1996 United States presidential election in Oregon
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 8.8% of the popular vote.[1]
Oregon was 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 candidate for vice president.[2]
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion when the Democratic nominee has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties.[3] It is also the last time any Eastern Oregon county voted for the Democratic candidate.
Results
[edit]| 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 649,641 | 47.15% | 7 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | 538,152 | 39.06% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | 121,221 | 8.80% | 0 | |
| Pacific Green | Ralph Nader | 49,415 | 3.59% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 8,903 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Independent | Howard Phillips | 3,379 | 0.25% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 2,798 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 2,329 | 0.17% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | Mary Cal Hollis | 1,922 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,377,760[1] | 100.0% | 7 | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Bill Clinton Democratic |
Bob Dole Republican |
Ross Perot Reform |
Ralph Nader[4] Pacific Green |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,547 | 33.07% | 3,975 | 51.60% | 900 | 11.68% | 154 | 2.00% | 127 | 1.65% | -1,428 | -18.53% | 7,703 |
| Benton | 17,211 | 49.89% | 12,450 | 36.09% | 2,445 | 7.09% | 1,901 | 5.51% | 493 | 1.43% | 4,761 | 13.80% | 34,500 |
| Clackamas | 67,709 | 46.65% | 59,443 | 40.95% | 12,304 | 8.48% | 4,038 | 2.78% | 1,652 | 1.14% | 8,266 | 5.70% | 145,146 |
| Clatsop | 7,732 | 50.19% | 5,334 | 34.63% | 1,582 | 10.27% | 537 | 3.49% | 220 | 1.43% | 2,398 | 15.56% | 15,405 |
| Columbia | 9,275 | 50.20% | 6,205 | 33.58% | 2,330 | 12.61% | 413 | 2.24% | 253 | 1.37% | 3,070 | 16.62% | 18,476 |
| Coos | 12,171 | 44.04% | 10,886 | 39.39% | 3,460 | 12.52% | 600 | 2.17% | 521 | 1.89% | 1,285 | 4.65% | 27,638 |
| Crook | 2,607 | 37.30% | 3,250 | 46.50% | 948 | 13.56% | 76 | 1.09% | 108 | 1.55% | -643 | -9.20% | 6,989 |
| Curry | 4,202 | 38.30% | 4,790 | 43.66% | 1,560 | 14.22% | 224 | 2.04% | 196 | 1.79% | -588 | -5.36% | 10,972 |
| Deschutes | 17,151 | 37.88% | 21,135 | 46.67% | 5,306 | 11.72% | 1,023 | 2.26% | 667 | 1.47% | -3,984 | -8.79% | 45,282 |
| Douglas | 15,250 | 35.66% | 21,855 | 51.10% | 4,465 | 10.44% | 632 | 1.48% | 567 | 1.33% | -6,605 | -15.44% | 42,769 |
| Gilliam | 485 | 46.63% | 398 | 38.27% | 143 | 13.75% | 6 | 0.58% | 8 | 0.77% | 87 | 8.36% | 1,040 |
| Grant | 1,180 | 30.75% | 2,110 | 54.99% | 432 | 11.26% | 64 | 1.67% | 51 | 1.33% | -930 | -24.24% | 3,837 |
| Harney | 980 | 27.88% | 1,948 | 55.42% | 506 | 14.40% | 38 | 1.08% | 43 | 1.22% | -968 | -27.54% | 3,515 |
| Hood River | 3,654 | 48.24% | 2,794 | 36.89% | 721 | 9.52% | 327 | 4.32% | 78 | 1.03% | 860 | 11.35% | 7,574 |
