1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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.

1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Turnout64.8%[1] Decrease 11.8 pp
 
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 4 0 0
Popular vote 233,050 104,683 43,723
Percentage 59.71% 26.82% 11.20%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Rhode Island was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 59.71% to 26.82% by a margin of 32.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 11.20% of the popular vote.[2]

As of 2020, this was the most recent presidential election in which the town of Scituate voted for a Democrat.

Results

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1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 233,050 59.71% 4
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 104,683 26.82% 0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 43,723 11.20% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 6,040 1.55% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 1,109 0.28% 0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 1,021 0.26% 0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 435 0.11% 0
Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 186 0.05% 0
No party Write-in 37 0.01% 0

By county

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County Bill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bristol 12,257 56.56% 6,988 32.25% 2,426 11.19% 5,269 24.31% 21,671
Kent 41,048 57.35% 19,992 27.95% 10,516 14.70% 21,056 29.40% 71,526
Newport 18,951 54.00% 11,500 32.77% 4,645 13.23% 7,451 21.23% 35,096
Providence 134,866 63.58% 49,901 23.52% 27,355 12.90% 84,965 40.06% 212,122
Washington 25,958 52.09% 16,302 32.71% 7,572 15.20% 9,656 19.38% 49,462
Totals 233,050 59.71% 104,683 26.82% 52,551 13.47% 128,367 32.89% 390,284

See also

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References

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  1. ^ This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1996 (390,247) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1996 (602,692). See "Voter Turnout, 1996". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".