1996 United States presidential election in Virginia

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Reform Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Patrick Choate Electoral vote 13 0 0 Popular vote 1,138,350 1,091,060 159,861 Percentage 47.10% 45.15% 6.62%

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

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), 47.10% to 45.15% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 1.95%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third with 6.62% of the popular vote .

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1996
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	1,138,350	47.10%	13
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (inc.)	Al Gore	1,091,060	45.15%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	159,861	6.62%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	Howard Phillips	Albion W. Knight Jr.	13,687	0.57%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	9,174	0.38%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	4,510	0.19%	0
Totals				2,416,642	100.00%	13