1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
  Bill Clinton.jpg Bob Dole, PCCWW photo portrait.JPG RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Reform
Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Pat Choate
Electoral vote400
Popular vote246,214196,53248,390
Percentage49.32%39.37%9.69%

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New Hampshire Presidential Results 1996 by Municipality.svg

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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

Contents

Although traditionally a Republican state, 1996 would mark the second presidential election in a row that New Hampshire was won by Democrat Bill Clinton, by then the incumbent president. Clinton took 49.32% of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 39.37%, a victory margin of 9.95%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.69% of the popular vote. [1]

Clinton's nearly 10-point victory in New Hampshire was much more convincing than his previous win in the state in 1992; that year he had only eked out a narrow plurality of 39% over George H. W. Bush's 38%, with Ross Perot taking nearly 23% of the vote. For a state that had voted over 60% Republican as recently as 1988, Clinton's victories represented a dramatic shift toward the Democratic Party in New Hampshire. Since then the state has voted Democratic in every presidential election, except in 2000, when George W. Bush eked out a narrow plurality win over Al Gore. This was the first time since 1968 that Hillsborough County voted Democratic and Rockingham County since 1964. This was the first time since 1944 that the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent)246,21449.32%4
Republican Bob Dole 196,53239.37%0
Reform Ross Perot 48,3909.69%0
Libertarian Harry Browne 4,2370.85%0
N/A Write-ins 2,4560.49%0
NH Taxpayer Howard Phillips (write-in)1,3460.27%0
Totals499,175100.0%4

Results by county

CountyWilliam Jefferson Clinton [2]
Democratic
Robert Joseph Dole [2]
Republican
Henry Ross Perot [2]
Reform
Harry Edson Brown [2]
Libertarian
Various candidates [2]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Belknap 10,34543.81%10,68545.24%2,2979.73%1530.65%1360.58%-340-1.44%23,616
Carroll 8,88142.77%9,16844.16%2,44511.78%1310.63%1380.66%-287-1.38%20,763
Cheshire 16,15954.41%10,25234.52%2,7779.35%1990.67%3141.06%5,90719.89%29,701
Coös 7,19150.87%4,70333.27%2,08514.75%830.59%750.53%2,48817.60%14,137
Grafton 19,49652.99%13,54336.81%3,2378.80%2440.66%2720.74%5,95316.18%36,792
Hillsborough 71,28248.61%59,44140.54%13,4119.15%1,3740.94%1,1270.77%11,8418.08%146,635
Merrimack 29,38152.28%21,23137.78%4,8148.57%4280.76%3460.62%8,15014.50%56,200
Rockingham 53,64447.37%46,20140.80%11,43310.10%1,1210.99%8490.75%7,4436.57%113,248
Strafford 23,47554.79%14,48433.81%4,0889.54%3970.93%3990.93%8,99120.99%42,843
Sullivan 8,38048.55%6,82439.54%1,80310.45%1070.62%1460.85%1,5569.02%17,260
Totals246,21449.32%196,53239.37%48,3909.69%4,2370.85%3,8020.76%49,6829.95%499,175

Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "1996 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Campaigns; NH US President Race, November 05, 1996