Mitch McConnell Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===1996=== {{Main|1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky}} In [[1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky|1996]], he defeated [[Steve Beshear]] by 12.6%,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996/96Stat.htm#12|title=96 PRESIDENTIAL and CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION STATISTICS|website=clerk.house.gov|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606053554/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996/96Stat.htm#12|url-status=live}}</ref> even as [[Bill Clinton]] [[1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky|narrowly carried]] the state. McConnell's campaign ran television ads warning voters to not "Get BeSheared" and included images of [[sheep shearing|sheep being sheared]].<ref name=corny /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page