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1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
country	District of Columbia
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
next_year	2000
election_date	November 5, 1996
image_size	x200px
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	3
popular_vote1	158,220
percentage1	85.19%
image2	Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Bob Dole
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Kansas
running_mate2	Jack Kemp
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	17,339
percentage2	9.34%
map_image	District of Columbia Presidential Election Results by Ward, 1996.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	Ward Results
title	President
before_election	Bill Clinton
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1996 United States presidential election

Clinton The 1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington, D.C. was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 85.19% to 9.34% by a margin of 75.85%. Political activist Ralph Nader (Green Party) finished in third, with 2.57% of the popular vote, and businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party) finished in fourth, with 1.94%.

Washington, D.C. was again Ross Perot's worst performance in the country. This is also the only time Perot finished fourth in any location in either 1992 or 1996.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Washington, D. C.	Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	158,220	85.19%	3
Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	17,339	9.34%	0
Green	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	4,780	2.57%	0
Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	3,611	1.94%	0
No party	Write-in		648	0.35%	0
Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	588	0.32%	0
Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	283	0.15%	0
Socialist Workers Party	James Harris	Laura Garza	257	0.14%	0

References

[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=11&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Washington, D. C. Results]

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