United States presidential election in Nevada, 1996

United States presidential election in Nevada, 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 Pat Choate Electoral vote 4 0 0 States carried 0 Popular vote 203,974 199,244 43,986 Percentage 43.93% 42.91% 9.47%

County Results   Clinton—<50%   Dole—<50%   Dole—50-60%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

A swing state, Nevada was narrowly won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton. Clinton took a 43.93% plurality of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 42.91%, a victory margin of 1.02%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third with 9.47% of the popular vote.^[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	203,974	43.93%	4
	Republican	Bob Dole	199,244	42.91%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	43,986	9.47%	0
	N/A	None of these Candidates	5,608	1.21%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	4,730	1.02%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	4,460	0.96%	0
	Ind. American	Howard Phillips	1,732	0.37%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	545	0.12%	0
Totals			464,279	100.0%	4

References

1. "1996 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 January 2013.