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The 1996 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 5 1996. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Sam Nunn decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. The Republican Party nominated Guy Millner a multi-millionaire businessman who was also the unsuccessful candidate that ran against Zell Miller in the 1994 gubernatorial election. Millner emerged as the victor from a crowded 6-person primary in July 1996.
