The 1996 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The State of Washington was won by President Bill Clinton (D–AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R–KS), with Clinton winning 49.84% to 37.30% for a margin of 12.54%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform–TX) finished in third, with 8.92% of the popular vote.[2] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Spokane County, Kittitas County, Pend Oreille County, Ferry County, and Asotin County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[3]
Results edit
| 1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state) |
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
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| | Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore | 1,123,323 | 49.84% | 11 |
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| | Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 840,712 | 37.30% | 0 |
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| | Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 201,003 | 8.92% | 0 |
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| | Independent | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 60,322 | 2.68% | 0 |
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| | Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 12,522 | 0.56% | 0 |
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| | Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 6,076 | 0.27% | 0 |
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| | U.S. Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 4,578 | 0.20% | 0 |
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| | Independent | Charles Collins | Rosemary Giumarra | 2,374 | 0.11% | 0 |
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| | Workers World Party | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 2,189 | 0.10% | 0 |
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| | Socialist Workers Party | James Harris | Laura Garza | 738 | 0.03% | 0 |
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| Totals | | 2,253,837 | 100.0% | 11 |
Results by county edit
| County | William Jefferson Clinton
Democratic | Robert Joseph Dole
Republican | Henry Ross Perot
Reform | Ralph Nader[4]
Independent | Various candidates[4]
Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
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| Adams | 1,740 | 37.71% | 2,356 | 51.06% | 448 | 9.71% | 23 | 0.50% | 47 | 1.02% | -616 | -13.35% | 4,614 |
| Asotin | 3,349 | 45.81% | 2,860 | 39.12% | 936 | 12.80% | 72 | 0.98% | 94 | 1.29% | 489 | 6.69% | 7,311 |
| Benton | 20,783 | 38.63% | 26,664 | 49.56% | 5,311 | 9.87% | 416 | 0.77% | 629 | 1.17% | -5,881 | -10.93% | 53,803 |
| Chelan | 8,595 | 36.01% | 12,363 | 51.79% | 2,332 | 9.77% | 315 | 1.32% | 265 | 1.11% | -3,768 | -15.79% | 23,870 |
| Clallam | 12,585 | 42.64% | 12,432 | 42.12% | 3,187 | 10.80% | 794 | 2.69% | 518 | 1.75% | 153 | 0.52% | 29,516 |
| Clark | 52,254 | 46.35% | 46,794 | 41.51% | 9,663 | 8.57% | 2,726 | 2.42% | 1,293 | 1.15% | 5,460 | 4.84% | 112,730 |
| Columbia | 743 | 38.01% | 948 | 48.49% | 228 | 11.66% | 24 | 1.23% | 12 | 0.61% | -205 | -10.49% | 1,955 |
| Cowlitz | 18,054 | 53.87% | 11,221 | 33.48% | 3,441 | 10.27% | 531 | 1.58% | 268 | 0.80% | 6,833 | 20.39% | 33,515 |
