1996 United States presidential election in Alaska explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Alaska
Country:Alaska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Alaska
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Alaska
Next Year:2000
Election Date:November 5, 1996
Image1:Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bob Dole
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Kansas
Running Mate1:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote1:3
Popular Vote1:122,746
Percentage1:50.80%
Nominee2:Bill Clinton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Arkansas
Running Mate2:Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:80,380
Percentage2:33.27%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party of the United States of America
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Pat Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:26,333
Percentage3:10.90%
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote.

With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the 1996 election after Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho.[1]

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Alaska
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanRobert DoleJack Kemp122,74650.80%3
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)80,38033.27%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate26,33310.90%0
Green PartyRalph NaderWinona LaDuke7,5973.14%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen2,2760.94%0
U.S. Taxpayers' PartyHoward PhillipsHerbert Titus9250.38%0
Natural LawJohn HagelinMike Tompkins7290.30%0
Write-ins6340.26%0
Totals241,620100.0%3

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Boroughs that flipped from Independent to Republican

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. Web site: 1996 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.

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