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Election in Pennsylvania
1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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County Results
Clinton
40-50% 50-60% 70-80%
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Dole
40-50% 50-60%
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the
1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Pennsylvania was won by
President
Bill Clinton by a margin of 9.2%.
[1] Billionaire businessman
Ross Perot (
Reform Party of the United States of America-
TX) finished in third, with 9.56% of the popular vote in Pennsylvania.
[1]
In Pennsylvania, Bill Clinton received 49.2% of the vote, the same percentage as the national vote (when rounded to the nearest tenth). Pennsylvania was also the
tipping-point state in this election. As of the
2020 presidential election
[update], this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate:
Warren,
Clinton,
Westmoreland,
Schuylkill,
Armstrong,
Columbia,
Forest, and
Indiana.
[2]
Primaries
Democratic primary
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
Bill Clinton (incumbent)
|
666,486
|
92.05%
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Lyndon LaRouche
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57,583
|
7.95%
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Totals
|
724,069
|
Turnout: 23.00%
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Republican primary
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
Bob Dole
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435,031
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63.59%
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Patrick J. Buchanan
|
123,011
|
17.98%
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Steve Forbes
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55,028
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8.04%
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Other
|
71,043
|
10.38%
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Totals
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684,113
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Turnout: 21.64%
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Results
1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
[1]
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Party
|
Candidate
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Running mate
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Votes
|
Percentage
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Electoral votes
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Democratic
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Bill Clinton (incumbent)
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Al Gore (incumbent)
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2,215,819
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49.17%
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23
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Republican
|
Bob Dole
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Jack Kemp
|
1,801,169
|
39.97%
|
0
|
|
Reform
|
Ross Perot
|
Patrick Choate
|
430,984
|
9.56%
|
0
|
|
Libertarian
|
Harry Browne
|
Jo Jorgensen
|
28,000
|
0.62%
|
0
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Constitution
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Howard Phillips
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Herbert Titus
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19,552
|
0.43%
|
0
|
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Natural Law
|
Dr. John Hagelin
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Mike Tompkins
|
5,783
|
0.13%
|
0
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Totals
|
4,495,524
