United States presidential election in California, 1996

Main article: United States presidential election, 1996

United States presidential election in California, 1996

1992 ← November 5, 1996 → 2000

Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Reform Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp James Campbell Electoral vote 54 0 0 Popular vote 5,119,835 3,828,380 697,847 Percentage 51.10% 38.21% 6.96%

County Results   Clinton—70-80%   Clinton—60-70%   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—<50%   Dole—<50%   Dole—50-60%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

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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 President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.1% to 38.21% by a margin of 12.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 6.96% of the popular vote.

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.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore	5,119,835	51.10%	54
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	3,828,380	38.21%	0
	Reform	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
	American Independent	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

By county

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%	6646	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