| Election Name: | 1996 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
| Image1: | Robert C Smith.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 242,304 |
| Percentage1: | 49.25% |
| Nominee2: | Dick Swett |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 227,397 |
| Percentage2: | 46.22% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bob Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bob Smith |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1996 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith won re-election to a second term. Smith had established himself as the most conservative Senator from the Northeast, and Bill Clinton's coattails nearly caused his defeat. That was to the point that on the night of the election many American media networks incorrectly projected that Dick Swett had won.[1]