1996 United States presidential election in California
1996 United States presidential election in California
(Redirected from United States presidential election in California, 1996)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
County Results Clinton—70-80% Clinton—60-70% Clinton—50-60% Clinton—<50% Dole—<50% Dole—50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in California | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Federal government
| ||||||||||||||||||
State government (executive)
| ||||||||||||||||||
State government (legislative)
| ||||||||||||||||||
State government (judicial)
| ||||||||||||||||||
Propositions
| ||||||||||||||||||
Elections by year
| ||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles
| ||||||||||||||||||
San Diego
| ||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco
| ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose
| ||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 United States presidential election in California took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 54 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California, was won by Incumbent President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R), with Clinton winning 51.1% to 38.21% by a margin of 12.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party) finished in third, with 6.96% of the popular vote.[1]
California is one of thirteen states where on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in Vice-Presidential candidate.[1][2]
Contents
1 Results
2 Results Breakdown
2.1 By county
3 References
4 See also
Results[edit]
United States presidential election in California, 1996[1][3] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | William Jefferson Clinton (Incumbent) | Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (Incumbent) | 5,119,835 | 51.10% | 54 | |
Republican | Robert Joseph Dole | Jack French Kemp | 3,828,380 | 38.21% | 0 | |
Reform | Henry Ross Perot | James Campbell | 697,847 | 6.96% | 0 | |
Green | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 237,016 | 2.37% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 73,600 | 0.73% | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | Kate McClatchy | 25,332 | 0.25% | 0 | |
Taxpayers’ | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 21,202 | 0.21% | 0 | |
Natural Law | John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 15,403 | 0.15% | 0 | |
Write-in | Charles Collins | 765 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
Write-in | James Harris | 77 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
Write-in | Joel Neuberg | 13 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
Write-in | Willie Carter | 12 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
Write-in | Isabell Masters | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 242,155 | 2.36% | — | |||
Totals | 10,261,639 | 100.0% | 54 | |||
Voter turnout | 65.53% | — |
Results Breakdown[edit]
By county[edit]
County | Clinton | Votes | Dole | Votes | Perot | Votes | Nader | Votes | Others | Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Francisco | 72.24% | 209,777 | 15.66% | 45,479 | 3.33% | 9,659 | 7.39% | 21,471 | 1.38% | 3,999 |
Alameda | 65.77% | 303,903 | 23.07% | 106,581 | 5.25% | 24,270 | 4.42% | 20,432 | 1.48% | 6,858 |
San Mateo | 60.55% | 152,304 | 29.22% | 73,508 | 5.98% | 15,047 | 2.92% | 7,336 | 1.33% | 3,337 |
