The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Borough results
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Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote.
With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the 1996 election after Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho.[2]
Results edit
1996 United States presidential election in Alaska | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | 122,746 | 50.80% | 3 | |
Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore | 80,380 | 33.27% | 0 | |
Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 26,333 | 10.90% | 0 | |
Green Party | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 7,597 | 3.14% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 2,276 | 0.94% | 0 | |
U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 925 | 0.38% | 0 | |
Natural Law | John Hagelin | Mike Tompkins | 729 | 0.30% | 0 | |
Write-ins | 634 | 0.26% | 0 | |||
Totals | 241,620 | 100.0% | 3 |
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit
Boroughs that flipped from Independent to Republican edit
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Alaska Results
- ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.