1996 United States presidential election in Oregon

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1996 United States presidential election in Oregon
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
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Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Reform
Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp James Campbell
Electoral vote700
Popular vote649,641538,152121,221
Percentage47.15%39.06%8.80%

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County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Oregon was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 8.8% of the popular vote. [1]

Oregon was one of thirteen states where, on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot’s former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in candidate for vice president. [2]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last occasion when the Democratic nominee has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties. [3] It is also the last time any Eastern Oregon county voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Oregon [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent)649,64147.15%7
Republican Bob Dole 538,15239.06%0
Reform Ross Perot 121,2218.80%0
Pacific Green Ralph Nader 49,4153.59%0
Libertarian Harry Browne 8,9030.65%0
Independent Howard Phillips 3,3790.25%0
Natural Law John Hagelin 2,7980.20%0
Write-ins2,3290.17%0
Socialist Mary Cal Hollis 1,9220.14%0
Totals1,377,760 [1] 100.0%7

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Ralph Nader [4]
Pacific Green
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Baker 2,54733.07%3,97551.60%90011.68%1542.00%1271.65%-1,428-18.53%7,703
Benton 17,21149.89%12,45036.09%2,4457.09%1,9015.51%4931.43%4,76113.80%34,500
Clackamas 67,70946.65%59,44340.95%12,3048.48%4,0382.78%1,6521.14%8,2665.70%145,146
Clatsop 7,73250.19%5,33434.63%1,58210.27%5373.49%2201.43%2,39815.56%15,405
Columbia 9,27550.20%6,20533.58%2,33012.61%4132.24%2531.37%3,07016.62%18,476
Coos 12,17144.04%10,88639.39%3,46012.52%6002.17%5211.89%1,2854.65%27,638
Crook 2,60737.30%3,25046.50%94813.56%761.09%1081.55%-643-9.20%6,989
Curry 4,20238.30%4,79043.66%1,56014.22%2242.04%1961.79%-588-5.36%10,972
Deschutes 17,15137.88%21,13546.67%5,30611.72%1,0232.26%6671.47%-3,984-8.79%45,282
Douglas 15,25035.66%21,85551.10%4,46510.44%6321.48%5671.33%-6,605-15.44%42,769
Gilliam 48546.63%39838.27%14313.75%60.58%80.77%878.36%1,040
Grant 1,18030.75%2,11054.99%43211.26%641.67%511.33%-930-24.24%3,837
Harney 98027.88%1,94855.42%50614.40%381.08%431.22%-968-27.54%3,515
Hood River 3,65448.24%2,79436.89%7219.52%3274.32%781.03%86011.35%7,574
Jackson 29,23039.69%33,77145.86%7,47010.14%1,9582.66%1,2181.65%-4,541-6.17%73,647
Jefferson 2,55541.24%2,63442.52%81313.12%851.37%1081.74%-79-1.28%6,195
Josephine 11,11334.61%16,04849.98%3,54611.04%6492.02%7552.35%-4,935-15.37%32,111
Klamath 7,20732.23%12,11654.19%2,53811.35%2020.90%2971.33%-4,909-21.96%22,360
Lake 96226.34%2,23961.31%38510.54%310.85%350.96%-1,277-34.97%3,652
Lane 69,46149.69%48,25334.52%11,4988.23%7,9075.66%2,6681.91%21,20815.17%139,787
Lincoln 10,55251.21%6,71732.60%2,26911.01%7583.68%3111.51%3,83518.61%20,607
Linn 17,04141.24%18,33144.36%4,77311.55%6891.67%4911.19%-1,290-3.12%41,325
Malheur 2,82728.58%6,04561.11%8448.53%610.62%1151.16%-3,218-32.53%9,892
Marion 48,63745.26%46,41543.19%8,8028.19%2,3142.15%1,2951.21%2,2222.07%107,463
Morrow 1,42642.81%1,38141.46%45513.66%300.90%391.17%451.35%3,331
Multnomah 159,87859.22%71,09426.33%17,5366.50%17,8156.60%3,6381.35%88,78432.89%269,961
Polk 10,94243.20%11,47845.31%2,0938.26%5552.19%2631.04%-536-2.11%25,331
Sherman 44441.61%47644.61%12611.81%111.03%100.94%-32-3.00%1,067
Tillamook 5,77550.96%3,88434.27%1,26311.15%2832.50%1271.12%1,89116.69%11,332
Umatilla 8,77440.82%9,70345.14%2,50011.63%2541.18%2641.23%-929-4.32%21,495
Union 4,37938.60%5,41447.72%1,24110.94%1981.75%1131.00%-1,035-9.12%11,345
Wallowa 1,32130.74%2,37955.36%48311.24%581.35%561.30%-1,058-24.62%4,297
Wasco 4,96749.91%3,66236.80%1,00410.09%2002.01%1191.20%1,30513.11%9,952
Washington 76,61947.96%65,22140.83%11,4467.16%4,5552.85%1,9141.20%11,3987.13%159,755
Wheeler 29934.21%41847.83%12113.84%161.83%202.29%-119-13.62%874
Yamhill 13,07842.00%13,90044.64%2,9139.36%7532.42%4911.58%-822-2.64%31,135
Totals649,64147.15%538,15239.06%121,2218.80%49,4153.59%19,3311.40%111,4898.09%1,377,760

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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