United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1996

United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Home state Arkansas Kansas Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 158,220 17,339 Percentage 85.19% 9.34%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 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.

Washington, D.C. was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 85.19% to 9.34% by a margin of 75.85%. Political activist Ralph Nader (Green Party) finished in third with 2.57% of the popular vote, and businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party) finished in fourth with 1.94%.^[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Washington, D. C., 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore	158,220	85.19%	3
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	17,339	9.34%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	4,780	2.57%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	3,611	1.94%	0
	No party	Write-in		648	0.35%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	588	0.32%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	283	0.15%	0
	Socialist Workers Party	James Harris	Laura Garza	257	0.14%	0

References

1. Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Washington, D. C. Results