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 County results Craig: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Minnick: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1996 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 1996. IncumbentLarry Craig won re-election of his second term against DemocratWalt Minnick.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Walt Minnick | 34,551 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 34,551 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Larry Craig (incumbent) | 106,817 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 106,817 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Larry Craig (incumbent) | 283,532 | 57.02% | −4.27% | |
| Democratic | Walt Minnick | 198,422 | 39.91% | +1.20% | |
| Independent | Mary J. Charbonneau | 10,137 | 2.04% | ||
| Natural Law | Susan Vegors | 5,142 | 1.03% | ||
| Majority | 85,110 | 17.12% | −5.47% | ||
| Turnout | 497,233 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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