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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 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]
Results
1996 United States presidential election in California[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%
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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%
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
By congressional district
Clinton won 38 of 52 congressional districts.
References
See also