1995 United States elections

1995 United States elections
← 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 → ; Off-year elections
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
Legend
	Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; No election

Election dayNovember 7

Seats contested2

Net seat changeRepublican +1

Seats contested3

Elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 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.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	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	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]

v t e (1994 ←) 1995 United States elections (→ 1996)
U.S. House	California 15th sp Illinois 2nd sp
Governors	Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi
State legislatures	Virginia House Senate
Mayors	Baltimore, MD Chicago, IL Colorado Springs, CO Columbus, OH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Durham, NC Evansville, IN Fort Wayne, IN Green Bay, WI Hartford, CT Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Jacksonville, FL Las Vegas, NV Manchester, NH Philadelphia, PA Raleigh, NC San Francisco, CA South Bend, IN Springfield, MA Tampa, FL Tucson, AZ Worcester, MA
Local	Brown County, WI Executive Regular Special
States	Arizona California Colorado Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Nevada North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Wisconsin

United States House of Representatives special elections

Congressional special elections
← 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 → Off-year elections
Election day	November 7
Seats contested	2
Net seat change	Republican +1
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	3
Net seat change	Republican +1

1995 gubernatorial election results map
Legend
Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No election