| Jackson | 29,230 | 39.69% | 33,771 | 45.86% | 7,470 | 10.14% | 1,958 | 2.66% | 1,218 | 1.65% | -4,541 | -6.17% | 73,647 |
| Jefferson | 2,555 | 41.24% | 2,634 | 42.52% | 813 | 13.12% | 85 | 1.37% | 108 | 1.74% | -79 | -1.28% | 6,195 |
| Josephine | 11,113 | 34.61% | 16,048 | 49.98% | 3,546 | 11.04% | 649 | 2.02% | 755 | 2.35% | -4,935 | -15.37% | 32,111 |
| Klamath | 7,207 | 32.23% | 12,116 | 54.19% | 2,538 | 11.35% | 202 | 0.90% | 297 | 1.33% | -4,909 | -21.96% | 22,360 |
| Lake | 962 | 26.34% | 2,239 | 61.31% | 385 | 10.54% | 31 | 0.85% | 35 | 0.96% | -1,277 | -34.97% | 3,652 |
| Lane | 69,461 | 49.69% | 48,253 | 34.52% | 11,498 | 8.23% | 7,907 | 5.66% | 2,668 | 1.91% | 21,208 | 15.17% | 139,787 |
| Lincoln | 10,552 | 51.21% | 6,717 | 32.60% | 2,269 | 11.01% | 758 | 3.68% | 311 | 1.51% | 3,835 | 18.61% | 20,607 |
| Linn | 17,041 | 41.24% | 18,331 | 44.36% | 4,773 | 11.55% | 689 | 1.67% | 491 | 1.19% | -1,290 | -3.12% | 41,325 |
| Malheur | 2,827 | 28.58% | 6,045 | 61.11% | 844 | 8.53% | 61 | 0.62% | 115 | 1.16% | -3,218 | -32.53% | 9,892 |
| Marion | 48,637 | 45.26% | 46,415 | 43.19% | 8,802 | 8.19% | 2,314 | 2.15% | 1,295 | 1.21% | 2,222 | 2.07% | 107,463 |
| Morrow | 1,426 | 42.81% | 1,381 | 41.46% | 455 | 13.66% | 30 | 0.90% | 39 | 1.17% | 45 | 1.35% | 3,331 |
| Multnomah | 159,878 | 59.22% | 71,094 | 26.33% | 17,536 | 6.50% | 17,815 | 6.60% | 3,638 | 1.35% | 88,784 | 32.89% | 269,961 |
| Polk | 10,942 | 43.20% | 11,478 | 45.31% | 2,093 | 8.26% | 555 | 2.19% | 263 | 1.04% | -536 | -2.11% | 25,331 |
| Sherman | 444 | 41.61% | 476 | 44.61% | 126 | 11.81% | 11 | 1.03% | 10 | 0.94% | -32 | -3.00% | 1,067 |
| Tillamook | 5,775 | 50.96% | 3,884 | 34.27% | 1,263 | 11.15% | 283 | 2.50% | 127 | 1.12% | 1,891 | 16.69% | 11,332 |
| Umatilla | 8,774 | 40.82% | 9,703 | 45.14% | 2,500 | 11.63% | 254 | 1.18% | 264 | 1.23% | -929 | -4.32% | 21,495 |
| Union | 4,379 | 38.60% | 5,414 | 47.72% | 1,241 | 10.94% | 198 | 1.75% | 113 | 1.00% | -1,035 | -9.12% | 11,345 |
| Wallowa | 1,321 | 30.74% | 2,379 | 55.36% | 483 | 11.24% | 58 | 1.35% | 56 | 1.30% | -1,058 | -24.62% | 4,297 |
| Wasco | 4,967 | 49.91% | 3,662 | 36.80% | 1,004 | 10.09% | 200 | 2.01% | 119 | 1.20% | 1,305 | 13.11% | 9,952 |
| Washington | 76,619 | 47.96% | 65,221 | 40.83% | 11,446 | 7.16% | 4,555 | 2.85% | 1,914 | 1.20% | 11,398 | 7.13% | 159,755 |
| Wheeler | 299 | 34.21% | 418 | 47.83% | 121 | 13.84% | 16 | 1.83% | 20 | 2.29% | -119 | -13.62% | 874 |
| Yamhill | 13,078 | 42.00% | 13,900 | 44.64% | 2,913 | 9.36% | 753 | 2.42% | 491 | 1.58% | -822 | -2.64% | 31,135 |
| Totals | 649,641 | 47.15% | 538,152 | 39.06% | 121,221 | 8.80% | 49,415 | 3.59% | 19,331 | 1.40% | 111,489 | 8.09% | 1,377,760 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Perot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate". CNN.com. August 21, 1996. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Our Campaigns; OR US President Race – November 05, 1996
