1996 Presidential Election
The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp of New York for Vice President. Businessman Ross Perot ran as candidate for the Reform Party with economist Pat Choate as his running mate; he received less media attention and was excluded from the presidential debates and, while still obtaining substantial results for a third-party candidate, by U.S. standards, did not renew his success in the 1992 election. Clinton benefited from an economy which recovered from the early 1990s recession (indeed, economy was in its best shape since the Eisenhower administration of the 1950s), and a relatively stable world stage. On November 5, 1996, President Clinton went on to win re-election with a substantial margin in the popular vote and electoral college.
Source: Wikipedia
1996 Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | William J. Clinton (I) | Democratic | 379 | 47,402,357 | |
| Robert Dole | Republican | 159 | 39,198,755 | ||
| Ross Perot | Reform | 0 | 8,085,402 |
1996 Election Facts
- Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Popular vote totals from Federal Elections 96.
- Issues of the Day: Waco standoff, Oklahoma City bombing, Good economy
Margin of Victory Map
This map is shaded by how large the popular vote difference was between the two nominees. It is a way to view the relative competitiveness of each state. These maps are also available as a timeline for each election from 1972-2020.
