United States presidential election in Idaho, 1996

United States presidential election in Idaho, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Reform Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Patrick Choate Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 256,595 165,443 62,518 Percentage 52.2% 33.7% 12.7%

County Results   Clinton—60-70%   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Dole—40-50%   Dole—50-60%   Dole—60-70%   Dole—70-80%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Idaho was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 52.18% to 33.65% by a margin of 18.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 12.71% of the popular vote .^[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Idaho, 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	256,595	52.18%	4
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore	165,443	33.65%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	62,518	12.71%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	3,325	0.68%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	Howard Phillips	Herbert Titus	2,230	0.45%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	1,600	0.33%	0
	Write-in	Charles Collins	Rosemary Giumarra	7	0.00%	0
	Other write-in			1	0.00%	0
Totals				491,719	100.0%	4

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html

Precinct Election Results from Idaho Secretary of State http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results.htm

See also