Baucus* (D)		Dennis Rehberg (R)		Becky Shaw (Reform)		Stephen Heaton (Natural Law)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Beaverhead	61%	1,344	33.6%	2,467	61.7%	170	4.3%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,123	3,998
Big Horn	54%	2,701	64.3%	1,315	31.3%	143	3.4%	40	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,386	4,199
Blaine	61%	1,492	52.7%	1,215	42.9%	98	3.5%	27	1.0%	0	0.0%	277	2,832
Broadwater	68%	811	41.1%	1,043	52.9%	105	5.3%	13	0.7%	0	0.0%	-232	1,972
Carbon	72%	2,431	50.4%	2,129	44.1%	233	4.8%	35	0.7%	0	0.0%	302	4,828
Carter	73%	178	23.1%	567	73.7%	18	2.3%	6	0.8%	0	0.0%	-389	769
Cascade	61%	19,357	54.6%	14,172	40.0%	1,659	4.7%	260	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,185	35,448
Chouteau	77%	1,330	41.8%	1,722	54.2%	102	3.2%	25	0.8%	0	0.0%	-392	3,179
Custer	63%	2,643	48.9%	2,519	46.6%	201	3.7%	37	0.7%	0	0.0%	124	5,400
Daniels	81%	591	45.0%	693	52.8%	21	1.6%	8	0.6%	0	0.0%	-102	1,313
Dawson	69%	2,334	49.0%	2,268	47.6%	141	3.0%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	66	4,761
Deer Lodge	67%	3,739	73.7%	1,013	20.0%	280	5.5%	43	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,726	5,075
Fallon	71%	505	33.3%	961	63.3%	38	2.5%	13	0.9%	0	0.0%	-456	1,517
Fergus	70%	2,410	38.8%	3,545	57.1%	207	3.3%	51	0.8%	0	0.0%	-1,135	6,213
Flathead	62%	11,959	38.8%	16,890	54.7%	1,614	5.2%	394	1.3%	0	0.0%	-4,931	30,857
Gallatin	62%	13,106	44.9%	14,546	49.9%	1,217	4.2%	290	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,440	29,159
Garfield	73%	166	22.4%	547	73.9%	20	2.7%	7	0.9%	0	0.0%	-381	740
Glacier	51%	2,457	59.0%	1,456	35.0%	188	4.5%	61	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,001	4,162
Golden Valley	68%	161	32.9%	298	60.8%	28	5.7%	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	-137	490
Granite	69%	537	38.0%	775	54.8%	84	5.9%	18	1.3%	0	0.0%	-238	1,414
Hill	60%	3,852	53.3%	3,046	42.1%	270	3.7%	62	0.9%	0	0.0%	806	7,230
Jefferson	73%	2,152	44.5%	2,293	47.4%	342	7.1%	46	1.0%	0	0.0%	-141	4,833
Judith Basin	80%	568	42.0%	740	54.7%	36	2.7%	8	0.6%	0	0.0%	-172	1,352
Lake	63%	4,953	45.4%	5,210	47.7%	596	5.5%	154	1.4%	0	0.0%	-257	10,913
Lewis and Clark	69%	14,765	55.3%	10,368	38.8%	1,369	5.1%	195	0.7%	0	0.0%	4,397	26,697
Liberty	74%	460	39.0%	680	57.7%	38	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-220	1,178
Lincoln	54%	2,599	36.1%	4,093	56.8%	407	5.6%	110	1.5%	0	0.0%	-1,494	7,209
Madison	71%	1,216	34.6%	2,060	58.6%	193	5.5%	44	1.3%	0	0.0%	-844	3,513
McCone	81%	500	40.3%	686	55.3%	37	3.0%	18	1.5%	0	0.0%	-186	1,241
Meagher	66%	310	33.3%	569	61.1%	48	5.2%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	-259	932
Mineral	60%	794	49.0%	638	39.3%	147	9.1%	43	2.7%	0	0.0%	156	1,622
Missoula	66%	25,983	57.8%	15,860	35.3%	2,303	5.1%	814	1.8%	0	0.0%	10,123	44,960
Musselshell	63%	837	40.1%	1,142	54.7%	96	4.6%	14	0.7%	0	0.0%	-305	2,089
Park	65%	3,052	40.8%	4,057	54.3%	291	3.9%	73	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,005	7,473
Petroleum	79%	90	30.6%	195	66.3%	8	2.7%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	-105	294
Phillips	72%	869	34.8%	1,508	60.5%	99	4.0%	18	0.7%	0	0.0%	-639	2,494
Pondera	66%	1,301	44.1%	1,509	51.2%	121	4.1%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	-208	2,950
Powder River	73%	299	28.8%	703	67.7%	29	2.8%	7	0.7%	0	0.0%	-404	1,038
Powell	52%	1,222	43.2%	1,406	49.7%	164	5.8%	38	1.3%	0	0.0%	-184	2,830
Prairie	80%	304	37.8%	461	57.3%	33	4.1%	7	0.9%	0	0.0%	-157	805
Ravalli	70%	6,649	40.8%	8,567	52.5%	871	5.3%	217	1.3%	0	0.0%	-1,918	16,304
Richland	64%	1,957	42.8%	2,357	51.6%	226	4.9%	29	0.6%	0	0.0%	-400	4,569
Roosevelt	58%	2,528	62.0%	1,345	33.0%	177	4.3%	26	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,183	4,076
Rosebud	60%	2,130	55.3%	1,474	38.3%	213	5.5%	35	0.9%	0	0.0%	656	3,852
Sanders	65%	1,873	40.0%	2,380	50.9%	310	6.6%	115	2.5%	0	0.0%	-507	4,678
Sheridan	75%	1,335	53.5%	1,081	43.4%	66	2.6%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	254	2,493
Silver Bow	68%	12,666	71.5%	3,871	21.8%	1,076	6.1%	113	0.6%	0	0.0%	8,795	17,726
Stillwater	68%	1,633	42.8%	1,961	51.5%	174	4.6%	43	1.1%	0	0.0%	-328	3,811
Sweet Grass	70%	609	34.2%	1,109	62.3%	51	2.9%	12	0.7%	0	0.0%	-500	1,781
Teton	72%	1,389	42.1%	1,764	53.5%	127	3.8%	20	0.6%	0	0.0%	-375	3,300
Toole	66%	1,053	42.4%	1,291	52.0%	116	4.7%	23	0.9%	0	0.0%	-238	2,483
Treasure	79%	231	46.6%	239	48.2%	24	4.8%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	-8	496
Valley	74%	2,021	47.0%	2,055	47.8%	183	4.3%	40	0.9%	0	0.0%	-34	4,299
Wheatland	66%	475	43.7%	569	52.4%	40	3.7%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	-94	1,086
Wibaux	74%	251	41.2%	325	53.4%	29	4.8%	4	0.7%	0	0.0%	-74	609
Yellowstone	62%	28,757	51.4%	24,358	43.5%	2,399	4.3%	434	0.8%	0	0.0%	4,399	55,948
TOTAL	65%	201,935	49.6%	182,111	44.7%	19,276	4.7%	4,168	1.0%	0	0.0%	19,824	407,490
Total R vote: 182,111 (44.7%)      Total D vote: 201,935 (49.6%)      Total Other vote: 23,444 (5.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$4,293,704		$1,358,165		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$3,821,970		$1,369,530		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$42,944		$11,365		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$1,000		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$100,000		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$2,097,154		$854,353		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$18,134		$29,730		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,504,943		$338,514		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$42,171		$32,530		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$22,259		$44,107		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$20,174		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$2,085		$44,107		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$4,295,789		$1,402,272		$0		$0