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100.00%
|
23
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Results by county
County
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Bill Clinton Democratic
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Bob Dole Republican
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Ross Perot Reform
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
|
Total votes cast
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#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
10,774
|
36.51%
|
15,338
|
51.98%
|
3,186
|
10.80%
|
210
|
0.71%
|
-4,564
|
-15.47%
|
29,508
|
Allegheny
|
284,480
|
52.82%
|
204,067
|
37.89%
|
42,309
|
7.86%
|
7,759
|
1.44%
|
80,413
|
14.93%
|
538,615
|
Armstrong
|
11,130
|
43.17%
|
11,052
|
42.87%
|
3,452
|
13.39%
|
145
|
0.56%
|
78
|
0.30%
|
25,779
|
Beaver
|
39,578
|
53.28%
|
26,048
|
35.07%
|
8,276
|
11.14%
|
377
|
0.51%
|
13,530
|
18.21%
|
74,279
|
Bedford
|
5,954
|
32.85%
|
10,064
|
55.52%
|
2,041
|
11.26%
|
68
|
0.38%
|
-4,110
|
-22.67%
|
18,127
|
Berks
|
49,887
|
40.99%
|
56,289
|
46.25%
|
13,788
|
11.33%
|
1,754
|
1.44%
|
-6,402
|
-5.26%
|
121,718
|
Blair
|
15,036
|
36.95%
|
21,282
|
52.30%
|
4,014
|
9.86%
|
359
|
0.88%
|
-6,246
|
-15.35%
|
40,691
|
Bradford
|
7,736
|
36.82%
|
10,393
|
49.47%
|
2,712
|
12.91%
|
167
|
0.79%
|
-2,657
|
-12.65%
|
21,008
|
Bucks
|
103,313
|
45.44%
|
94,899
|
41.74%
|
24,544
|
10.80%
|
4,607
|
2.03%
|
8,414
|
3.70%
|
227,363
|
Butler
|
21,990
|
36.29%
|
32,038
|
52.88%
|
6,145
|
10.14%
|
418
|
0.69%
|
-10,048
|
-16.59%
|
60,591
|
Cambria
|
30,391
|
51.27%
|
20,341
|
34.32%
|
7,837
|
13.22%
|
706
|
1.19%
|
10,050
|
16.95%
|
59,275
|
Cameron
|
822
|
36.84%
|
1,113
|
49.89%
|
283
|
12.68%
|
13
|
0.58%
|
-291
|
-13.05%
|
2,231
|
Carbon
|
9,457
|
47.69%
|
7,193
|
36.28%
|
2,992
|
15.09%
|
187
|
0.94%
|
2,264
|
11.41%
|
19,829
|
Centre
|
21,145
|
45.16%
|
20,935
|
44.71%
|
4,173
|
8.91%
|
573
|
1.22%
|
210
|
0.45%
|
46,826
|
Chester
|
64,783
|
40.91%
|
77,029
|
48.64%
|
14,067
|
8.88%
|
2,487
|
1.57%
|
-12,246
|
-7.73%
|
158,366
|
Clarion
|
5,954
|
39.51%
|
6,916
|
45.89%
|
2,064
|
13.70%
|
137
|
0.91%
|
-962
|
-6.38%
|
15,071
|
Clearfield
|
11,991
|
41.41%
|
12,987
|
44.85%
|
3,758
|
12.98%
|
219
|
0.76%
|
-996
|
-3.44%
|
28,955
|
Clinton
|
5,658
|
49.27%
|
4,293
|
37.39%
|
1,424
|
12.40%
|
108
|
0.94%
|
1,365
|
11.88%
|
11,483
|
Columbia
|
8,379
|
41.13%
|
8,234
|
40.42%
|
3,654
|
17.94%
|
105
|
0.52%
|
145
|
0.71%
|
20,372
|
Crawford
|
12,943
|
41.16%
|
14,659
|
46.62%
|
3,519
|
11.19%
|
325
|
1.03%
|
-1,716
|
-5.46%
|
31,446
|
Cumberland
|
28,749
|
36.40%
|
43,943
|
55.63%
|
5,669
|
7.18%
|
624
|
0.79%
|
-15,194
|
-19.23%
|
78,985
|
Dauphin
|
40,936
|
44.03%
|
44,417
|
47.78%
|
6,967
|
7.49%
|
651
|
0.70%
|
-3,481
|
-3.75%
|
92,971
|
Delaware
|
115,946
|
49.39%
|
92,628
|
39.46%
|
21,883
|
9.32%
|
4,291
|
1.83%
|
23,318
|
9.93%
|
234,748
|
Elk
|
5,749
|
44.18%
|
4,889
|
37.57%
|
2,293
|
17.62%
|
82
|
0.63%
|
860
|
6.61%
|
13,013
|
Erie
|
57,508
|
52.86%
|
39,884
|
36.66%
|
10,386
|
9.55%
|
1,013
|
0.93%
|
17,624
|
16.20%
|
108,791
|
Fayette
|
26,359
|
56.65%
|
14,019
|
30.13%
|
5,722
|
12.30%
|
432
|
0.93%
|
12,340
|
26.52%
|
46,532
|
Forest
|
964
|
43.80%
|
902
|
40.98%
|
325
|
14.77%
|
10
|
0.45%
|
62
|
2.82%
|
2,201
|
Franklin
|
14,980
|
33.49%
|
25,392
|
56.77%
|
4,127
|
9.23%
|
231
|
0.52%
|
-10,412
|
-23.28%
|
44,730
|
Fulton
|
1,620
|
33.28%
|
2,665
|
54.75%
|
554
|
11.38%
|
29
|
0.60%
|
-1,045
|
-21.47%
|
4,868
|
Greene
|
7,620
|
55.47%
|
4,002
|
29.14%
|
2,052
|
14.94%
|
62
|
0.45%
|
3,618
|
26.33%
|
13,736
|
Huntingdon
|
5,285
|
36.46%
|
7,324
|
50.53%
|
1,813
|
12.51%
|
73
|
0.50%
|
-2,039
|
-14.07%
|
14,495
|
Indiana
|
13,868
|
45.35%
|
12,874
|
42.10%
|
3,674
|
12.01%
|
167
|
0.55%
|
994
|
3.25%
|
30,583
|
