1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1996

November 5, 1996
 
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 8 0 0
Popular vote 636,614 623,283 120,396
Percentage 45.84% 44.88% 8.67%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a slim margin of 0.96%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 8.67% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Kentucky, as well as Powell County, Montgomery County, Nicholas County, Lawrence County, Bourbon County, Nelson County, Simpson County, McCracken County, Hopkins County, Calloway County, Graves County, Greenup County, Clark County, Marshall County, Meade County, Bell County, Logan County, Ohio County, Johnson County, Marion County, Harrison County, Henry County, Union County, Trigg County, Morgan County, Webster County, Caldwell County, Martin County, Carroll County, McLean County, Livingston County, Trimble County, Gallatin County, Lyon County, Carlisle County, and Hickman County.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1996
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 636,614 45.84% 8
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 623,283 44.88% 0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 120,396 8.67% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4,009 0.29% 0
U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,204 0.16% 0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,493 0.11% 0
Write-in Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 701 0.05% 0
No party Write-in 8 0.00% 0

By county

County Clinton% Clinton# Dole% Dole# Others% Others#
Adair27.9%1,82159.3%3,87612.9%841
Allen34.1%1,78158.0%3,0328.0%417
Anderson43.6%2,89844.7%2,97211.8%783
Ballard60.3%2,25528.4%1,06411.3%423
Barren42.6%5,04448.1%5,7009.3%1,100
Bath52.8%1,88634.4%1,22912.8%455
Bell50.5%5,05839.1%3,91710.3%1,033
Boone32.7%8,37958.9%15,0858.4%2,143
Bourbon48.4%3,03041.4%2,59210.2%636
Boyd51.2%9,66837.3%7,05411.5%2,171
Boyle44.2%3,87747.3%4,1578.5%748
Bracken38.8%1,05550.4%1,37110.8%294
Breathitt67.9%3,10623.1%1,0589.0%414
Breckinridge43.5%2,95646.4%3,15110.2%690
Bullitt41.6%7,65147.3%8,69711.1%2,047
Butler30.4%1,26061.0%2,5318.6%358
Caldwell47.2%2,43440.1%2,06712.7%654
Calloway45.7%5,28143.1%4,98911.2%1,296
Campbell38.3%11,95753.3%16,6408.4%2,619
Carlisle55.8%1,35533.6%81610.5%256
Carroll52.2%1,68936.1%1,17011.7%378
Carter48.0%3,72841.7%3,24010.3%803
Casey22.7%1,10665.4%3,18711.9%580
Christian42.1%6,84351.0%8,2857.0%1,132
Clark45.8%4,98743.5%4,73910.7%1,170
Clay33.4%2,13558.1%3,7168.6%550
Clinton27.0%1,07263.4%2,5219.6%383
Crittenden43.5%1,48044.3%1,50912.2%415
Cumberland28.3%75362.1%1,6549.6%255
Daviess44.0%15,36645.4%15,84410.7%3,720
Edmonson35.3%1,59558.0%2,6196.7%305
Elliott64.4%1,29820.9%42114.7%296
Estill38.7%1,72449.9%2,22011.4%506
Fayette47.1%43,63246.3%42,9306.6%6,102
Fleming40.2%1,91348.6%2,31311.3%538
Floyd67.1%9,65521.8%3,13911.1%1,590
Franklin55.2%11,25135.0%7,1329.7%1,984
Fulton59.6%1,61431.9%8638.6%233
Gallatin50.7%1,18935.7%83813.6%319
Garrard34.0%1,48658.1%2,5407.9%345
Grant42.8%2,54145.4%2,69711.8%699
Graves50.7%6,99137.2%5,13012.2%1,682
