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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 ...
During the 1996 gubernatorial elections, the governorships of the eleven states and two territories were up for election. Going into the elections, Republicans held the governorships of thirty-two states, Democrats held those of seventeen states, all territories , and the Mayorship of the District of Columbia , and one Governor was a member of ...
The 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
In 1996, Beshear started out trailing against McConnell, with an early general election poll placing McConnell ahead of Beshear 50% to 32%. [25] The campaign ultimately became quite harsh, with the McConnell campaign sending "Hunt Man," a take off of Chicken George dressed in "the red velvet coat, jodhpurs, black riding boots and black helmet ...
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%. [2]
The 1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1996. 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 .
The election was the fourth and final time in the 20th century in which either party won the House majority without winning the popular vote, with the previous three instances occurring in 1914, 1942, and 1952. [5] [6] In terms of the total vote, the 1996 result remains one of the closest in U.S. history. This remains the last election in which ...