1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
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The 1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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.
Although traditionally a Republican state, 1996 would mark the second presidential election in a row that New Hampshire was won by Democrat Bill Clinton, by then the incumbent president. Clinton took 49.32% of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 39.37%, a victory margin of 9.95%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.69% of the popular vote.[1]
Clinton's nearly 10-point victory in New Hampshire was much more convincing than his previous win in the state in 1992; that year he had only eked out a narrow plurality of 39% over George H.W. Bush's 38%, with Ross Perot taking nearly 23% of the vote. For a state that had voted over 60% Republican as recently as 1988, Clinton's victories represented a dramatic shift toward the Democratic Party in New Hampshire. Since then the state has voted Democratic in every presidential election, except in 2000, when George W. Bush eked out a narrow plurality win over Al Gore.
Results
1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 246,214 | 49.32% | 4 | |
Republican | Bob Dole | 196,532 | 39.37% | 0 | |
Reform | Ross Perot | 48,390 | 9.69% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne | 4,237 | 0.85% | 0 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 2,456 | 0.49% | 0 | |
NH Taxpayer | Howard Phillips (write-in) | 1,346 | 0.27% | 0 | |
Totals | 499,175 | 100.0% | 4 |
References
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