Grayson35.2%2,71655.0%4,2499.8%757
Green28.3%1,28560.9%2,76310.8%492
Greenup49.3%6,88338.5%5,37012.2%1,703
Hancock46.3%1,54740.6%1,35613.1%436
Hardin41.4%11,03147.5%12,64211.1%2,944
Harlan58.0%5,87433.0%3,3379.1%916
Harrison47.3%2,93439.2%2,43313.5%837
Hart43.9%2,52746.9%2,7019.2%530
Henderson54.4%8,05134.4%5,09211.2%1,663
Henry46.4%2,32442.1%2,11011.5%576
Hickman56.1%1,22032.0%69511.9%258
Hopkins47.7%7,23941.9%6,36310.5%1,588
Jackson22.1%96070.0%3,0458.0%346
Jefferson51.5%144,20741.0%114,8607.5%20,846
Jessamine36.3%4,42854.8%6,6869.0%1,096
Johnson43.7%3,34842.6%3,26213.8%1,054
Kenton37.2%19,40754.8%28,5798.0%4,194
Knott73.3%4,84218.2%1,2018.5%564
Knox41.1%3,73649.5%4,5029.4%857
LaRue43.8%2,04045.9%2,14010.3%478
Laurel28.5%4,30662.7%9,4548.8%1,330
Lawrence48.8%2,19540.2%1,81211.0%496
Lee40.6%1,02351.6%1,3027.8%197
Leslie35.8%1,46656.1%2,2968.0%328
Letcher57.6%4,16030.8%2,22211.7%844
Lewis32.4%1,41554.1%2,36513.5%590
Lincoln41.7%2,55049.2%3,0069.1%555
Livingston56.2%2,22831.7%1,25812.2%482
Logan47.5%4,18144.2%3,8888.4%738
Lyon55.9%1,64134.0%99910.1%296
McCracken50.1%12,67040.4%10,2219.5%2,396
McCreary35.7%1,71052.7%2,52711.6%558
McLean51.0%1,83438.1%1,36810.9%393
Madison42.6%8,14248.2%9,2129.2%1,748
Magoffin55.6%2,24935.5%1,4349.0%362
Marion51.2%2,92235.3%2,01313.6%775
Marshall50.1%6,05437.9%4,57912.0%1,445
Martin47.0%1,80741.9%1,61211.1%426
Mason44.1%2,44446.7%2,5889.2%507
Meade49.0%3,65338.3%2,85512.6%941
Menifee55.0%97934.1%60810.9%194
Mercer43.7%3,17944.8%3,26411.5%839
Metcalfe40.0%1,34948.9%1,65111.2%377
Monroe23.0%1,11468.0%3,3009.0%437
Montgomery49.6%3,37239.5%2,68110.9%743
Morgan49.9%1,84338.9%1,43911.2%413
Muhlenberg57.7%6,56431.4%3,56911.0%1,253
Nelson48.3%5,39241.6%4,64510.1%1,122
Nicholas47.3%1,09241.1%95011.6%269
Ohio43.2%3,48743.1%3,47513.8%1,110
Oldham33.9%6,20257.3%10,4778.9%1,622
Owen42.2%1,60345.0%1,70912.8%484
Owsley37.4%64753.2%9209.3%161
Pendleton41.8%1,92647.2%2,17711.0%509
Perry58.3%6,01532.8%3,3829.0%926
Pike60.1%14,12630.5%7,1609.4%2,209
Powell50.9%2,15636.0%1,52613.1%557
Pulaski28.4%5,34063.4%11,9458.2%1,544
Robertson42.4%36043.3%36814.4%122
Rockcastle25.0%1,16066.8%3,1068.3%384
Rowan51.0%3,21536.6%2,30912.4%780
Russell24.5%1,58262.2%4,01713.3%857
Scott44.3%4,25845.2%4,34910.5%1,008
Shelby43.0%4,62949.3%5,3077.7%825
Simpson51.3%2,74940.8%2,1867.9%423
Spencer41.7%1,40447.9%1,61410.4%350
Taylor34.8%2,89754.9%4,57310.4%865
Todd42.4%1,74446.4%1,91211.2%462
Trigg46.7%2,08744.1%1,9759.2%412
Trimble48.5%1,24538.9%99912.6%324
Union57.3%2,91330.6%1,55412.1%617
Warren39.6%11,64253.7%15,7846.7%1,980
Washington39.4%1,63950.9%2,1169.8%406
Wayne40.0%2,42251.6%3,1228.4%511
Webster55.9%2,85230.7%1,56813.4%682
Whitley39.1%4,17450.6%5,40210.3%1,104
Wolfe56.5%1,29733.6%7729.9%228
Woodford43.6%3,91047.6%4,2708.9%797

References

  1. Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Kentucky Results
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=21&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0

See also

  • United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1996
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