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| Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Connecticut was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 52.83% to 34.69% by a margin of 18.14%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 10.02% of the popular vote.[1]
Results
| United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1996 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore | 735,740 | 52.83% | 8 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 483,109 | 34.69% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 139,523 | 10.02% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 24,321 | 1.75% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 5,788 | 0.42% | 0 | |
| Concerned Citizens | Howard Phillips | Joseph Zdonczyk | 2,425 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 1,703 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Write-in | James Harris | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| No party | Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
