United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996
November 5, 1996
Turnout 64.8%[1] Decrease 11.8 pp

 
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 4 0 0
Popular vote 233,050 104,683 43,723
Percentage 59.7% 26.8% 11.2%
County Results
  Clinton—60-70%
  Clinton—50-60%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 59.71% to 26.82% by a margin of 32.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 11.20% of the popular vote.[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore 233,050 59.71% 4
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 104,683 26.82% 0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 43,723 11.20% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 6,040 1.55% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 1,109 0.28% 0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 1,021 0.26% 0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 435 0.11% 0
Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 186 0.05% 0
No party Write-in 37 0.01% 0

By county

County Clinton% Clinton# Dole% Dole# Perot% Perot# Others% Others#
Providence 63.6% 134,866 23.5% 49,901 10.7% 22,724 2.2% 4,631
Kent 57.3% 14,018 28.0% 19,992 12.9% 9,240 1.8% 1,276
Bristol 56.6% 12,257 32.2% 6,988 9.2% 1,990 2.0% 436
Newport 54.0% 18,951 32.8% 11,500 10.8% 3,785 2.5% 860
Washington 52.1% 25,598 32.7% 16,302 12% 5,984 3.2% 1,588

References

  1. ↑ This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1996 (390,247) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1996 (602,692). See "Voter Turnout, 1996". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html

See also

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