1996 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Results
Kentucky 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected Y Ed Whitfield ( Republican ) 53.55% Dennis Null ( Democratic ) 46.45%
Kentucky 2 Ron Lewis Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected Y Ron Lewis ( Republican ) 58.09% Joe Wright ( Democratic ) 41.91%
Kentucky 3 Mike Ward Democratic 1994 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Republican gain Y Anne Northup ( Republican ) 50.26% Mike Ward ( Democratic ) 49.74%
Kentucky 4 Jim Bunning Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected Y Jim Bunning ( Republican ) 68.39% Denny Bowman ( Democratic ) 31.61%
Kentucky 5 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected Y Hal Rogers ( Republican ) ( unopposed )
Kentucky 6 Scotty Baesler Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected Y Scotty Baesler ( Democratic ) 55.70% Ernie Fletcher ( Republican ) 44.30%
Kentucky
Main article : 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky See also : List of United States Representatives from Kentucky and 1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 5, 1996, which coincided with the re-election of President Bill Clinton. Democrats won by almost 60,000 votes (0.07%) and gained a net of two seats from the Republicans, but the Republicans retained an overall majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1928. Although the Republicans lost 3 seats, 1 of them included an Independent who would caucus with them and switch to the Republicans. This resulted in a 227 Republican majority to the Democrats' 208 minority which also included an Independent caucusing with them. The election is similar to the 1952 elections, although, in terms of the total vote this result remains one of the closest in U.S. history.