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1996 United States presidential election in Florida

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States presidential election in Florida
country	Florida
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States presidential election in Florida
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 United States presidential election in Florida
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	25
popular_vote1	2,546,870
percentage1	48.02%
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	2,244,536
percentage2	42.32%
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	483,870
percentage3	9.12%
map_image
map_size	300px
title	President
before_election	Bill Clinton
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
turnout	67%

Main article: 1996 United States presidential election

Clinton Dole Perot Tie/No Votes

The 1996 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 9.12% of the popular vote.

, this is the last election in which Calhoun County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County, Franklin County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hendry County, Levy County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Putnam County, Sumter County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, and Citrus County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last election in which Orange County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.

Campaign

The first and only vice presidential debate of the 1996 election was held in Florida in St. Petersburg's Bayfront Center Mahaffey Theater with Vice President Al Gore and Jack Kemp participating.

Results

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Primary election results

The Republican Party held its presidential primary election on March 12, 1996 with Bob Dole winning the primary.

Candidate	#	%
Bob Dole	511,377	56.9%
Steve Forbes	181,768	20.2%
Pat Buchanan	162,770	18.1%
Alan Keyes	16,631	1.9%
Lamar Alexander	14,142	1.6%
Bob Dornan	4,465	0.5%
Richard Lugar	2,236	0.4%
Phil Gramm	2,994	0.3%
Morry Taylor	1,133	0.1%

General election results

United States presidential election in Florida, 1996	Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	2,546,870	48.02%	25
Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	2,244,536	42.32%	0
Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	483,870	9.12%	0
Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	23,965	0.45%	0
Write-in	Ralph Nader	Islara Souto	4,101	0.08%	0
Write-in	John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	418	0.01%	0
Write-in	Mary Cal Hollis	Eric Chester	21	0.00%	0
Write-in	James Harris	Laura Garza	13	0.00%	0