Jefferson
|
5,846
|
35.52%
|
8,156
|
49.56%
|
2,322
|
14.11%
|
133
|
0.81%
|
-2,310
|
-14.04%
|
16,457
|
Juniata
|
2,896
|
36.27%
|
4,128
|
51.70%
|
911
|
11.41%
|
49
|
0.61%
|
-1,232
|
-15.43%
|
7,984
|
Lackawanna
|
46,377
|
56.09%
|
26,930
|
32.57%
|
8,189
|
9.90%
|
1,185
|
1.43%
|
19,447
|
23.52%
|
82,681
|
Lancaster
|
49,120
|
31.63%
|
92,875
|
59.81%
|
11,601
|
7.47%
|
1,690
|
1.09%
|
-43,755
|
-28.18%
|
155,286
|
Lawrence
|
18,993
|
52.38%
|
13,088
|
36.10%
|
4,002
|
11.04%
|
176
|
0.49%
|
5,905
|
16.28%
|
36,259
|
Lebanon
|
14,187
|
34.83%
|
21,885
|
53.73%
|
4,235
|
10.40%
|
428
|
1.05%
|
-7,698
|
-18.90%
|
40,735
|
Lehigh
|
48,568
|
45.77%
|
45,103
|
42.51%
|
10,947
|
10.32%
|
1,492
|
1.41%
|
3,465
|
3.26%
|
106,110
|
Luzerne
|
60,174
|
51.51%
|
43,577
|
37.30%
|
12,424
|
10.64%
|
642
|
0.55%
|
16,597
|
14.21%
|
116,817
|
Lycoming
|
13,516
|
34.44%
|
21,535
|
54.88%
|
3,855
|
9.82%
|
335
|
0.85%
|
-8,019
|
-20.44%
|
39,241
|
McKean
|
5,509
|
37.05%
|
6,838
|
45.99%
|
2,350
|
15.80%
|
172
|
1.16%
|
-1,329
|
-8.94%
|
14,869
|
Mercer
|
23,003
|
50.25%
|
17,213
|
37.60%
|
5,108
|
11.16%
|
455
|
0.99%
|
5,790
|
12.65%
|
45,779
|
Mifflin
|
5,327
|
38.83%
|
6,888
|
50.21%
|
1,392
|
10.15%
|
111
|
0.81%
|
-1,561
|
-11.38%
|
13,718
|
Monroe
|
16,547
|
42.36%
|
17,326
|
44.35%
|
4,650
|
11.90%
|
542
|
1.39%
|
-779
|
-1.99%
|
39,065
|
Montgomery
|
143,664
|
48.87%
|
121,047
|
41.18%
|
24,392
|
8.30%
|
4,858
|
1.65%
|
22,617
|
7.69%
|
293,961
|
Montour
|
2,183
|
37.57%
|
2,785
|
47.93%
|
784
|
13.49%
|
59
|
1.02%
|
-602
|
-10.36%
|
5,811
|
Northampton
|
43,959
|
48.31%
|
35,726
|
39.26%
|
9,848
|
10.82%
|
1,469
|
1.61%
|
8,233
|
9.05%
|
91,002
|
Northumberland
|
13,418
|
41.41%
|
13,551
|
41.82%
|
5,173
|
15.97%
|
258
|
0.80%
|
-133
|
-0.41%
|
32,400
|
Perry
|
4,611
|
31.77%
|
8,156
|
56.19%
|
1,609
|
11.09%
|
139
|
0.96%
|
-3,545
|
-24.42%
|
14,515
|
Philadelphia
|
412,988
|
77.44%
|
85,345
|
16.00%
|
29,329
|
5.50%
|
5,615
|
1.05%
|
327,643
|
61.44%
|
533,277
|
Pike
|
5,509
|
38.68%
|
6,697
|
47.02%
|
1,873
|
13.15%
|
165
|
1.16%
|
-1,188
|
-8.34%
|
14,244
|
Potter
|
2,146
|
31.48%
|
3,714
|
54.48%
|
925
|
13.57%
|
32
|
0.47%
|
-1,568
|
-23.00%
|
6,817
|
Schuylkill
|
24,860
|
43.90%
|
22,920
|
40.47%
|
8,471
|
14.96%
|
378
|
0.67%
|
1,940
|
3.43%
|
56,629
|
Snyder
|
3,405
|
29.25%
|
6,742
|
57.91%
|
1,451
|
12.46%
|
44
|
0.38%
|
-3,337
|
-28.66%
|
11,642
|
Somerset
|
12,719
|
40.26%
|
14,735
|
46.64%
|
3,968
|
12.56%
|
169
|
0.53%
|
-2,016
|
-6.38%
|
31,591
|
Sullivan
|
1,071
|
37.47%
|
1,352
|
47.31%
|
418
|
14.63%
|
17
|
0.59%
|
-281
|
-9.84%
|
2,858
|
Susquehanna
|
5,912
|
37.81%
|
7,354
|
47.03%
|
2,266
|
14.49%
|
104
|
0.67%
|
-1,442
|
-9.22%
|
15,636
|
Tioga
|
4,961
|
34.39%
|
7,382
|
51.18%
|
1,993
|
13.82%
|
89
|
0.62%
|
-2,421
|
-16.79%
|
14,425
|
Union
|
3,658
|
31.20%
|
6,570
|
56.04%
|
1,431
|
12.21%
|
65
|
0.55%
|
-2,912
|
-24.84%
|
11,724
|
Venango
|
8,205
|
41.97%
|
8,398
|
42.96%
|
2,777
|
14.21%
|
169
|
0.86%
|
-193
|
-0.99%
|
19,549
|
Warren
|
7,291
|
42.72%
|
7,056
|
41.34%
|
2,504
|
14.67%
|
216
|
1.27%
|
235
|
1.38%
|
17,067
|
Washington
|
40,952
|
52.67%
|
27,777
|
35.73%
|
8,661
|
11.14%
|
355
|
0.46%
|
13,175
|
16.94%
|
77,745
|
Wayne
|
5,928
|
36.29%
|
8,077
|
49.45%
|
2,126
|
13.02%
|
203
|
1.24%
|
-2,149
|
-13.16%
|
16,334
|
Westmoreland
|
63,686
|
44.43%
|
62,058
|
43.30%
|
16,230
|
11.32%
|
1,355
|
0.95%
|
1,628
|
1.13%
|
143,329
|
Wyoming
|
4,049
|
38.90%
|
4,888
|
46.96%
|
1,414
|
13.59%
|
57
|
0.55%
|
-839
|
-8.06%
|
10,408
|
York
|
49,596
|
38.70%
|
65,188
|
50.87%
|
11,652
|
9.09%
|
1,720
|
1.34%
|
-15,592
|
-12.17%
|
128,156
|
Totals |
2,215,819 |
49.17% |
1,801,169 |
39.97% |
430,984 |
9.56% |
58,146 |
1.29% |
414,650 |
9.20% |
4,506,118
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References