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1996 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States presidential election in Wyoming
country	Wyoming
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 United States presidential election in Wyoming
next_year	2000
election_date	November 5, 1996
image_size	x160px
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	105,388
percentage1	49.81%
image2	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee2	Bill Clinton
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2	Arkansas
running_mate2	Al Gore
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	77,934
percentage2	36.84%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	Patrick Choate
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	25,928
percentage3	12.25%
map_image	Wyoming Presidential Election Results 1996.svg
map_size	280px
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

Dole Clinton The 1996 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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.

Wyoming was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 49.81 percent to 36.84 percent over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 12.97 points. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Independent-TX) finished in third, with 12.25 percent of the popular vote.

With 12.25 percent of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Perot's fourth-strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine, Montana and Idaho. This is the last time a Democrat won any counties other than Albany or Teton counties. , this remains the last time that Sweetwater County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, as well as the last time that a Republican failed to win a majority of the state's vote, or won by a margin of less than 30 points. Clinton became the first president to win two terms without ever carrying the state.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Wyoming	Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	105,388	49.81%	3
Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	77,934	36.84%	0
Independent	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	25,928	12.25%	0
Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	1,739	0.82%	0
Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	582	0.28%	0
Write-in	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	466	0.22%	0

Results by county

County	Bob Dole
Republican	Bill Clinton
Democratic	Ross Perot
Independent	Harry Browne
Libertarian	John Hagelin
Natural Law	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	105,388	49.81%	77,934	36.84%	25,928	12.25%	1,739	0.82%	582	0.28%	27,454	12.97%	211,571
	Albany		5,967		42.82%		6,399		45.92%		1,333		9.57%		188		1.35%		49		0.35%		-432		-3.10%		13,936
	Big Horn		2,821		58.30%		1,438		29.72%		545		11.26%		29		0.60%		6		0.12%		1,383		28.58%		4,839
	Campbell		6,382		53.68%		3,468		29.17%		1,954		16.44%		65		0.55%		20		0.17%		2,914		24.51%		11,889
	Carbon		2,930		44.96%		2,690		41.28%		855		13.12%		31		0.48%		11		0.17%		240		3.68%		6,517
	Converse		2,702		55.02%		1,520		30.95%		639		13.01%		42		0.86%		8		0.16%		1,182		24.07%		4,911
	Crook		1,698		60.93%		651		23.36%		394		14.14%		37		1.33%		7		0.25%		1,047		37.57%		2,787
	Fremont		7,554		50.28%		5,445		36.24%		1,840		12.25%		138		0.92%		47		0.31%		2,109		14.04%		15,024
	Goshen		2,989		54.22%		1,923		34.88%		547		9.92%		36		0.65%		18		0.33%		1,066		19.34%		5,513
	Hot Springs		1,348		55.34%		779		31.98%		287		11.78%		17		0.70%		5		0.21%		569		23.36%		2,436
	Johnson		2,071		62.59%		815		24.63%		378		11.42%		37		1.12%		8		0.24%		1,256		37.96%		3,309
	Laramie		16,924		49.97%		13,676		40.38%		2,958		8.73%		242		0.71%		69		0.20%		3,248		9.59%		33,869
	Lincoln		3,764		57.59%		1,803		27.59%		906		13.86%		50		0.76%		13		0.20%		1,961		30.00%		6,536
	Natrona		13,182		46.72%		11,240		39.84%		3,524		12.49%		207		0.73%		62		0.22%		1,942		6.88%		28,215
	Niobrara		757		58.01%		325		24.90%		209		16.02%		14		1.07%		0		0.00%		432		33.11%		1,305
	Park		7,430		61.42%		3,240		26.78%		1,318		10.89%		91		0.75%		19		0.16%		4,190		34.64%		12,098
	Platte		2,155		48.89%		1,631		37.00%		579		13.14%		39		0.88%		4		0.09%		524		11.89%		4,408
	Sheridan		5,892		48.91%		4,594		38.14%		1,414		11.74%		91		0.76%		55		0.46%		1,298		10.77%		12,046
	Sublette		1,829		62.15%		677		23.00%		401		13.63%		31		1.05%		5		0.17%		1,152		39.15%		2,943
	Sweetwater		5,591		35.76%		7,088		45.34%		2,792		17.86%		129		0.83%		34		0.22%		-1,497		-9.58%		15,634
	Teton		3,918		43.54%		4,042		44.92%		839		9.32%		101		1.12%		98		1.09%		-124		-1.38%		8,998
	Uinta		3,471		48.09%		2,414		33.44%		1,242		17.21%		79		1.09%		12		0.17%		1,057		14.65%		7,218
	Washakie		2,250		56.73%		1,205		30.38%		470		11.85%		20		0.50%		21		0.53%		1,045		26.35%		3,966
	Weston		1,763		55.55%		871		27.44%		504		15.88%		25		0.79%		11		0.35%		892		28.11%		3,174

Democratic Republican ]]

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Carbon
Natrona

Notes

References

"1996 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
"1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2031 Our Campaigns: WY US President, November 05, 1996]

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