1996 United States presidential election in Maryland
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 54.25% of the popular vote over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) with 38.27%. Businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 6.50% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both challengers and becoming re-elected to a second term as U.S. President.[2]
To date this is the last election in which Dorchester County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate; conversely, this is also the last time Charles County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as it experienced an influx of African-American migration and greater ties to the Washington metropolitan area.[3] It is also the last time that ancestrally German Unionist Garrett County was not the most Republican county in the state (as it was second to Carroll County), and the last occasion in which Maryland was not the most Democratic state in the South (as it was second to Clinton's native Arkansas).
In this election, Maryland voted 7.46% to the left of the nation at-large.[4]
Results
| 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 966,207 | 54.25% | 10 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | 681,530 | 38.27% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | 115,812 | 6.50% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 8,765 | 0.49% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 3,402 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 2,637 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 2,517 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,780,870 | 100.0% | 10 | ||
Results by county
| County | William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 11,025 | 42.40% | 12,136 | 46.67% | 2,652 | 10.20% | 189 | 0.73% | -1,111 | -4.27% | 26,002 |
| Anne Arundel | 72,147 | 42.02% | 83,574 | 48.68% | 14,287 | 8.32% | 1,677 | 0.98% | -11,427 | -6.66% | 171,685 |
| Baltimore | 132,599 | 49.12% | 114,449 | 42.39% | 20,393 | 7.55% | 2,527 | 0.94% | 18,150 | 6.73% | 269,968 |
| Baltimore City | 145,441 | 79.34% | 28,467 | 15.53% | 7,473 | 4.08% | 1,942 | 1.06% | 116,974 | 63.81% | 183,323 |
| Calvert | 10,008 | 42.47% | 11,509 | 48.84% | 1,932 | 8.20% | 117 | 0.50% | -1,501 | -6.37% | 23,566 |
| Caroline | 3,251 | 39.76% | 3,874 | 47.38% | 947 | 11.58% | 105 | 1.28% | -623 | -7.62% | 8,177 |
| Carroll | 17,122 | 32.31% | 30,316 | 57.20% | 4,873 | 9.19% | 686 | 1.29% | -13,194 | -24.89% | 52,997 |
| Cecil | 10,144 | 41.47% | 10,885 | 44.50% | 3,124 | 12.77% | 307 | 1.26% | -741 | -3.03% | 24,460 |
| Charles | 15,890 | 44.35% | 17,432 | 48.66% | 2,333 | 6.51% | 170 | 0.47% | -1,542 | -4.31% | 35,825 |
| Dorchester | 4,613 | 45.89% | 4,337 | 43.15% | 1,008 | 10.03% | 94 | 0.94% | 276 | 2.74% | 10,052 |
| Frederick | 25,081 | 38.41% | 34,494 | 52.82% | 4,989 | 7.64% | 739 | 1.13% | -9,413 | -14.41% | 65,303 |
| Garrett | 3,121 | 31.89% | 5,400 | 55.18% | 1,200 | 12.26% | 65 | 0.66% | -2,279 | -23.29% | 9,786 |
| Harford | 29,779 | 38.08% | 39,686 | 50.76% | 7,939 | 10.15% | 787 | 1.01% | -9,907 | -12.68% | 78,191 |
| Howard | 47,569 | 49.81% | 40,849 | 42.77% | 6,011 | 6.29% | 1,079 | 1.13% | 6,720 | 7.04% | 95,508 |
| Kent | 3,207 | 45.83% | 3,055 | 43.66% | 676 | 9.66% | 60 | 0.86% | 152 | 2.17% | 6,998 |
| Montgomery | 198,807 | 59.36% | 117,730 | 35.15% | 14,450 | 4.31% | 3,910 | 1.17% | 81,077 | 24.21% | 334,897 |
| Prince George's | 176,612 | 73.50% | 52,697 | 21.93% | 9,153 | 3.81% | 1,840 | 0.77% | 123,915 | 51.57% | 240,302 |
| Queen Anne's | 5,054 | 37.06% | 7,147 | 52.40% | 1,312 | 9.62% | 126 | 0.92% | -2,093 | -15.34% | 13,639 |
| Somerset | 3,557 | 49.62% | 2,919 | 40.72% | 613 | 8.55% | 80 | 1.12% | 638 | 8.90% | 7,169 |
| St. Mary's | 9,988 | 41.95% | 11,835 | 49.71% | 1,827 | 7.67% | 158 | 0.66% | -1,847 | -7.76% | 23,808 |
| Talbot | 4,821 | 37.50% | 6,997 | 54.43% | 914 | 7.11% | 123 | 0.96% | -2,176 | -16.93% | 12,855 |
| Washington | 16,481 | 39.11% | 21,434 | 50.86% | 3,934 | 9.34% | 293 | 0.70% | -4,953 | -11.75% | 42,142 |
| Wicomico | 12,303 | 45.09% | 12,687 | 46.50% | 2,160 | 7.92% | 136 | 0.50% | -384 | -1.41% | 27,286 |
| Worcester | 7,587 | 44.81% | 7,621 | 45.01% | 1,612 | 9.52% | 111 | 0.66% | -34 | -0.20% | 16,931 |
| Totals | 966,207 | 54.25% | 681,530 | 38.27% | 115,812 | 6.50% | 17,321 | 0.97% | 284,677 | 15.99% | 1,780,870 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1996 United States presidential election
- 1996 United States elections
References
- ^ a b "1996 Presidential Election". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "1996 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
