United States presidential election in Oregon, 1996
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2 percent to 39.1 percent for a margin of 8.1 percent. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 8.8 percent of the popular vote.[1]
Oregon was one of thirteen states where, on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot’s former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in candidate for vice president.[2]
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion when the Democratic Party candidate has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties.[3] It is the only occasion since 1968 when Gilliam County has voted for a Democrat.
Results
United States presidential election in Oregon, 1996[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Bill Clinton | 649,641 | 47.15% | 7 | |
Republican | Bob Dole | 538,152 | 39.06% | 0 | |
Reform | Ross Perot | 121,221 | 8.80% | 0 | |
Pacific Green | Ralph Nader | 49,415 | 3.59% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne | 8,903 | 0.65% | 0 | |
Independent | Howard Phillips | 3,379 | 0.25% | 0 | |
Natural Law | John Hagelin | 2,798 | 0.20% | 0 | |
Write-ins | 2,329 | 0.17% | 0 | ||
Socialist | Mary Cal Hollis | 1,922 | 0.14% | 0 | |
Totals | 1,377,760[1] | 100.0% | 7 |
Results by county
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Baker | 2,547 | 33.07% | 3,975 | 51.60% | 900 | 11.68% | 281 | 3.65% | -1,428 | -18.54% | 7,703 |
Benton | 17,211 | 49.89% | 12,450 | 36.09% | 2,445 | 7.09% | 2,394 | 6.94% | 4,761 | 13.80% | 34,500 |
Clackamas | 67,709 | 46.65% | 59,443 | 40.95% | 12,304 | 8.48% | 5,690 | 3.92% | 8,266 | 5.69% | 145,146 |
Clatsop | 7,732 | 50.19% | 5,334 | 34.63% | 1,582 | 10.27% | 757 | 4.91% | 2,398 | 15.57% | 15,405 |
Columbia | 9,275 | 50.20% | 6,205 | 33.58% | 2,330 | 12.61% | 666 | 3.60% | 3,070 | 16.62% | 18,476 |
Coos | 12,171 | 44.04% | 10,886 | 39.39% | 3,460 | 12.52% | 1,121 | 4.06% | 1,285 | 4.65% | 27,638 |
Crook | 2,607 | 37.30% | 3,250 | 46.50% | 948 | 13.56% | 184 | 2.63% | -643 | -9.20% | 6,989 |
Curry | 4,202 | 38.30% | 4,790 | 43.66% | 1,560 | 14.22% | 420 | 3.83% | -588 | -5.36% | 10,972 |
Deschutes | 17,151 | 37.88% | 21,135 | 46.67% | 5,306 | 11.72% | 1,690 | 3.73% | -3,984 | -8.80% | 45,282 |
Douglas | 15,250 | 35.66% | 21,855 | 51.10% | 4,465 | 10.44% | 1,199 | 2.80% | -6,605 | -15.44% | 42,769 |
Gilliam | 485 | 46.63% | 398 | 38.27% | 143 | 13.75% | 14 | 1.35% | 87 | 8.37% | 1,040 |
Grant | 1,180 | 30.75% | 2,110 | 54.99% | 432 | 11.26% | 115 | 3.00% | -930 | -24.24% | 3,837 |
Harney | 980 | 27.88% | 1,948 | 55.42% | 506 | 14.40% | 81 | 2.30% | -968 | -27.54% | 3,515 |
Hood River | 3,654 | 48.24% | 2,794 | 36.89% | 721 | 9.52% | 405 | 5.35% | 860 | 11.35% | 7,574 |
Jackson | 29,230 | 39.69% | 33,771 | 45.86% | 7,470 | 10.14% | 3,176 | 4.31% | -4,541 | -6.17% | 73,647 |
Jefferson | 2,555 | 41.24% | 2,634 | 42.52% | 813 | 13.12% | 193 | 3.12% | -79 | -1.28% | 6,195 |
Josephine | 11,113 | 34.61% | 16,048 | 49.98% | 3,546 | 11.04% | 1,404 | 4.37% | -4,935 | -15.37% | 32,111 |
Klamath | 7,207 | 32.23% | 12,116 | 54.19% | 2,538 | 11.35% | 499 | 2.23% | -4,909 | -21.95% | 22,360 |
Lake | 962 | 26.34% | 2,239 | 61.31% | 385 | 10.54% | 66 | 1.81% | -1,277 | -34.97% | 3,652 |
Lane | 69,461 | 49.69% | 48,253 | 34.52% | 11,498 | 8.23% | 10,575 | 7.57% | 21,208 | 15.17% | 139,787 |
Lincoln | 10,552 | 51.21% | 6,717 | 32.60% | 2,269 | 11.01% | 1,069 | 5.19% | 3,835 | 18.61% | 20,607 |
Linn | 17,041 | 41.24% | 18,331 | 44.36% | 4,773 | 11.55% | 1,180 | 2.86% | -1,290 | -3.12% | 41,325 |
Malheur | 2,827 | 28.58% | 6,045 | 61.11% | 844 | 8.53% | 176 | 1.78% | -3,218 | -32.53% | 9,892 |
Marion | 48,637 | 45.26% | 46,415 | 43.19% | 8,802 | 8.19% | 3,609 | 3.36% | 2,222 | 2.07% | 107,463 |
Morrow | 1,426 | 42.81% | 1,381 | 41.46% | 455 | 13.66% | 69 | 2.07% | 45 | 1.35% | 3,331 |
Multnomah | 159,878 | 59.22% | 71,094 | 26.33% | 17,536 | 6.50% | 21,453 | 7.95% | 88,784 | 32.89% | 269,961 |
Polk | 10,942 | 43.20% | 11,478 | 45.31% | 2,093 | 8.26% | 818 | 3.23% | -536 | -2.12% | 25,331 |
Sherman | 444 | 41.61% | 476 | 44.61% | 126 | 11.81% | 21 | 1.97% | -32 | -3.00% | 1,067 |
Tillamook | 5,775 | 50.96% | 3,884 | 34.27% | 1,263 | 11.15% | 410 | 3.62% | 1,891 | 16.69% | 11,332 |
Umatilla | 8,774 | 40.82% | 9,703 | 45.14% | 2,500 | 11.63% | 518 | 2.41% | -929 | -4.32% | 21,495 |
Union | 4,379 | 38.60% | 5,414 | 47.72% | 1,241 | 10.94% | 311 | 2.74% | -1,035 | -9.12% | 11,345 |
Wallowa | 1,321 | 30.74% | 2,379 | 55.36% | 483 | 11.24% | 114 | 2.65% | -1,058 | -24.62% | 4,297 |
Wasco | 4,967 | 49.91% | 3,662 | 36.80% | 1,004 | 10.09% | 319 | 3.21% | 1,305 | 13.11% | 9,952 |
Washington | 76,619 | 47.96% | 65,221 | 40.83% | 11,446 | 7.16% | 6,469 | 4.05% | 11,398 | 7.13% | 159,755 |
Wheeler | 299 | 34.21% | 418 | 47.83% | 121 | 13.84% | 36 | 4.12% | -119 | -13.62% | 874 |
Yamhill | 13,078 | 42.00% | 13,900 | 44.64% | 2,913 | 9.36% | 1,244 | 4.00% | -822 | -2.64% | 31,135 |
Totals | 649,641 | 47.15% | 538,152 | 39.06% | 121,221 | 8.80% | 68,746 | 4.99% | 111,489 | 8.09% | 1,377,760 |
References
- 1 2 3 "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Perot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate". CNN.com. August 21, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016