1996 Electoral College Results
Bill Clinton (Democratic) won the 1996 United States presidential election with 379 of 538 electoral votes, to Bob Dole's 159. 270 electoral votes were needed to win. Bill Clinton also won the national popular vote with 50.1% (47,402,357 votes).
1996 results map
Bill Clinton
379
270 to win
159
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton (Democratic)379 EVBob Dole (Republican)159 EV
National result
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Clinton | Democratic | 379 | 47,402,357 | 50.1% |
| Bob Dole | Republican | 159 | 39,198,755 | 41.4% |
| Ross Perot | Reform | 0 | 8,085,402 | 8.5% |
Notes on this election
- Clinton became the first Democrat re-elected to the presidency since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.
- Ross Perot ran again as the nominee of the new Reform Party, taking 8.4% of the popular vote and no electoral votes.
- Clinton swept Maine and both of its districts; Dole swept Nebraska and all three of its districts.
Results by state
| State or district | Electoral votes | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | Bob Dole |
| Alabama | 9 | Bob Dole |
| Arkansas | 6 | Bill Clinton |
| Arizona | 8 | Bill Clinton |
| California | 54 | Bill Clinton |
| Colorado | 8 | Bob Dole |
| Connecticut | 8 | Bill Clinton |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Bill Clinton |
| Delaware | 3 | Bill Clinton |
| Florida | 25 | Bill Clinton |
| Georgia | 13 | Bob Dole |
| Hawaii | 4 | Bill Clinton |
| Iowa | 7 | Bill Clinton |
| Idaho | 4 | Bob Dole |
| Illinois | 22 | Bill Clinton |
| Indiana | 12 | Bob Dole |
| Kansas | 6 | Bob Dole |
| Kentucky | 8 | Bill Clinton |
| Louisiana | 9 | Bill Clinton |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Bill Clinton |
| Maryland | 10 | Bill Clinton |
| Maine (statewide) | 2 | Bill Clinton |
| Maine 1st district | 1 | Bill Clinton |
| Maine 2nd district | 1 | Bill Clinton |
| Michigan | 18 | Bill Clinton |
| Minnesota | 10 | Bill Clinton |
| Missouri | 11 | Bill Clinton |
| Mississippi | 7 | Bob Dole |
| Montana | 3 | Bob Dole |
| North Carolina | 14 | Bob Dole |
| North Dakota | 3 | Bob Dole |
| Nebraska (statewide) | 2 | Bob Dole |
| Nebraska 1st district | 1 | Bob Dole |
| Nebraska 2nd district | 1 | Bob Dole |
| Nebraska 3rd district | 1 | Bob Dole |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Bill Clinton |
| New Jersey | 15 | Bill Clinton |
| New Mexico | 5 | Bill Clinton |
| Nevada | 4 | Bill Clinton |
| New York | 33 | Bill Clinton |
| Ohio | 21 | Bill Clinton |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Bob Dole |
| Oregon | 7 | Bill Clinton |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | Bill Clinton |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Bill Clinton |
| South Carolina | 8 | Bob Dole |
| South Dakota | 3 | Bob Dole |
| Tennessee | 11 | Bill Clinton |
| Texas | 32 | Bob Dole |
| Utah | 5 | Bob Dole |
| Virginia | 13 | Bob Dole |
| Vermont | 3 | Bill Clinton |
| Washington | 11 | Bill Clinton |
| Wisconsin | 11 | Bill Clinton |
| West Virginia | 5 | Bill Clinton |
| Wyoming | 3 | Bob Dole |