1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 11 909,146 48.00% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 863,530 45.59% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas James CampbellOn the California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas election ballots, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in vice-presidential candidate until Perot decided on Pat Choate as his choice for Vice President. 0 105,918 5.59% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 62.77%November 5, 1996 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics April 17, 2023 Reform Party of the United States of America 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. Tennessee was won by incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas, who was running against Kansas Senator Bob Dole. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as vice president, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=47&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2020-01-12 Tennessee weighed in for this election as 6.01 points more Republican than the national average. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Tennessee, as well as Montgomery County, Maury County, Carroll County, Weakley County, Obion County, McNairy County, Anderson County, Coffee County, Polk County, Putnam County, Sequatchie County, Morgan County, Fayette County, Cheatham County, Roane County, Lawrence County, Dyer County, Union County, Fentress County, Meigs County, and Moore County.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for Tennessee, with nearly seven percent of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. Most counties in Tennessee turned out for Clinton, including the highly populated Shelby County and Davidson County, by narrow margins. Both Shelby and Davidson counties have voted consistently Democratic since the prior election. In his second bid for the presidency, Reform Party candidate Ross Perot received over five percent of the votes in Tennessee, as part of the strongest national third-party presidential campaign in recent history. Tennessee nonetheless showed Perot his worst performance out of any state.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 2020-01-12 Primary elections Democratic primary 1996 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary Tennessee presidential no 1992 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 1992 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2000 1996 03 12 File:Bill Clinton.jpg 160x160px Bill Clinton 6c00e8 Arkansas 67 122,538 88.93% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 – 0 15,144 10.99% 350px County resultsClinton: #611fad 65–70% #551b98 70–75% #491782 75–80% #3d136d 80–85% #310f57 85–90% #240b41 90–95% #18082b 95–100% 75 delegates (67 pledged and 8 unpledged) to the Democratic National ConventionThe Tennessee Democratic primary was held on March 12, 1996. Incumbent President Bill Clinton won the primary in a landslide, receiving 122,538 votes (88.9%) and effectively securing all 67 pledged delegates. The uncommitted option received 15,144 votes (11%) and did not earn any delegates.https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections96_PresidentialPrimaryElectionResults.pdf Federal Elections 96: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives 1997 Federal Election Commission1996 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P96/ The Green Papers Clinton earned all 67 pledged delegates. Tennessee also had 8 unpledged party leader and elected official delegates (Superdelegates). 1996 Tennessee Democratic PrimaryWinger Richard Ballot Access News -- March 6, 1996 https://transition.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/presprim.htm#ok Ballot Access News 19 April 2020CandidateVotes%DelegatesBill Clinton122,53888.93%67Uncommitted15,14410.99%0Scattered 1150.08%0Total137,797 100.00%75 Republican primary 1996 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 300px|thumb|Republican primary county resultsDole: #cdaadf 40–50% #c88fe4ff 50–60% #b368d9ff 60–70% Buchanan: #e7deb7 30–40% Alexander: #f2b5b5ff 40–50%The Tennessee Republican primary was held on March 12, 1996. Senator Bob Dole comfortably won the state, earning all 37 delegates.1996 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&off=0&elect=2&fips=47&f=0 2026-03-12 uselectionatlas.org Dole's victory in Tennessee contributed to a series of wins across several Super Tuesday states that consolidated his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination.Apple Jr. R. W. March 13, 1996 The 1996 Campaign: The Overview; Dole Sweeps 7 States, Taking Command of Race https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/1996-campaign-overview-dole-sweeps-7-states-taking-command-race.html The New York Times Although Lamar Alexander had been viewed as a potential favorite-son candidate in Tennessee, he suspended his campaign shortly before the primary and endorsed Dole.March 6, 1996 Alexander, Lugar Quit GOP Race http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9603/06/alexander.lugar/ CNN 1996 Tennessee