United States presidential election, 1996
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| United States presidential election, 1996 |
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| November 5, 1996 | ||||
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| Nominee | Bill Clinton | Bob Dole | ||
| Party | Democrat | Republican | ||
| Home state | Arkansas | Kansas | ||
| Running mate | Al Gore | Jack Kemp | ||
| Electoral vote | 379 | 159 | ||
| States won | 31+DC | 19 | ||
| Popular vote | 47,402,357 | 39,198,755 | ||
| Percentage | 49.24% | 40.71% | ||
 Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Dole/Kemp, Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore. |
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Some felt the 1996 Presidential Election could be relatively close pending upon what kind of an impact third party candidate Ross Perot would play, as well as with the backdrop of White Water which was the talk of the Spring of 1996. In a public opinion poll taken in early May, President Clinton stood at 52%, thus making him a vulnerable incumbent.Through it all President Clinton gained a head of steam with a campaign that ran on the platform of "Peace and Prosparity". As for the GOP, Sen. Bob Dole never really got going while dumping his original running mate Lamar Alexander for Jack Kemp. This was a move that left many Republicans scratching their heads. On November 5, 1996 President Clinton garnered a substantial plurality of the National vote while carrying enough states to give him 379 Electoral Votes,(49%) Nationally while the Kansas Senator Bob Dole had 159 Electoral Votes (41%) Nationally. Despite the impressive victory by President Clinton he became the first incumbent President since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win re-election while failing to hit the 50% mark for the evening. The Republicans would gain a few more seats in both houses of Congress.
The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Congressman and ex-Cabinet Secretary Jack Kemp of New York for Vice President. Businessman Ross Perot ran as candidate for the Reform Party with economist Pat Choate as his running mate: he received less media attention and was excluded from the presidential debates and, while still obtaining substantial results for a third-party candidate, by U.S. standards, did not renew his success in the 1992 election. Clinton benefited from an economy which recovered from the early 1990s recession, and a relatively stable world stage. On November 5, 1996,[1] President Clinton went on to win re-election by a substantial popular vote margin with a large electoral college victory.
President William Jefferson Clinton went on to win re-election relatively easily despite becoming the first sitting President since Woodrow in 1916 to do so with under 50% of the National Vote (49%), while winning enough states to earn him 379 Electoral Votes. Sen. Robert Dole from Knasas ran for the Republicans and was at the mercy of peaceful over sea's relations and a thriving economy. He gained (41%) of the vote, while winning enough states to win 159 electoral votes. The GOP did well in the congressional races however thus effectively positioning themselves for the 1998 mid terms and the subsequent 2000 race for the White House.
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