United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1996

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1996

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 5 0 0 Popular vote 327,812 233,946 71,639 Percentage 51.51% 36.76% 11.26%

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

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia 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.

West Virginia was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.51% to 36.76% by a margin of 14.75%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 11.26% of the popular vote.^[1] This was the last time that West Virginia voted Democrat, as Republican George W Bush would win the state four years later and the remained in the Republican column ever since. Twenty years later, Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton and Democratic candidate for president in the 2016 Presidental Election, lost the state by more than 40 points.

Results

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore	327,812	51.51%	5
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	233,946	36.76%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	71,639	11.26%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	3,062	0.48%	0

References

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

See also