| Douglas | 3,913 | 35.82% | 5,682 | 52.01% | 1,132 | 10.36% | 99 | 0.91% | 99 | 0.91% | -1,769 | -16.19% | 10,925 |
| Ferry | 1,197 | 42.49% | 1,091 | 38.73% | 408 | 14.48% | 56 | 1.99% | 65 | 2.31% | 106 | 3.76% | 2,817 |
| Franklin | 4,961 | 41.01% | 5,946 | 49.16% | 992 | 8.20% | 63 | 0.52% | 134 | 1.11% | -985 | -8.14% | 12,096 |
| Garfield | 497 | 39.60% | 623 | 49.64% | 117 | 9.32% | 8 | 0.64% | 10 | 0.80% | -126 | -10.04% | 1,255 |
| Grant | 8,065 | 36.88% | 10,895 | 49.83% | 2,496 | 11.41% | 203 | 0.93% | 207 | 0.95% | -2,830 | -12.94% | 21,866 |
| Grays Harbor | 14,082 | 53.65% | 7,635 | 29.09% | 3,757 | 14.31% | 445 | 1.70% | 331 | 1.26% | 6,447 | 24.56% | 26,250 |
| Island | 12,157 | 42.71% | 12,387 | 43.52% | 2,787 | 9.79% | 769 | 2.70% | 364 | 1.28% | -230 | -0.81% | 28,464 |
| Jefferson | 7,145 | 50.61% | 4,607 | 32.63% | 1,385 | 9.81% | 734 | 5.20% | 248 | 1.76% | 2,538 | 17.98% | 14,119 |
| King | 417,846 | 56.38% | 232,811 | 31.41% | 51,309 | 6.92% | 29,365 | 3.96% | 9,773 | 1.32% | 185,035 | 24.97% | 741,104 |
| Kitsap | 44,167 | 48.28% | 35,304 | 38.59% | 8,769 | 9.58% | 2,215 | 2.42% | 1,032 | 1.13% | 8,863 | 9.69% | 91,487 |
| Kittitas | 5,707 | 45.42% | 5,224 | 41.58% | 1,214 | 9.66% | 275 | 2.19% | 144 | 1.15% | 483 | 3.84% | 12,564 |
| Klickitat | 3,214 | 45.49% | 2,662 | 37.68% | 875 | 12.38% | 185 | 2.62% | 116 | 1.64% | 552 | 7.81% | 7,065 |
| Lewis | 10,331 | 37.37% | 13,238 | 47.89% | 3,373 | 12.20% | 390 | 1.41% | 312 | 1.13% | -2,907 | -10.52% | 27,644 |
| Lincoln | 1,806 | 35.88% | 2,587 | 51.40% | 518 | 10.29% | 62 | 1.23% | 60 | 1.19% | -781 | -15.52% | 5,033 |
| Mason | 10,088 | 48.62% | 7,149 | 34.45% | 2,816 | 13.57% | 412 | 1.99% | 285 | 1.37% | 2,939 | 14.16% | 20,750 |
| Okanogan | 4,810 | 36.79% | 5,890 | 45.05% | 1,797 | 13.74% | 278 | 2.13% | 300 | 2.29% | -1,080 | -8.26% | 13,075 |
| Pacific | 5,095 | 55.92% | 2,598 | 28.51% | 1,131 | 12.41% | 207 | 2.27% | 80 | 0.88% | 2,497 | 27.41% | 9,111 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,126 | 42.55% | 2,012 | 40.27% | 709 | 14.19% | 75 | 1.50% | 74 | 1.48% | 114 | 2.28% | 4,996 |
| Pierce | 120,893 | 50.57% | 89,295 | 37.35% | 22,051 | 9.22% | 4,138 | 1.73% | 2,696 | 1.13% | 31,598 | 13.22% | 239,073 |
| San Juan | 3,663 | 49.81% | 2,523 | 34.31% | 508 | 6.91% | 494 | 6.72% | 166 | 2.26% | 1,140 | 15.50% | 7,354 |
| Skagit | 18,295 | 44.49% | 16,397 | 39.88% | 4,818 | 11.72% | 987 | 2.40% | 621 | 1.51% | 1,898 | 4.62% | 41,118 |
| Skamania | 1,724 | 45.50% | 1,387 | 36.61% | 450 | 11.88% | 150 | 3.96% | 78 | 2.06% | 337 | 8.89% | 3,789 |
| Snohomish | 109,624 | 49.45% | 81,885 | 36.94% | 22,731 | 10.25% | 4,145 | 1.88% | 2,575 | 1.17% | 27,739 | 12.51% | 221,670 |
| Spokane | 71,727 | 45.05% | 66,628 | 41.84% | 16,532 | 10.38% | 2,495 | 1.57% | 1,850 | 1.16% | 5,099 | 3.20% | 159,232 |
| Stevens | 5,591 | 34.90% | 7,524 | 46.96% | 2,158 | 13.47% | 340 | 2.12% | 409 | 2.55% | -1,933 | -12.06% | 16,022 |
| Thurston | 45,522 | 52.16% | 29,835 | 34.18% | 7,622 | 8.73% | 3,148 | 3.61% | 1,153 | 1.32% | 15,687 | 17.97% | 87,280 |
| Wahkiakum | 924 | 50.33% | 619 | 33.71% | 215 | 11.71% | 43 | 2.34% | 35 | 1.91% | 305 | 16.61% | 1,836 |
| Walla Walla | 8,038 | 41.25% | 9,085 | 46.62% | 1,894 | 9.72% | 265 | 1.36% | 204 | 1.05% | -1,047 | -5.37% | 19,486 |
| Whatcom | 29,074 | 45.07% | 27,153 | 42.09% | 4,854 | 7.52% | 2,375 | 3.68% | 1,054 | 1.63% | 1,921 | 2.98% | 64,510 |
