Clinton, meanwhile, was praised for signing the GOP's welfare reform, and other notable bills, but was forced to abandon his own health care plan. Lamm designated Ed Zschau as his vice presidential candidate. Clinton, without actually calling Dole old, questioned the age of his ideas. Since 1984, no winning presidential candidate has surpassed Bill Clinton's 8.5 percentage popular vote margin, or his 220 electoral vote margin since 1988.

the most votes]).[21]. Individuals included in this section completed one or more of the following actions: received, or formally announced their candidacy for, the presidential nomination of a third party; formally announced intention to run as an independent candidate and obtained enough ballot access to win the election; filed as a third party or non-affiliated candidate with the FEC (for other than exploratory purposes). The 1996 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election.Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Turnout was registered at 49.0%, the lowest for a presidential election since 1924. His vote total was less than half of his performance in 1992. Throughout this campaign, Clinton was always leading in the polls, generally by large margins. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The election helped to cement Democratic presidential control in California, Vermont, Maine, Illinois, New Jersey and Connecticut; all went on to vote Democratic in every subsequent presidential election after having voted Republican in the five prior to 1992.

Browne and Jorgensen drew 485,798 votes (0.5% of the popular vote).

The Electoral College map did not change much from the previous election, with the Democratic incumbent winning 379 votes to the Republican ticket's 159. Clinton was the first Democrat to win re-election to the presidency since Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first Southern Democrat to win re-election since Andrew Jackson in 1832. During that day the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States were selected. With the advantage of incumbency, Bill Clinton's path to renomination by the Democratic Party was uneventful. [31], 53rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Dole debated President Clinton in two debates, while Perot wasn't allowed to attend as his polling numbers had dropped since 1992. The party platform included preventive health care, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy technologies. Following the 2016 election, 1996 remains the last time the following states voted Democratic: Arizona, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Minnesota 2nd Congressional District Election Delayed after Candidate Dies, Interactive Map for the FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast, Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 votes, but no Electoral Votes. This faction walked out of the national convention and eventually formed their own group, the American Reform Party, and attempted to convince Lamm to run as an Independent in the general election; Lamm declined, pointing out a promise he made before running that he would respect the Party's final decision. United States House of Representatives elections. Throughout the run-up to the general election, Clinton maintained comfortable leads in the polls over Dole and Perot.

Republicans picked up three seats in the regularly-scheduled Senate elections, but Democrats picked up one seat in a special election. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. (The Browns had left St. Louis after the 1954 season to become the Baltimore Orioles. Perot received less media attention in 1996 and was excluded from the presidential debates. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election.Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Gingrich became Speaker of the House, while Bob Dole elevated to Senate Majority leader. Democratic President Bill Clinton won re-election, while the Republicans maintained their majorities in both houses of the United States Congress. United States presidential election of 1996. The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp of New York for Vice President. Due in part to Perot's fairly strong third party performance, Clinton did not win a majority of the popular vote, but his popular margin of 8.5 percentage points remains largest popular vote margin won by either party since the 1984 presidential election. Clinton maintained a consistent polling edge over Dole, and he won re-election with a substantial margin in the popular vote and the Electoral College. Most counties in Tennessee turned out for Clinton, including the highly populated Shelby County and Davidson County, by narrow margins. Ultimately, Clinton defeated Dole, capturing 49 percent to Dole’s 41 percent and Perot’s 8 percent.

Some major American cities held their mayoral elections in 1996. Two years into Clinton’s term the Democrats lost their majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since the 1950s, and many pundits believed that Clinton, whose public support had dwindled because of some early missteps—particularly on health care and on his proposal for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military (the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” compromise was eventually secured)—would be a one-term president. Buoyed by a recovering and increasingly strong economy, Clinton maintained consistent double-digit leads in the polls over Dole as election day neared.

However, in 2008, the Democrats were able to win three former Confederate states (Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida), but that was still worse than Clinton's performances in both 1992 and 1996.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. 1996 marked the first time that Vermont voted for a Democrat in two successive elections.