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	Bob Dole
Republican	Ross Perot
Reform	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	2,546,870	48.02%	2,244,536	42.32%	483,870	9.12%	28,518	0.54%	302,334	5.70%	5,303,794
	Alachua		40,161		53.90%		25,316		33.97%		8,073		10.83%		966		1.30%		14,845		19.93%		74,516
	Baker		2,273		34.25%		3,686		55.54%		667		10.05%		11		0.17%		-1,413		-21.29%		6,637
	Bay		17,068		33.02%		28,365		54.87%		5,926		11.46%		335		0.65%		-11,297		-21.85%		51,694
	Bradford		3,356		40.69%		4,039		48.97%		819		9.93%		34		0.41%		-683		-8.28%		8,248
	Brevard		80,445		41.23%		88,022		45.11%		25,256		12.94%		1,410		0.72%		-7,577		-3.88%		195,133
	Broward		320,779		63.51%		142,870		28.29%		38,967		7.71%		2,482		0.49%		177,909		35.22%		505,098
	Calhoun		1,794		43.15%		1,717		41.29%		630		15.15%		17		0.41%		77		1.86%		4,158
	Charlotte		27,121		43.03%		27,847		44.18%		7,783		12.35%		276		0.44%		-726		-1.15%		63,027
	Citrus		22,044		44.44%		20,125		40.57%		7,246		14.61%		185		0.37%		1,919		3.87%		49,600
	Clay		13,259		28.16%		30,370		64.49%		3,282		6.97%		181		0.38%		-17,111		-36.33%		47,092
	Collier		23,185		31.97%		42,593		58.74%		6,320		8.72%		419		0.58%		-19,408		-26.77%		72,517
	Columbia		6,691		40.98%		7,588		46.48%		1,970		12.07%		77		0.47%		-897		-5.50%		16,326
	DeSoto		3,222		43.01%		3,275		43.71%		966		12.89%		29		0.39%		-53		-0.70%		7,492
	Dixie		1,734		45.63%		1,399		36.82%		653		17.18%		14		0.37%		335		8.81%		3,800
	Duval		112,328		44.20%		126,959		49.96%		13,850		5.45%		986		0.39%		-14,631		-5.76%		254,123
	Escambia		37,838		35.06%		60,997		56.52%		8,597		7.97%		493		0.46%		-23,159		-21.46%		107,925
	Flagler		9,585		47.74%		8,234		41.01%		2,185		10.88%		75		0.37%		1,351		6.73%		20,079
	Franklin		2,096		45.86%		1,563		34.20%		878		19.21%		33		0.72%		533		11.66%		4,570
	Gadsden		9,407		66.25%		3,817		26.88%		938		6.61%		37		0.26%		5,590		39.37%		14,199
	Gilchrist		1,985		41.40%		1,939		40.44%		841		17.54%		30		0.63%		46		0.96%		4,795
	Glades		1,530		44.59%		1,361		39.67%		521		15.19%		19		0.55%		169		4.92%		3,431
	Gulf		2,480		41.39%		2,430		40.55%		1,054		17.59%		28		0.47%		50		0.84%		5,992
	Hamilton		1,735		47.24%		1,520		41.38%		406		11.05%		12		0.33%		215		5.86%		3,673
	Hardee		2,417		38.95%		2,928		47.18%		851		13.71%		10		0.16%		-511		-8.23%		6,206
	Hendry		3,885		43.66%		3,855		43.32%		1,135		12.75%		24		0.27%		30		0.34%		8,899
	Hernando		28,524		49.12%		22,046		37.97%		7,272		12.52%		224		0.39%		6,478		11.15%		58,066
	Highlands		14,250		42.27%		15,617		46.32%		3,739		11.09%		108		0.32%		-1,367		-4.05%		33,714
	Hillsborough		144,266		46.80%		136,656		44.33%		25,156		8.16%		2,193		0.71%		7,610		2.47%		308,271
	Holmes		2,312		33.98%		3,249		47.75%		1,208		17.75%		35		0.51%		-937		-13.77%		6,804
	Indian River		16,375		37.24%		22,714		51.66%		4,637		10.55%		246		0.56%		-6,339		-14.42%		43,972
	Jackson		6,667		42.98%		7,189		46.34%		1,602		10.33%		55		0.35%		-522		-3.36%		15,513
	Jefferson		2,544		52.90%		1,851		38.49%		393		8.17%		21		0.44%		693		14.41%		4,809
	Lafayette		829		35.70%		1,166		50.22%		316		13.61%		11		0.47%		-337		-14.52%		2,322
	Lake		29,752		40.25%		35,097		47.48%		8,815		11.92%		259		0.35%		-5,345		-7.23%		73,923
	Lee		65,699		39.59%		80,898		48.75%		18,394		11.08%		960		0.58%		-15,199		-9.16%		165,951
	Leon		50,072		54.59%		33,930		36.99%		6,673		7.28%		1,042		1.14%		16,142		17.60%		91,717
	Levy		4,938		44.63%		4,299		38.85%		1,774		16.03%		54		0.49%		639		5.78%		11,065
	Liberty		868		40.11%		913		42.19%		376		17.38%		7		0.32%		-45		-2.08%		2,164
	Madison		2,794		50.01%		2,195		39.29%		578		10.35%		20		0.36%		599		10.72%		5,587
	Manatee		41,891		43.24%		44,136		45.56%		10,363		10.70%		488		0.50%		-2,245		-2.32%		96,878
	Marion		37,045		41.08%		41,409		45.92%		11,341		12.58%		376		0.42%		-4,364		-4.84%		90,171
	Martin		20,855		38.16%		28,522		52.18%		5,005		9.16%		274		0.50%		-7,667		-14.02%		54,656
	Miami-Dade		317,555		57.34%		209,740		37.87%		24,729		4.47%		1,758		0.32%		107,815		19.47%		553,782
	Monroe		15,251		46.86%		12,076		37.11%		4,824		14.82%		393		1.21%		3,175		9.75%		32,544
	Nassau		7,277		34.38%		12,141		57.36%		1,657		7.83%		92		0.43%		-4,864		-22.98%		21,167
	Okaloosa		16,462		26.11%		40,683		64.53%		5,433		8.62%		466		0.74%		-24,221		-38.42%		63,044
	Okeechobee		4,826		48.55%		3,418		34.38%		1,666		16.76%		31		0.31%		1,408		14.17%		9,941
	Orange		105,539		45.66%		106,059		45.89%		18,196		7.87%		1,332		0.58%		-520		-0.23%		231,126
	Osceola		21,874		47.05%		18,337		39.44%		6,092		13.10%		188		0.40%		3,537		7.61%		46,491
	Palm Beach		230,687		58.06%		133,811		33.68%		30,744		7.74%		2,112		0.53%		96,876		24.38%		397,354
	Pasco		66,475		49.80%		48,355		36.23%		18,013		13.50%		628		0.47%		18,120		13.57%		133,471
	Pinellas		184,748		49.10%		152,155		40.44%		36,994		9.83%		2,375		0.63%		32,593		8.66%		376,272
	Polk		66,747		44.45%		67,962		45.26%		14,993		9.98%		471		0.31%		-1,215		-0.81%		150,173
	Putnam		12,010		47.75%		9,786		38.91%		3,272		13.01%		84		0.33%		2,224		8.84%		25,152
	St. Johns		16,716		34.43%		27,318		56.27%		4,205		8.66%		310		0.64%		-10,602		-21.84%		48,549
	St. Lucie		36,169		48.94%		28,899		39.10%		8,483		11.48%		355		0.48%		7,270		9.84%		73,906
	Santa Rosa		10,936		25.79%		26,301		62.02%		4,961		11.70%		212		0.50%		-15,365		-36.23%		42,410
	Sarasota		63,665		42.73%		69,213		46.46%		14,941		10.03%		1,167		0.78%		-5,548		-3.73%		148,986
	Seminole		45,058		39.21%		59,797		52.04%		9,357		8.14%		692		0.60%		-14,739		-12.83%		114,904
	Sumter		7,017		45.56%		5,960		38.70%		2,375		15.42%		48		0.31%		1,057		6.86%		15,400
	Suwannee		4,479		36.88%		5,742		47.28%		1,874		15.43%		49		0.40%		-1,263		-10.40%		12,144
	Taylor		3,583		44.80%		3,188		39.86%		1,140		14.26%		86		1.08%		395		4.94%		7,997
	Union		1,388		40.09%		1,636		47.26%		425		12.28%		13		0.38%		-248		-7.17%		3,462
	Volusia		78,919		49.28%		63,091		39.39%		17,320		10.81%		828		0.52%		15,828		9.89%		160,158
	Wakulla		3,056		42.63%		2,933		40.91%		1,091		15.22%		89		1.24%		123		1.72%		7,169
	Walton		5,342		34.42%		7,709		49.68%		2,342		15.09%		125		0.81%		-2,367		-15.26%		15,518
	Washington		2,992		38.06%		3,524		44.83%		1,287		16.37%		58		0.74%		-532		-6.77%		7,861

