1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Reform Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Patrick Choate Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 636,614 623,283 120,396 Percentage 45.8% 44.9% 8.7%

County Results   Clinton—80-90%   Clinton—60-70%   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Dole—40-50%   Dole—50-60%   Dole—60-70%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky 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.

Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a margin of 0.96%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 8.67% of the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	636,614	45.84%	8
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	623,283	44.88%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	120,396	8.67%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	4,009	0.29%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	Herbert Titus	2,204	0.16%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	1,493	0.11%	0
	Write-in	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	701	0.05%	0
	No party	Write-in		8	0.00%	0

See also

• United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1996