1996 United States presidential election in Montana

The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana 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.

1996 United States presidential election in Montana

November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
 
Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore James Campbell
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 179,652 167,922 55,229
Percentage 44.11% 41.23% 13.56%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Montana voted for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole over President Bill Clinton by a slim margin of 2.88%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sheridan County, Dawson County, and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate.

With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine.[2]

Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being Colorado and Georgia.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 179,652 44.11% 3
Democratic Bill Clinton Al Gore 167,922 41.23% 0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 55,229 13.56% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,526 0.62% 0
Natural Law (write in) John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 1,754 0.43% 0
Constitutional (write in) Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 152 0.04% 0
(write in) Charles E. Collins Rosemary Giumarra 20 0.00% 0
Independent (write in) Write-ins 5 0.00 0
Socialist (write in) Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 1 0.00 0

By county

County Clinton% Clinton# Dole% Dole# Others% Others#
Beaverhead29.0%1,16460.1%2,41411.0%441
Big Horn57.9%2,45331.5%1,33610.6%450
Blaine45.5%1,31639.0%1,12715.6%450
Broadwater30.7%60352.3%1,02917.0%334
Carbon38.9%1,85445.1%2,14716.0%761
Carter19.6%15068.2%52212.2%93
Cascade44.9%15,70740.8%14,29114.3%5,008
Chouteau32.9%1,03952.6%1,66014.5%458
Custer39.7%2,11546.3%2,46714.0%747
Daniels38.9%51042.5%55818.6%244
Dawson40.7%1,90340.5%1,89018.8%880
Deer Lodge66.5%3,33117.6%88315.9%796
Fallon29.8%45251.3%77818.9%286
Fergus30.1%1,86659.3%3,67110.6%657
Flathead32.4%10,45251.3%16,54216.2%5,231
Gallatin37.7%10,97250.1%14,55912.2%3,547
Garfield14.3%10775.3%56210.3%77
Glacier56.0%2,29231.0%1,27013.0%533
Golden Valley26.2%12858.2%28415.6%76
Granite30.5%42952.1%73317.4%245
Hill49.5%3,51736.6%2,60114.0%993
Jefferson37.0%1,77546.8%2,24816.2%778
Judith Basin33.8%45256.3%7539.9%133
Lake38.7%4,19543.6%4,72317.7%1,922
Lewis and Clark43.5%11,53543.9%11,66512.6%3,347
Liberty32.6%37954.6%63412.8%149
Lincoln34.4%2,70545.2%3,55220.5%1,609
McCone31.1%39049.0%61520.0%251
Madison27.3%95556.8%1,98415.9%556
Meagher30.0%28154.0%50516.0%150
Mineral40.7%65834.0%54925.3%408
Missoula49.3%21,87436.1%16,03414.6%6,474
Musselshell31.4%65254.0%1,12114.6%303
Park34.4%2,56451.5%3,83714.1%1,047
Petroleum21.4%6264.1%18614.5%42
Phillips28.1%70555.4%1,39216.5%414
Pondera37.9%1,12348.5%1,43813.6%402
Powder River22.6%23663.4%66314.0%146
Powell34.0%95245.5%1,27420.6%576
Prairie33.2%25953.5%41713.3%104
Ravalli32.0%5,20050.1%8,13817.9%2,902
Richland35.3%1,61444.2%2,02120.4%933
Roosevelt53.0%2,11830.3%1,20916.8%670
Rosebud45.6%1,68138.4%1,41316.0%589
Sanders33.8%1,57343.8%2,04322.4%1,045
Sheridan48.8%1,18734.2%83217.1%416
Silver Bow63.4%11,19922.1%3,90914.5%2,569
Stillwater33.7%1,28249.2%1,87117.0%647
Sweet Grass26.3%46962.2%1,10911.5%204
Teton35.7%1,18851.1%1,70113.1%437
Toole35.2%87448.5%1,20316.3%405
Treasure34.3%17147.6%23718.1%90
Valley39.8%1,67443.7%1,83816.5%695
Wheatland35.9%39151.8%56312.3%134
Wibaux32.1%19746.3%28421.5%132
Yellowstone41.1%22,99247.2%26,36711.7%6,523

References

  1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html
  2. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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