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Calhoun
Citrus
Franklin
Gulf
Hendry
Hillsborough
Osceola
St. Lucie
Taylor
Wakulla

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Dole won 12 of 23 congressional districts, while the remaining 11 were won by Clinton, including three which elected Republicans.

District	Clinton	Dole	Representative
31%	59%	10%	Joe Scarborough
47.8%	41.5%	10.6%	Pete Peterson
	Allen Boyd
58.5%	34.9%	6.7%	Corrine Brown
37%	56%	7%	Tillie Fowler
50%	37%	13%	Karen Thurman
39%	50%	11%	Cliff Stearns
43%	47%	10%	John Mica
44%	47.5%	8.6%	Bill McCollum
44.7%	45%	10.3%	Michael Bilirakis
52%	38%	10%	Bill Young
52%	40%	8%	Sam Gibbons
	Jim Davis
43%	47%	10%	Charles T. Canady
43%	47%	10%	Dan Miller
38%	51%	11%	Porter Goss
41%	46%	13%	Dave Weldon
47%	42%	11%	Mark Foley
85%	12%	3%	Carrie Meek
43%	52%	5%	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
65%	28%	7%	Harry Johnston
	Robert Wexler
59%	31%	10%	Peter Deutsch
44.7%	50.5%	4.8%	Lincoln Díaz-Balart
54.5%	37.9%	7.6%	Clay Shaw
75%	19%	6%	Alcee Hastings

Exit poll

Demographic	Clinton	Dole	Perot	Share
Men	42	47	10	49
Women	52	41	7	51
Men	37	52	11	48
Women	48	45	8	52
White	43	48	9	78
Black	87	10	3	10
Latino	44	46	7	11
18-29	46	45	8	14
30-44	46	41	12	30
45-59	46	47	7	24
60+	50	43	7	31

References

(2021). "Voter Turnout".
[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Florida Results]
Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
"1996 Debates".
"March 12, 1996 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary".
(5 November 1996). "1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District".

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