1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 Patrick Choate Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 140,355 99,062 28,719 Percentage 51.82% 36.58% 10.60%

County Results Clinton   40-50%   50-60% The 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.82% to 36.58% by a margin of 15.24%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.60% of the popular vote. [1] As of the 2024 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won all three counties in the state. Results 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 140,355 51.82% 3 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 99,062 36.58% 0 Unaffiliated Ross Perot Patrick Choate 28,719 10.60% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,052 0.76% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 348 0.13% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 274 0.10% 0 Write-in Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 18 0.01% 0 No party Write-in 17 0.01% 0 By county County Bill Clinton Democratic Bob Dole Republican Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % Kent 18,327 46.69% 15,932 40.59% 4,993 12.72% 2,395 6.10% 39,252 New Castle 98,837 55.05% 60,943 33.94% 19,766 11.01% 37,894 21.11% 179,546 Sussex 23,191 44.59% 22,187 42.66% 6,634 12.75% 1,004 1.93% 52,012 Totals 140,355 51.78% 99,062 36.54% 31,667 11.68% 41,293 15.24% 271,084 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware References Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Delaware Results This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.