1996 Senate class 2, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,344	33.6%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,467	61.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	170	4.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,998
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,701	64.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,315	31.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	143	3.4%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	40	1.0%
TOTAL	4,199
Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 2, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,492	52.7%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,215	42.9%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	98	3.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	27	1.0%
TOTAL	2,832
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	811	41.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,043	52.9%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	105	5.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	13	0.7%
TOTAL	1,972
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,431	50.4%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,129	44.1%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	233	4.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	35	0.7%
TOTAL	4,828
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	178	23.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	567	73.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	18	2.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	6	0.8%
TOTAL	769
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	19,357	54.6%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	14,172	40.0%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	1,659	4.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	260	0.7%
TOTAL	35,448
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,330	41.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,722	54.2%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	102	3.2%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,179
Turnout: 77%

1996 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,643	48.9%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,519	46.6%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	201	3.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,400
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	591	45.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	693	52.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	21	1.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,313
Turnout: 81%

1996 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,334	49.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,268	47.6%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	141	3.0%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,761
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	3,739	73.7%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,013	20.0%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	280	5.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	43	0.8%
TOTAL	5,075
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	505	33.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	961	63.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	38	2.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	13	0.9%
TOTAL	1,517
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,410	38.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	3,545	57.1%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	207	3.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	51	0.8%
TOTAL	6,213
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	11,959	38.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	16,890	54.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	1,614	5.2%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	394	1.3%
TOTAL	30,857
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	13,106	44.9%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	14,546	49.9%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	1,217	4.2%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	290	1.0%
TOTAL	29,159
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	166	22.4%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	547	73.9%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	20	2.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	7	0.9%
TOTAL	740
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,457	59.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,456	35.0%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	188	4.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	61	1.5%
TOTAL	4,162
Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 2, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	161	32.9%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	298	60.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	28	5.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	3	0.6%
TOTAL	490
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	537	38.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	775	54.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	84	5.9%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	18	1.3%
TOTAL	1,414
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	3,852	53.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	3,046	42.1%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	270	3.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	62	0.9%
TOTAL	7,230
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,152	44.5%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,293	47.4%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	342	7.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	46	1.0%
TOTAL	4,833
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	568	42.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	740	54.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	36	2.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,352
Turnout: 80%