| Whitman | 7,262 | 45.69% | 6,734 | 42.37% | 1,315 | 8.27% | 286 | 1.80% | 298 | 1.87% | 528 | 3.32% | 15,895 |
| Yakima | 25,676 | 43.25% | 27,668 | 46.61% | 4,724 | 7.96% | 714 | 1.20% | 578 | 0.97% | -1,992 | -3.36% | 59,360 |
| Totals | 1,123,323 | 49.82% | 840,712 | 37.29% | 201,003 | 8.92% | 60,322 | 2.68% | 28,477 | 1.26% | 282,611 | 12.54% | 2,254,560 |
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Secretary of State: Kim Wyman. "Voter Turnout by Election". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Washington
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ a b "Elections Search Results - November 1996 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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Main article 1996 United States presidential electionThe 1996 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election Voters chose 11 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1996 United States presidential election in Washington state 1992 November 5 1996 2000 Turnout74 52 8 08 1 Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross PerotParty Democratic Republican ReformHome state Arkansas Kansas TexasRunning mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Patrick ChoateElectoral vote 11 0 0Popular vote 1 123 323 840 712 201 003Percentage 49 84 37 30 8 92 County Results Clinton 40 50 50 60 Dole 40 50 50 60 President before electionBill ClintonDemocratic Elected President Bill ClintonDemocraticThe State of Washington was won by President Bill Clinton D AR over Senator Bob Dole R KS with Clinton winning 49 84 to 37 30 for a margin of 12 54 Billionaire businessman Ross Perot Reform TX finished in third with 8 92 of the popular vote 2 As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last election in which Spokane County Kittitas County Pend Oreille County Ferry County and Asotin County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate 3 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1996 United States presidential election in Washington state Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Bill Clinton incumbent Al Gore 1 123 323 49 84 11Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 840 712 37 30 0Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 201 003 8 92 0Independent Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 60 322 2 68 0Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 12 522 0 56 0Natural Law Dr John Hagelin Dr V Tompkins 6 076 0 27 0U S Taxpayers Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 4 578 0 20 0Independent Charles Collins Rosemary Giumarra 2 374 0 11 0Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 2 189 0 10 0Socialist Workers Party James Harris Laura Garza 738 0 03 0Totals 2 253 837 100 0 11Results by county edit County William Jefferson ClintonDemocratic Robert Joseph DoleRepublican Henry Ross PerotReform Ralph Nader 4 Independent Various candidates 4 Other parties Margin Total votes cast Adams 1 740 37 71 2 356 51 06 448 9 71 23 0 50 47 1 02 616 13 35 4 614Asotin 3 349 45 81 2 860 39 12 936 12 80 72 0 98 94 1 29 489 6 69 7 311Benton 20 783 38 63 26 664 49 56 5 311 9 87 416 0 77 629 1 17 5 881 10 93 53 803Chelan 8 595 36 01 12 363 51 79 2 332 9 77 315 1 32 265 1 11 3 768 15 79 23 870Clallam 12 585 42 64 12 432 42 12 3 187 10 80 794 2 69 518 1 75 153 0 52 29 516Clark 52 254 46 