1995 United States elections

1995 United States elections

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Election day	November 7
Congressional special elections
Seats contested	2
Net seat change	Republican +1
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	3
Net seat change	Republican +1
1995 gubernatorial election results map
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Democratic hold      Republican gain     Republican hold   No election

Elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 1995, comprising 3 gubernatorial races, 2 congressional special elections, and a plethora of other local elections across the United States. No Senate special elections were held.

Federal elections

United States House of Representatives special elections

In 1995 two seats were under special elections.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 15	Norman Mineta	Democratic	1974	Incumbent resigned October 10, 1995 to accept a position with Lockheed Martin. New member elected December 12, 1995. Republican gain.	▌Y Tom Campbell (Republican) [ data missing ]
Illinois 2	Mel Reynolds	Democratic	1992	Incumbent resigned October 1, 1995. New member elected December 12, 1995. Democratic hold.	▌Y Jesse Jackson Jr. (Democratic) [1] 74.2% ▌Thomas Somer (Republican) 25.8% [2]

State and local elections

Several statewide elections were held this year, most notably the gubernatorial elections in three U.S. States.

Gubernatorial elections

Main article: 1995 United States gubernatorial elections

The Republican party gained Louisiana.

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Brereton Jones	Democratic	1991	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Paul E. Patton (Democratic) 50.9% Larry Forgy (Republican) 48.7% [3]
Louisiana	Edwin Edwards	Democratic	1972 1979 (term-limited) 1983 1987 (withdrew) 1991	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain.	Y Mike Foster (Republican) 63.5% Cleo Fields (Democratic) 36.5% [3]
Mississippi	Kirk Fordice	Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kirk Fordice (Republican) 55.6% Dick Molpus (Democratic) 44.4% [3]

References

1. "Jesse Jackson Jr. Wins Primary in Chicago". The New York Times . November 29, 1995.
2. Staff Reports (1995-12-13). "WIN FOR BOTH JACKSONS". Chicago Tribune.
3. Leip, David. "1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kentucky". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 1 March 2025.