Los Angeles | 59.34% | 1,430,629 | 30.96% | 746,544 | 6.54% | 157,752 | 1.91% | 45,977 | 1.25% | 30,112 |
Marin | 58.04% | 67,406 | 28.17% | 32,714 | 5.65% | 6,559 | 6.34% | 7,360 | 1.81% | 2,101 |
Yolo | 56.88% | 33,033 | 32.38% | 18,807 | 5.42% | 3,150 | 4.09% | 2,377 | 1.23% | 712 |
Santa Clara | 56.88% | 297,639 | 32.16% | 168,291 | 6.67% | 34,908 | 2.35% | 12,312 | 1.94% | 10,141 |
Santa Cruz | 56.52% | 58,250 | 26.94% | 27,766 | 6.36% | 6,555 | 7.57% | 7,803 | 2.61% | 2,688 |
Contra Costa | 55.73% | 196,512 | 35.15% | 123,954 | 5.79% | 20,416 | 2.08% | 7,334 | 1.24% | 4,386 |
Sonoma | 55.57% | 100,738 | 29.54% | 53,555 | 7.65% | 13,862 | 5.27% | 9,547 | 1.98% | 3,595 |
Imperial | 55.27% | 14,591 | 36.76% | 9,705 | 6.73% | 1,778 | 0.58% | 154 | 0.65% | 172 |
Solano | 55.12% | 64,644 | 34.74% | 40,742 | 7.40% | 8,682 | 1.59% | 1,868 | 1.15% | 1,343 |
Monterey | 53.15% | 57,700 | 36.66% | 39,794 | 6.67% | 7,240 | 2.20% | 2,391 | 1.32% | 1,433 |
Napa | 50.89% | 24,588 | 36.09% | 17,439 | 8.80% | 4,254 | 2.57% | 1,242 | 1.65% | 796 |
San Benito | 50.55% | 7,030 | 38.72% | 5,384 | 7.51% | 1,044 | 1.70% | 236 | 1.52% | 212 |
Sacramento | 49.83% | 203,019 | 40.76% | 166,049 | 5.86% | 23,856 | 2.24% | 9,142 | 1.31% | 5,348 |
Lake | 48.90% | 10,432 | 34.96% | 7,458 | 11.90% | 2,539 | 2.73% | 583 | 1.51% | 323 |
Santa Barbara | 46.87% | 70,650 | 42.40% | 63,915 | 6.27% | 9,457 | 3.17% | 4,774 | 1.29% | 1,949 |
Merced | 46.41% | 21,786 | 44.41% | 20,847 | 7.30% | 3,427 | 0.98% | 462 | 0.89% | 416 |
San Joaquin | 46.34% | 67,253 | 44.87% | 65,131 | 6.68% | 9,692 | 1.03% | 1,501 | 1.08% | 1,563 |
Stanislaus | 45.93% | 53,738 | 44.79% | 52,403 | 7.14% | 8,360 | 1.00% | 1,172 | 1.14% | 1,334 |
Mendocino | 45.74% | 14,952 | 29.87% | 9,765 | 11.27% | 3,685 | 11.04% | 3,608 | 2.09% | 682 |
Fresno | 45.32% | 94,448 | 47.42% | 98,813 | 5.26% | 10,962 | 1.21% | 2,523 | 0.79% | 1,647 |
San Bernardino | 44.36% | 183,372 | 43.58% | 180,135 | 9.51% | 39,330 | 1.25% | 5,150 | 1.30% | 5,368 |
Humboldt | 44.17% | 24,628 | 35.52% | 19,803 | 10.42% | 5,811 | 8.34% | 4,651 | 1.55% | 864 |
San Diego | 44.11% | 389,964 | 45.57% | 402,876 | 7.13% | 63,037 | 1.79% | 15,858 | 1.40% | 12,416 |
Ventura | 44.10% | 110,772 | 43.47% | 109,202 | 9.18% | 23,054 | 1.88% | 4,732 | 1.37% | 3,434 |
Kings | 43.59% | 11,254 | 47.91% | 12,368 | 6.76% | 1,745 | 0.79% | 205 | 0.94% | 243 |
Riverside | 43.05% | 168,579 | 45.61% | 178,611 | 9.06% | 35,481 | 1.23% | 4,814 | 1.05% | 4,128 |
Alpine | 42.02% | 258 | 43.00% | 264 | 10.26% | 63 | 3.09% | 19 | 1.63% | 10 |
Del Norte | 41.08% | 3,652 | 41.29% | 3,670 | 13.78% | 1,225 | 2.24% | 199 | 1.61% | 143 |
Tuolumne | 40.73% | 8,950 | 47.27% | 10,386 | 8.76% | 1,925 | 1.94% | 427 | 1.29% | 284 |
Amador | 40.60% | 5,868 | 47.54% | 6,870 | 8.77% | 1,267 | 1.83% | 264 | 1.27% | 183 |
San Luis Obispo | 40.19% | 40,395 | 46.50% | 46,733 | 8.16% | 8,204 | 3.83% | 3,854 | 1.31% | 1,314 |
Calaveras | 38.63% | 6,646 | 48.12% | 8,279 | 9.37% | 1,612 | 1.96% | 338 | 1.92% | 331 |
Mono | 38.62% | 1,580 | 46.00% | 1,882 | 10.93% | 447 | 2.35% | 96 | 2.10% | 86 |
Butte | 38.53% | 30,651 | 48.98% | 38,961 | 8.04% | 6,393 | 3.03% | 2,409 | 1.43% | 1,136 |
Siskiyou | 38.39% | 7,022 | 47.30% | 8,653 | 10.27% | 1,879 | 2.03% | 372 | 2.01% | 367 |
Tulare | 38.06% | 32,669 | 53.90% | 46,272 | 5.95% | 5,106 | 0.86% | 737 | 1.24% | 1,062 |
