United States presidential election in Washington, 1996

United States presidential election in Washington, 1996

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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 11 0 0 Popular vote 1,123,323 840,712 201,003 Percentage 49.8% 37.3% 8.9%
County Results   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Dole—40-50%   Dole—50-60%
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Washington was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 49.84% to 37.30% by a margin of 12.54%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 8.92% of the popular vote .