1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1996 presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1992 2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia 2000 November 5, 1996 67.30%https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1997.pdf West Virginia Blue Book - 1997 - Page 731 West Virginia Legislature Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 5 327,812 51.51% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 233,946 36.76% x160px RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Patrick Choate 0 71,639 11.26% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% 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. West Virginia was easily won by President Bill Clinton (D-AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.51% to 36.76% by a margin of 14.75%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 11.26% of the popular vote. 2020 11 As of 2024, this is the last time that West Virginia supported a Democratic nominee, as Republican George W. Bush would narrowly win the state four years later. Hillary Clinton lost the state twenty years later by more than 40 points without carrying a single county. However, she won neighboring Virginia, which Bill Clinton did not win either time. This was also the last election in which Mason County, Cabell County, Roane County, Ohio County, Jackson County, Pendleton County, Mercer County, Pleasants County, Monroe County, Lewis County, Hardy County, Raleigh County, Wayne County, Greenbrier County, Marshall County, Hancock County, Randolph County, Nicholas County, Taylor County, Barbour County, Wetzel County, Summers County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Gilmer County, Pocahontas County, Tyler County, and Tucker County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 2005 0786422173 334–336 Primary elections Democratic primary 1996 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 86.53% no 1992 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 1992 2000 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2000 1996 05 12 160x160px Bill Clinton 6c00e8 Arkansas 257,087 presidential West Virginia 668c63 Virginia 40,034 13.47% 0 160x160px 28 File:West Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results map by county, 1996.svg 280px Lyndon LaRouche County results Clinton #8240cc 70–80% #6631a2 80–90% #4b2378 >90% The West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 12 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election. While incumbent president Bill Clinton comfortably won the contest by a 73-point margin, West Virginia was Lyndon LaRouche's best state, amassing 13% of the vote.Holmes Darrell E. WEST VIRGINIA BLUE BOOK 1996 1996 WV Legislature Charleston, West Virginia 540 78th https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1996.pdf 21 April 2024 Results 1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Arkansas (incumbent) Al Gore Tennessee (incumbent) 327,812 51.51% 5 100.00% 3.10% Republican Party (United States) Bob Dole Kansas Jack Kemp New York 233,946 36.76% 0 0.00% 1.37% Reform Party of the United States of America Ross Perot Texas Patrick Choate Washington, D.C. 71,639 11.26% 0 0.00% 4.66% Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne Tennessee Jo Jorgensen South Carolina 3,062 0.48% 0 0.00% 0.21% 636,459 100.00% 5 100.00% Results by congressional district Clinton won all three congressional districts.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=54&year=1996&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia District Clinton Dole Other RepresentativeWest Virginia 1 1st 49% 38% 13%Alan MollohanWest Virginia 2 2nd 49% 40% 11%Bob WiseWest Virginia 3 3rd 58% 32% 10%Nick Rahall Results by county CountyWV US President Race, November 05, 1996 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2029 Our CampaignsBill ClintonDemocraticBob DoleRepublicanRoss PerotReformHarry E. BrowneLibertarianMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # %Barbour 3,076 50.87% 2,155 35.64% 784 12.97% 32 0.53% 921 15.23% 6,047Berkeley 8,321 40.44% 9,859 47.92% 2,291 