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1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States presidential election in Delaware
country	Delaware
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States presidential election in Delaware
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 United States presidential election in Delaware
next_year	2000
election_date	November 5, 1996
image_size	x160px
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	3
popular_vote1	140,355
percentage1	51.78%
image2	Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Bob Dole
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Kansas
running_mate2	Jack Kemp
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	99,062
percentage2	36.54%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	Patrick Choate
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	28,719
percentage3	10.59%
map_image	Delaware Presidential Election Results 1996.svg
map_size	120px
map_caption	County results
title	President
before_election	Bill Clinton
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
alliance3	Reform Party of the United States of America

Main article: 1996 United States presidential election

Clinton The 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.78% to 36.54% by a margin of 15.24%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.59% of the popular vote. , this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won all three counties in the state.

Results

By county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	Bob Dole
Republican	Ross Perot
Independent	All Others
Various	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	140,355	51.78%	99,062	36.54%	28,719	10.59%	2,948	1.09%	41,293	15.23%	271,084
	Kent		18,327		46.69%		15,932		40.59%		4,705		11.99%		288		0.73%		2,395		6.10%		39,252
	New Castle		98,837		55.05%		60,943		33.94%		17,748		9.88%		2,018		1.12%		37,894		21.11%		179,546
	Sussex		23,191		44.59%		22,187		42.66%		6,266		12.05%		368		0.71%		1,004		1.93%		52,012

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Kent
Sussex

Notes

References

(1997). "State of Delaware 1996 Election Results". Delaware Department of Elections.

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