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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton and his running mate, incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore were re-elected to a second and final term, defeating the Republican ticket of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp and the Reform ticket of ...
Clinton chose Gore to be his running mate on July 9, 1992. Choosing fellow Southerner Gore went against the popular strategy of balancing a Southern candidate with a Northern partner. Gore served to balance the ticket in other ways, as he was perceived as strong on family values and environmental issues, while Clinton was not. [13]
In the Democratic primaries, Monroe Schwarzlose, a 78-year-old retired farmer, [46] who challenged him in the 1978 Democratic gubernatorial primaries ran against Clinton again. [47] Clinton won the Democratic nomination, receiving almost 70% of the popular vote. [48] In the general election, the Republican nominee Frank D. White challenged ...
From February 10 to June 9, 1992, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1992 United States presidential election.Despite scandals and questions about his character, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the nomination through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1992 Democratic National Convention held from July 13 to July 16, 1992, in New ...
DeWitt Clinton [d] 1816: James Monroe† Rufus King [e] 1820: James Monroe† No opponent [f] Year Democratic-Republican candidate Democratic-Republican candidate Other candidate(s) 1824: Andrew Jackson‡ [g] John Quincy Adams† [g] William H. Crawford (Democratic-Republican) Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) Year Democratic candidate ...
From January 29 to June 4, 1996, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1996 United States presidential election.Incumbent President Bill Clinton was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1996 Democratic National Convention held from August 26 to August 29, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1992, Perot announced his intention to run for president and advocated a balanced budget, an end to the outsourcing of jobs, and the enactment of electronic direct democracy. A June 1992 Gallup poll showed Perot leading a three-way race against President Bush and presumptive Democratic nominee Bill Clinton. Perot withdrew from the race in ...
Bill Clinton Official portrait, 1993 42nd President of the United States In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Vice President Al Gore Preceded by George H. W. Bush Succeeded by George W. Bush 40th & 42nd Governor of Arkansas In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 Lieutenant Winston Bryant Jim Guy Tucker Preceded by Frank D. White Succeeded by Jim Guy Tucker In office ...