Presidential election · 1996
1996 electoral map
Bill Clinton (Democratic) won the 1996 presidential election with 379 electoral votes to Bob Dole's 159. Clinton carried 32 of the 51 states that took part (including Washington, D.C.).
Winner
Bill Clinton
379
Republican
Bob Dole
159
270 needed to win · official Electoral College count
RepublicanDemocraticNot a state yet / did not vote
States won in 1996
Bob Dole· Republican
19 statesBill Clinton· Democratic
32 statesCalifornia 54New York 33Florida 25Pennsylvania 23Illinois 22Ohio 21Michigan 18New Jersey 15Massachusetts 12Missouri 11Tennessee 11Washington 11Wisconsin 11Maryland 10Minnesota 10Louisiana 9Arizona 8Connecticut 8Kentucky 8Iowa 7Oregon 7Arkansas 6New Mexico 5West Virginia 5Hawaii 4Maine 4Nevada 4New Hampshire 4Rhode Island 4Delaware 3District of Columbia 3Vermont 3
Electoral College in 1996
51 states and Washington, D.C. held 538 electoral votes in 1996; a majority was 270. The largest prize was California with 54 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1996 election article.