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


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Vote Margin %
Total Votes
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County Turnout Bob Smith*
(R)		 Dick Swett
(D)		 Ken Blevens
(Libertarian)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Belknap58%12,77254.7%9,56841.0%9944.3%00.0%3,204 23,334
Carroll66%11,16754.5%8,55241.8%7533.7%00.0%2,615 20,472
Cheshire52%12,12142.5%14,93052.3%1,4875.2%00.0%-2,809 28,538
Coos54%6,41446.1%6,93649.9%5493.9%00.0%-522 13,899
Grafton55%16,42448.2%16,32047.9%1,3423.9%00.0%104 34,086
Hillsborough54%74,70851.6%63,77944.0%6,3044.4%00.0%10,929 144,791
Merrimack57%25,73746.0%27,35848.9%2,8145.0%00.0%-1,621 55,909
Rockingham57%55,94850.1%50,54545.2%5,2354.7%00.0%5,403 111,728
Strafford51%18,68544.0%21,82751.4%1,9574.6%00.0%-3,142 42,469
Sullivan56%8,32849.7%7,58245.3%8305.0%00.0%746 16,740
TOTAL 56% 242,30449.2% 227,39746.2% 22,2614.5% 6360.1% 14,907 492,598
Total R vote: 242,304 (49.2%)      Total D vote: 227,397 (46.2%)      Total Other vote: 22,897 (4.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,929,468 $1,558,563 $0
Total Receipts: $2,030,690 $1,759,089 $0
Cash on Hand: $190,341 $198,526 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $1,003,740 $1,330,736 $0
Party Contributions: $23,650 $28,600 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $858,511 $377,883 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $79,021 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $102,105 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $100,000 $933,034 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $2,105 $-933,034 $0
Net Spending: $1,931,573 $625,529 $0

**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/NH/1996



1996 Senate class 2, Belknap County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 12,772 54.7%
Dick Swett (D) 9,568 41.0%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 994 4.3%
TOTAL 23,334
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 11,167 54.5%
Dick Swett (D) 8,552 41.8%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 753 3.7%
TOTAL 20,472
Turnout: 66%


1996 Senate class 2, Cheshire County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 12,121 42.5%
Dick Swett (D) 14,930 52.3%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 1,487 5.2%
TOTAL 28,538
Turnout: 52%


1996 Senate class 2, Coos County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 6,414 46.1%
Dick Swett (D) 6,936 49.9%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 549 3.9%
TOTAL 13,899
Turnout: 54%


1996 Senate class 2, Grafton County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 16,424 48.2%
Dick Swett (D) 16,320 47.9%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 1,342 3.9%
TOTAL 34,086
Turnout: 55%


1996 Senate class 2, Hillsborough County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 74,708 51.6%
Dick Swett (D) 63,779 44.0%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 6,304 4.4%
TOTAL 144,791
Turnout: 54%


1996 Senate class 2, Merrimack County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 25,737 46.0%
Dick Swett (D) 27,358 48.9%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 2,814 5.0%
TOTAL 55,909
Turnout: 57%


1996 Senate class 2, Rockingham County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 55,948 50.1%
Dick Swett (D) 50,545 45.2%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 5,235 4.7%
TOTAL 111,728
Turnout: 57%


1996 Senate class 2, Strafford County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 18,685 44.0%
Dick Swett (D) 21,827 51.4%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 1,957 4.6%
TOTAL 42,469
Turnout: 51%


1996 Senate class 2, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Bob Smith* (R) 8,328 49.7%
Dick Swett (D) 7,582 45.3%
Ken Blevens (Lbt) 830 5.0%
TOTAL 16,740
Turnout: 56%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bob Smith*
Total Disbursements: $1,929,468
Total Receipts: $2,030,690
Cash on Hand: $190,341
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,003,740
Party Contributions: $23,650
Other Committee Contributions: $858,511
Other Committee Transfers: $79,021
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $102,105
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $100,000
Net Independent Expenditures: $2,105
Net Spending: $1,931,573



Dick Swett
Total Disbursements: $1,558,563
Total Receipts: $1,759,089
Cash on Hand: $198,526
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,330,736
Party Contributions: $28,600
Other Committee Contributions: $377,883
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $933,034
Net Independent Expenditures: $-933,034
Net Spending: $625,529



**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/NH/1996


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Bob Smith* 85,223 97.3% $1,929,468
    Other 2,354 2.7%  
TOTAL VOTES 87,577    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Dick Swett 32,443 51.9% $1,558,563
2   John Rauh 29,393 47.1% $475,999
    Other 620 1.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 62,456