11.13% 105 0.51% -1,538 -7.48% 20,576Boone 6,048 67.79% 1,917 21.49% 927 10.39% 30 0.34% 4,131 46.30% 8,922Braxton 3,001 60.07% 1,441 28.84% 527 10.55% 27 0.54% 1,560 31.23% 4,996Brooke 5,338 56.19% 2,741 28.85% 1,375 14.47% 46 0.48% 2,597 27.34% 9,500Cabell 16,277 49.99% 13,179 40.48% 2,968 9.12% 136 0.42% 3,098 9.51% 32,560Calhoun 1,402 51.45% 1,000 36.70% 307 11.27% 16 0.59% 402 14.75% 2,725Clay 2,074 57.98% 1,137 31.79% 355 9.92% 11 0.31% 937 26.19% 3,577Doddridge 865 33.33% 1,335 51.45% 382 14.72% 13 0.50% -470 -18.12% 2,595Fayette 9,471 64.18% 3,669 24.86% 1,552 10.52% 66 0.45% 5,802 39.32% 14,758Gilmer 1,390 52.47% 933 35.22% 316 11.93% 10 0.38% 457 17.25% 2,649Grant 1,206 28.07% 2,599 60.48% 481 11.19% 11 0.26% -1,393 -32.41% 4,297Greenbrier 6,286 51.55% 4,434 36.36% 1,418 11.63% 56 0.46% 1,852 15.19% 12,194Hampshire 2,335 40.39% 2,814 48.68% 605 10.47% 27 0.47% -479 -8.29% 5,781Hancock 7,521 53.64% 4,268 30.44% 2,158 15.39% 73 0.52% 3,253 23.20% 14,020Hardy 1,911 44.87% 1,895 44.49% 438 10.28% 15 0.35% 16 0.38% 4,259Harrison 14,746 54.93% 8,857 33.00% 3,135 11.68% 105 0.39% 5,889 21.93% 26,843Jackson 4,882 46.73% 4,235 40.54% 1,295 12.40% 35 0.34% 647 6.19% 10,447Jefferson 6,361 48.68% 5,287 40.46% 1,307 10.00% 113 0.86% 1,074 8.22% 13,068Kanawha 40,357 52.76% 29,311 38.32% 6,412 8.38% 415 0.54% 11,046 14.44% 76,495Lewis 2,868 46.46% 2,285 37.02% 974 15.78% 46 0.75% 583 9.44% 6,173Lincoln 4,994 60.64% 2,530 30.72% 696 8.45% 15 0.18% 2,464 29.92% 8,235Logan 10,840 72.00% 2,627 17.45% 1,532 10.18% 57 0.38% 8,213 54.55% 15,056Marion 12,994 58.78% 6,160 27.86% 2,881 13.03% 72 0.33% 6,834 30.92% 22,107Marshall 7,045 51.11% 4,460 32.35% 2,202 15.97% 78 0.57% 2,585 18.76% 13,785Mason 5,284 50.65% 3,581 34.32% 1,533 14.69% 35 0.34% 1,703 16.33% 10,433McDowell 5,989 72.97% 1,550 18.88% 655 7.98% 14 0.17% 4,439 54.09% 8,208Mercer 8,721 46.64% 7,768 41.54% 2,141 11.45% 70 0.37% 953 5.10% 18,700Mineral 3,487 38.42% 4,380 48.26% 1,170 12.89% 39 0.43% -893 -9.84% 9,076Mingo 7,584 69.74% 2,229 20.50% 1,020 9.38% 42 0.39% 5,355 49.24% 10,875Monongalia 13,406 49.99% 10,189 37.99% 3,040 11.33% 185 0.69% 3,217 12.00% 26,820Monroe 2,382 46.78% 2,131 41.85% 559 10.98% 20 0.39% 251 4.93% 5,092Morgan 1,929 37.97% 2,599 51.16% 513 10.10% 39 0.77% -670 -13.19% 5,080Nicholas 4,769 55.87% 2,649 31.03% 1,071 12.55% 47 0.55% 2,120 24.84% 8,536Ohio 8,781 48.23% 7,267 39.92% 2,065 11.34% 93 0.51% 1,514 8.31% 18,206Pendleton 1,591 48.10% 1,431 43.26% 276 8.34% 10 0.30% 160 4.84% 3,308Pleasants 1,478 46.61% 1,265 39.89% 416 13.12% 12 0.38% 213 6.72% 3,171Pocahontas 1,796 51.59% 1,242 35.68% 426 12.24% 17 0.49% 554 15.91% 3,481Preston 4,237 41.11% 4,257 41.31% 1,760 17.08% 52 0.50% -20 -0.20% 10,306Putnam 8,029 42.69% 8,803 46.80% 1,901 10.11% 76 0.40% -774 -4.11% 18,809Raleigh 12,547 53.12% 8,628 36.53% 2,355 9.97% 92 0.39% 3,919 16.59% 23,622Randolph 5,469 54.21% 3,348 33.18% 1,184 11.74% 88 0.87% 2,121 21.03% 10,089Ritchie 1,385 36.15% 1,906 49.75% 522 13.63% 18 0.47% -521 -13.60% 3,831Roane 2,572 48.71% 2,069 39.19% 622 11.78% 17 0.32% 503 9.52% 5,280Summers 2,397 54.94% 1,505 34.49% 438 10.04% 23 0.53% 892 20.45% 4,363Taylor 2,692 48.65% 1,977 35.73% 844 15.25% 20 0.36% 715 12.92% 5,533Tucker 1,649 49.79% 1,217 36.75% 424 12.80% 22 0.66% 432 13.04% 3,312Tyler 1,459 52.48% 734 26.40% 563 20.25% 24 0.86% 725 26.08% 2,780Upshur 3,052 40.98% 3,325 44.65% 1,031 13.84% 39 0.52% -273 -3.67% 7,447Wayne 8,300 53.63% 5,492 35.49% 1,633 10.55% 51 0.33% 2,808 18.14% 15,476Webster 2,292 68.81% 654 19.63% 369 11.08% 16 0.48% 1,638 49.18% 3,331Wetzel 3,209 51.12% 2,037 32.45% 1,004 15.99% 27 0.43% 1,172 18.67% 6,277Wirt 906 42.52% 928 43.55% 280 13.14% 17 0.80% -22 -1.03% 2,131Wood 13,261 40.59% 15,502 47.45% 3,694 11.31% 215 0.66% -2,241 -6.86% 32,672Wyoming 5,550 64.92% 2,155 25.21% 812 9.50% 32 0.37% 3,395 39.71% 8,549Totals327,81251.51%233,94636.76%71,63911.26%3,0620.48%93,86614.75%636,459 County that flipped from Democratic to Republican Wirt Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Hardy Tyler Notes "note" References West Virginia 1996 Category:1996 West Virginia elections