1996 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 5, 1996
 
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%

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won every county in the state. This was the first time since 1964 that the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Delaware
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore 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 Clinton% Clinton# Dole% Dole# Others% Others#
Kent 46.7% 18,327 40.6% 15,932 12.7% 4,993
New Castle 55.1% 98,837 33.9% 60,943 11.0% 19,766
Sussex 44.6% 23,191 42.7% 22,187 12.8% 6,634

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

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