United States House elections, 1996
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The U.S. House election, 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1996 which coincided with the re-election of Bill Clinton as President. Clinton's Democratic Party won a net of eight seats from the Republican Party, but the Republicans retained an overall majority in the House. This was also a rare instance in which the winning party in the House failed to win the popular vote.
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[edit] Overall results
| Party | Seats | Seat percentage | Popular Vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Elected | Net Change | ||||
| Democratic Party | 198 | 206 | +8 | 47.3% | 48.1% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| Republican Party | 236 | 228 | -8 | 52.4% | 47.8% | |
| Totals | 435 | 435 | +0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 80.1-100% Independent | |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change |
[edit] Voting members
Key to party abbreviations: C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, R=Republican, T=U.S. Taxpayers Party.
Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup.
[edit] Wisconsin
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin 1 | Mark Neumann | Republican | 1994 | Running | Mark Neumann (R) 51% Lydia Spottswood (D) 49% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Scott Klug | Republican | 1990 | Running | Scott Klug (R) 57% Paul Soglin (D) 41% Ben Masel (L) 2% |
| Wisconsin 3 | Steve Gunderson | Republican | 1980 | Retiring | Ron Kind (D) 52% James Harsdorf (R) 48% |
| Wisconsin 4 | Jerry Kleczka | Democrat | 1984 | Running | Jerry Kleczka (D) 58% Tom Reynolds (R) 42% |
| Wisconsin 5 | Tom Barrett | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Tom Barrett (D) 73% Paul Melotik (R) 25% James Soderna (T) 2% |
| Wisconsin 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 1979 | Running | Tom Petri (R) 73% Al Lindskoog (D) 24% James Dean (T) 2% Timothy Farness (I) 1% |
| Wisconsin 7 | Dave Obey | Democrat | 1969 | Running | Dave Obey (D) 57% Scott West (R) 43% |
| Wisconsin 8 | Toby Roth | Republican | 1978 | Retiring | Jay W. Johnson (D) 52% David Prosser (R) 48% |
| Wisconsin 9 | James Sensenbrenner | Republican | 1979 | Running | James Sensenbrenner (R) 75% Floyd Brenholt (D) 25% |
[edit] See also
- 105th United States Congress
- United States Senate elections, 1996
- United States presidential election, 1996
| Preceded by 1994 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1998 |
| United States House of Representatives Elections |
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