35 46 794 41 51 9 663 8 57 2 726 2 42 1 293 1 15 5 460 4 84 112 730Columbia 743 38 01 948 48 49 228 11 66 24 1 23 12 0 61 205 10 49 1 955Cowlitz 18 054 53 87 11 221 33 48 3 441 10 27 531 1 58 268 0 80 6 833 20 39 33 515Douglas 3 913 35 82 5 682 52 01 1 132 10 36 99 0 91 99 0 91 1 769 16 19 10 925Ferry 1 197 42 49 1 091 38 73 408 14 48 56 1 99 65 2 31 106 3 76 2 817Franklin 4 961 41 01 5 946 49 16 992 8 20 63 0 52 134 1 11 985 8 14 12 096Garfield 497 39 60 623 49 64 117 9 32 8 0 64 10 0 80 126 10 04 1 255Grant 8 065 36 88 10 895 49 83 2 496 11 41 203 0 93 207 0 95 2 830 12 94 21 866Grays Harbor 14 082 53 65 7 635 29 09 3 757 14 31 445 1 70 331 1 26 6 447 24 56 26 250Island 12 157 42 71 12 387 43 52 2 787 9 79 769 2 70 364 1 28 230 0 81 28 464Jefferson 7 145 50 61 4 607 32 63 1 385 9 81 734 5 20 248 1 76 2 538 17 98 14 119King 417 846 56 38 232 811 31 41 51 309 6 92 29 365 3 96 9 773 1 32 185 035 24 97 741 104Kitsap 44 167 48 28 35 304 38 59 8 769 9 58 2 215 2 42 1 032 1 13 8 863 9 69 91 487Kittitas 5 707 45 42 5 224 41 58 1 214 9 66 275 2 19 144 1 15 483 3 84 12 564Klickitat 3 214 45 49 2 662 37 68 875 12 38 185 2 62 116 1 64 552 7 81 7 065Lewis 10 331 37 37 13 238 47 89 3 373 12 20 390 1 41 312 1 13 2 907 10 52 27 644Lincoln 1 806 35 88 2 587 51 40 518 10 29 62 1 23 60 1 19 781 15 52 5 033Mason 10 088 48 62 7 149 34 45 2 816 13 57 412 1 99 285 1 37 2 939 14 16 20 750Okanogan 4 810 36 79 5 890 45 05 1 797 13 74 278 2 13 300 2 29 1 080 8 26 13 075Pacific 5 095 55 92 2 598 28 51 1 131 12 41 207 2 27 80 0 88 2 497 27 41 9 111Pend Oreille 2 126 42 55 2 012 40 27 709 14 19 75 1 50 74 1 48 114 2 28 4 996Pierce 120 893 50 57 89 295 37 35 22 051 9 22 4 138 1 73 2 696 1 13 31 598 13 22 239 073San Juan 3 663 49 81 2 523 34 31 508 6 91 494 6 72 166 2 26 1 140 15 50 7 354Skagit 18 295 44 49 16 397 39 88 4 818 11 72 987 2 40 621 1 51 1 898 4 62 41 118Skamania 1 724 45 50 1 387 36 61 450 11 88 150 3 96 78 2 06 337 8 89 3 789Snohomish 109 624 49 45 81 885 36 94 22 731 10 25 4 145 1 88 2 575 1 17 27 739 12 51 221 670Spokane 71 727 45 05 66 628 41 84 16 532 10 38 2 495 1 57 1 850 1 16 5 099 3 20 159 232Stevens 5 591 34 90 7 524 46 96 2 158 13 47 340 2 12 409 2 55 1 933 12 06 16 022Thurston 45 522 52 16 29 835 34 18 7 622 8 73 3 148 3 61 1 153 1 32 15 687 17 97 87 280Wahkiakum 924 50 33 619 33 71 215 11 71 43 2 34 35 1 91 305 16 61 1 836Walla Walla 8 038 41 25 9 085 46 62 1 894 9 72 265 1 36 204 1 05 1 047 5 37 19 486Whatcom 29 074 45 07 27 153 42 09 4 854 7 52 2 375 3 68 1 054 1 63 1 921 2 98 64 510Whitman 7 262 45 69 6 734 42 37 1 315 8 27 286 1 80 298 1 87 528 3 32 15 895Yakima 25 676 43 25 27 668 46 61 4 724 7 96 714 1 20 578 0 97 1 992 3 36 59 360Totals 1 123 323 49 82 840 712 37 29 201 003 8 92 60 322 2 68 28 477 1 26 282 611 12 54 2 254 560Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Island OkanoganSee also editUnited States presidential elections in Washington state Presidency of Bill ClintonReferences edit Secretary of State Kim Wyman Voter Turnout by Election www sos wa gov Retrieved May 25 2020 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas 1996 Presidential General Election Results Washington Sullivan Robert David How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine in The National Catholic Review June 29 2016 a b Elections Search Results November 1996 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