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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Candidate
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Bill Clinton
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Pat Buchanan
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Joe Biden
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Party
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New Democratic
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Freedom
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Liberal
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Last election
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33.0%, 204 seats
|
12.7%, 78 seats
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14.5%, 89 seats
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Seats won
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163
|
109
|
106
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Seat change
|
41
|
31
|
17
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Popular vote
|
25,512,759
|
17,072,773
|
16,590,491
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Percentage
|
26.5%
|
17.7%
|
17.2%
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Swing
|
6.5pp
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5.0pp
|
2.7pp
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|
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Candidate
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Paul Wellstone
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Jack Kemp
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Ron Paul
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Party
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Progressive
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Conservative
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Libertarian
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Last election
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21.5%, 132 seats
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14.8%, 91 seats
|
3.4%, 21 seats
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Seats won
|
100
|
96
|
24
|
Seat change
|
32
|
5
|
3
|
Popular vote
|
15,722,384
|
15,047,190
|
3,761,797
|
Percentage
|
16.3%
|
15.6%
|
3.9%
|
Swing
|
5.2pp
|
0.8pp
|
0.5pp
|
|
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Seventh party
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Candidate
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Ralph Nader
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Party
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Greens
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Last election
|
-
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Seats won
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17
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|
Seat change
|
New
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|
Popular vote
|
2,270,906
|
|
Percentage
|
2.8%
|
|
Swing
|
New
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|
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