 The campaign centered on Shepherd's votes on the Clinton budget and her support for gun control.Shepherd continued to support health and welfare reform and to speak out in support of what she called reasonable gun control.Waldholtz ran on "The Contract With America," originated by Newt Gingrich in Washington D. C. and won the three-way race with 46 percent of the vote to Shepherd's 36 percent and Cook's 18 percent.