Orange | 37.88% | 327,485 | 51.67% | 446,717 | 7.66% | 66,195 | 1.37% | 11,842 | 1.43% | 12,337 |
Yuba | 37.42% | 5,789 | 51.53% | 7,971 | 8.46% | 1,308 | 1.30% | 201 | 1.30% | 201 |
Trinity | 37.38% | 2,203 | 42.93% | 2,530 | 14.53% | 856 | 2.70% | 159 | 2.46% | 145 |
Placer | 37.05% | 34,981 | 52.75% | 49,808 | 6.93% | 6,542 | 1.99% | 1,875 | 1.29% | 1,221 |
Mariposa | 36.73% | 2,920 | 50.02% | 3,976 | 9.17% | 729 | 2.42% | 192 | 1.66% | 132 |
Madera | 36.70% | 11,254 | 53.85% | 16,510 | 7.15% | 2,192 | 1.23% | 376 | 1.08% | 330 |
Colusa | 36.60% | 2,054 | 54.29% | 3,047 | 7.20% | 404 | 0.75% | 42 | 1.16% | 65 |
Kern | 36.56% | 62,658 | 53.77% | 92,151 | 7.85% | 13,452 | 0.75% | 1,289 | 1.07% | 1,841 |
El Dorado | 36.33% | 22,957 | 51.84% | 32,759 | 8.03% | 5,077 | 2.28% | 1,439 | 1.53% | 964 |
Plumas | 36.31% | 3,540 | 50.31% | 4,905 | 9.43% | 919 | 2.19% | 214 | 1.76% | 172 |
Tehama | 35.66% | 7,290 | 50.34% | 10,292 | 11.37% | 2,325 | 1.20% | 245 | 1.42% | 291 |
Nevada | 35.56% | 15,369 | 50.40% | 21,784 | 7.70% | 3,330 | 4.85% | 2,097 | 1.48% | 639 |
Sutter | 34.37% | 8,504 | 57.64% | 14,264 | 6.20% | 1,533 | 0.84% | 208 | 0.95% | 236 |
Inyo | 34.36% | 2,601 | 51.84% | 3,924 | 10.71% | 811 | 1.68% | 127 | 1.40% | 106 |
Lassen | 33.60% | 3,318 | 52.60% | 5,194 | 10.94% | 1,080 | 1.33% | 131 | 1.54% | 152 |
Sierra | 33.57% | 573 | 51.38% | 877 | 9.96% | 170 | 2.34% | 40 | 2.75% | 47 |
Shasta | 33.11% | 20,848 | 55.17% | 34,736 | 9.33% | 5,875 | 1.07% | 675 | 1.31% | 827 |
Glenn | 32.04% | 2,841 | 56.86% | 5,041 | 8.89% | 788 | 0.96% | 85 | 1.25% | 111 |
Modoc | 31.79% | 1,368 | 53.10% | 2,285 | 12.27% | 528 | 1.14% | 49 | 1.70% | 73 |
References[edit]
^ abc Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 California Results
^ Perot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate
^ Statement of Vote November 5, 1996, Prepared by Bill Jones California Secretary of State Archived July 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine(access date 2012-02-05)
See also[edit]
Categories:
- 1996 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in California
- 1996 California elections
(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.792","walltime":"0.955","ppvisitednodes":{"value":5020,"limit":1000000},"ppgeneratednodes":{"value":0,"limit":1500000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":408470,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":10654,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":15,"limit":40},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":8,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":0,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":1998,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 433.795 1 -total"," 62.94% 273.044 1 Template:Infobox_Election"," 49.21% 213.491 1 Template:Infobox"," 24.70% 107.157 3 Template:Infobox_election/row"," 15.28% 66.285 1 Template:ElectionsCA"," 13.46% 58.408 1 Template:Sidebar_with_collapsible_lists"," 8.18% 35.497 10 Template:Sidebar"," 6.08% 26.364 3 Template:Navbox"," 5.97% 25.895 1 Template:Main"," 4.54% 19.677 1 Template:Max"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.098","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":2873408,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw1247","timestamp":"20190203042054","ttl":2073600,"transientcontent":false}}});mw.config.set({"wgBackendResponseTime":1113,"wgHostname":"mw1247"});});