1996 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	4,953	45.4%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	5,210	47.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	596	5.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	154	1.4%
TOTAL	10,913
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	14,765	55.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	10,368	38.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	1,369	5.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	195	0.7%
TOTAL	26,697
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	460	39.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	680	57.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	38	3.2%
TOTAL	1,178
Turnout: 74%

1996 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,599	36.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	4,093	56.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	407	5.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	110	1.5%
TOTAL	7,209
Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,216	34.6%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,060	58.6%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	193	5.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	44	1.3%
TOTAL	3,513
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	500	40.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	686	55.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	37	3.0%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	18	1.5%
TOTAL	1,241
Turnout: 81%

1996 Senate class 2, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	310	33.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	569	61.1%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	48	5.2%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	932
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	794	49.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	638	39.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	147	9.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	43	2.7%
TOTAL	1,622
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	25,983	57.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	15,860	35.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	2,303	5.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	814	1.8%
TOTAL	44,960
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	837	40.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,142	54.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	96	4.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	14	0.7%
TOTAL	2,089
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	3,052	40.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	4,057	54.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	291	3.9%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	73	1.0%
TOTAL	7,473
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	90	30.6%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	195	66.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	8	2.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	1	0.3%
TOTAL	294
Turnout: 79%

1996 Senate class 2, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	869	34.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,508	60.5%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	99	4.0%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,494
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,301	44.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,509	51.2%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	121	4.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	2,950
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	299	28.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	703	67.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	29	2.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,038
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,222	43.2%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,406	49.7%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	164	5.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	38	1.3%
TOTAL	2,830
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	304	37.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	461	57.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	33	4.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	7	0.9%
TOTAL	805
Turnout: 80%

1996 Senate class 2, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	6,649	40.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	8,567	52.5%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	871	5.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	217	1.3%
TOTAL	16,304
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,957	42.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,357	51.6%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	226	4.9%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,569
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,528	62.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,345	33.0%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	177	4.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,076
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,130	55.3%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,474	38.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	213	5.5%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	35	0.9%
TOTAL	3,852
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,873	40.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,380	50.9%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	310	6.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	115	2.5%
TOTAL	4,678
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,335	53.5%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,081	43.4%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	66	2.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,493
Turnout: 75%

1996 Senate class 2, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	12,666	71.5%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	3,871	21.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	1,076	6.1%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	113	0.6%
TOTAL	17,726
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,633	42.8%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,961	51.5%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	174	4.6%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	43	1.1%
TOTAL	3,811
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	609	34.2%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,109	62.3%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	51	2.9%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	12	0.7%
TOTAL	1,781
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,389	42.1%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,764	53.5%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	127	3.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,300
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	1,053	42.4%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	1,291	52.0%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	116	4.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	23	0.9%
TOTAL	2,483
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	231	46.6%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	239	48.2%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	24	4.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	2	0.4%
TOTAL	496
Turnout: 79%

1996 Senate class 2, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	2,021	47.0%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	2,055	47.8%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	183	4.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	40	0.9%
TOTAL	4,299
Turnout: 74%

1996 Senate class 2, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	475	43.7%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	569	52.4%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	40	3.7%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,086
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	251	41.2%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	325	53.4%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	29	4.8%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	4	0.7%
TOTAL	609
Turnout: 74%

1996 Senate class 2, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Max Baucus* (D)	28,757	51.4%
Dennis Rehberg (R)	24,358	43.5%
Becky Shaw (Ref)	2,399	4.3%
Stephen Heaton (NtL)	434	0.8%
TOTAL	55,948
Turnout: 62%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Max Baucus*
Total Disbursements:	$4,293,704
Total Receipts:	$3,821,970
Cash on Hand:	$42,944
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$2,097,154
Party Contributions:	$18,134
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,504,943
Other Committee Transfers:	$42,171
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$22,259
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$20,174
Net Independent Expenditures:	$2,085
Net Spending:	$4,295,789

Dennis Rehberg
Total Disbursements:	$1,358,165
Total Receipts:	$1,369,530
Cash on Hand:	$11,365
Candidate Contributions:	$1,000
Candidate Loans:	$100,000
Individual Contributions:	$854,353
Party Contributions:	$29,730
Other Committee Contributions:	$338,514
Other Committee Transfers:	$32,530
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$44,107
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$44,107
Net Spending:	$1,402,272

**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/MT/1996