Republican Presidential Primary1996 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=2&evt=P&minper=0 2026-03-12 uselectionatlas.orgFederal Elections 96: Election Results for the U.S. President Federal Election Commission 1997 https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections96_PresidentialPrimaryElectionResults.pdfCandidateVotes%DelegatesBob Dole148,06351.16%37Pat Buchanan72,92825.20%0Lamar Alexander(withdrawn)32,74211.31%0Steve Forbes22,1717.66%0Alan Keyes7,6612.65%0Uncommitted3,0781.06%0Bob Dornan 8980.31%0Phil Gramm(withdrawn)6880.24%0Richard Lugar(withdrawn)5310.18%0Write-ins4160.14%0Morry Taylor(withdrawn)2100.07%0Total289,386100.00%37 General election 1996 United States presidential election in TennesseePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 909,146 48.00% 11 Republican Bob Dole 863,530 45.59% 0 Independent Ross Perot 105,918 5.59% 0 Independent Ralph Nader 6,427 0.34% 0 Independent Harry Browne 5,020 0.27% 0 Independent Howard Phillips 1,818 0.10% 0 Independent Charles E. Collins 688 0.04% 0 Independent Dr. John Hagelin 636"nottablutedby county" Votes for this candidate were not tabulated by county but listed only as a statewide total. 0.03% 0 Independent Steve Michael 408"nottablutedby county" 0.02% 0 Independent Earl Dodge 324"nottablutedby county" 0.02% 0 Write-ins 190"nottablutedby county" 0.01% 0 Totals 1,894,105 100.00% 11 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) Results by county CountyBill ClintonOur Campaigns; TN US President Race, November 05, 1996DemocraticBob DoleRepublicanRoss PerotIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Anderson13,45748.91%11,94343.40%1,8176.60%2991.09%1,5145.51%27,516Bedford5,73550.82%4,63441.07%8237.29%920.82%1,1019.75%11,284Benton4,34158.27%2,39532.15%6638.90%510.68%1,94626.12%7,450Bledsoe1,62145.89%1,62646.04%2517.11%340.96%-5-0.15%3,532Blount14,68739.77%19,31052.29%2,5566.92%3771.02%-4,623-12.52%36,930Bradley9,09534.16%15,47858.13%1,8566.97%1990.75%-6,383-23.97%26,628Campbell6,12253.77%4,39338.59%7856.90%850.75%1,72915.18%11,385Cannon2,31855.39%1,46835.08%3618.63%380.91%85020.31%4,185Carroll4,91249.87%4,20642.70%6977.08%340.35%7067.17%9,849Carter6,21834.01%10,54057.65%1,3837.56%1410.77%-4,322-23.64%18,282Cheatham4,88349.01%4,28342.98%7057.08%930.93%6006.03%9,964Chester1,92239.22%2,74656.03%2034.14%300.61%-824-16.81%4,901Claiborne3,86144.49%4,02346.35%7278.38%680.78%-162-1.86%8,679Clay1,55951.86%1,10836.86%31610.51%230.77%45115.00%3,006Cocke3,32638.27%4,48151.56%7989.18%860.99%-1,155-13.29%8,691Coffee7,95148.78%7,03843.18%1,2057.39%1070.66%9135.60%16,301Crockett2,25651.96%1,87243.11%2014.63%130.30%3848.85%4,342Cumberland6,67640.84%8,09649.53%1,3998.56%1761.08%-1,420-8.69%16,347Davidson110,80555.30%78,45339.15%9,0184.50%2,1061.05%32,35216.15%200,382Decatur2,26253.55%1,71240.53%2295.42%510.96%55013.02%4,254DeKalb3,21360.60%1,69631.99%3426.45%210.50%1,51728.61%5,272Dickson7,45853.93%5,28338.20%9967.20%920.67%2,17515.73%13,829Dyer5,60249.25%5,05944.48%6765.94%370.33%5434.77%11,374Fayette4,65548.90%4,40646.29%4164.37%420.44%2492.61%9,519Fentress2,33246.12%2,30745.63%3867.63%310.61%250.49%5,056Franklin6,92951.79%5,29639.58%1,0577.90%970.73%1,63312.21%13,379Gibson8,85153.88%6,61440.26%8915.42%720.44%2,23713.62%16,428Giles4,94854.80%3,26936.20%7338.12%800.89%1,67918.60%9,030Grainger2,16239.65%2,87552.72%3827.01%340.62%-713-13.07%5,453Greene6,88537.39%9,77953.10%1,6048.71%1480.80%-2,894-15.71%18,416Grundy2,59664.15%1,09427.03%3268.06%310.77%1,50237.12%4,047Hamblen7,00638.71%9,79754.13%1,1066.11%1901.05%-2,791-15.42%18,099Hamilton48,00843.55%55,20550.08%6,6996.08%3250.29%-7,197-6.53%110,237Hancock76035.28%1,25958.45%1165.39%190.88%-499-23.17%2,154Hardeman4,85959.03%2,96135.97%3464.20%650.79%1,89823.06%8,231Hardin3,50843.22%3,98049.03%5947.32%350.43%-472-5.81%8,117Hawkins6,36739.94%8,16451.21%1,2828.04%1280.80%-1,797-11.27%15,941Haywood3,56559.12%2,29338.03%1542.55%180.30%1,27221.09%6,030Henderson2,84139.01%4,00254.96%4085.60%310.43%-1,161-15.95%7,282Henry6,15353.50%4,27237.14%9928.63%840.73%1,88116.36%11,501Hickman3,91761.03%2,00231.19%4607.17%390.61%1,91529.84%6,418Houston1,86866.31%74226.34%1826.46%250.89%1,12639.97%2,817Humphreys3,67561.05%1,89231.43%4237.03%300.50%1,78329.62%6,020Jackson2,88969.43%94422.69%2896.95%390.94%1,94546.74%4,161Jefferson4,68838.57%6,44653.03%8827.26%1391.14%-1,758-14.46%12,155Johnson1,69831.69%3,13758.54%4899.12%350.65%-1,439-26.85%5,359Knox61,15843.67%70,76150.53%6,4024.57%1,7241.23%-9,603-6.86%140,045Lake1,27364.23%58929.72%1105.55%100.50%68434.51%1,982Lauderdale4,34960.71%2,48134.63%3084.30%260.36%1,86826.08%7,164Lawrence6,18846.32%6,11545.77%9737.28%830.62%730.55%13,359Lewis1,97154.78%1,29836.08%3168.78%130.36%67318.70%3,598Lincoln4,36144.74%4,55146.69%7617.81%740.76%-190-1.95%9,747Loudon5,55240.43%7,09851.69%8896.47%1921.40%-1,546-11.26%13,731Macon2,24043.36%2,48148.03%4218.15%240.46%-241-4.67%5,166Madison13,57745.92%14,90850.42%9683.27%1120.38%-1,331-4.50%29,565Marion5,19456.51%3,16634.45%7688.36%630.69%2,02822.06%9,191Marshall4,44756.20%2,78135.14%6037.62%821.04%1,66621.06%7,913Maury10,36750.39%8,73742.47%1,3666.64%1040.51%1,6307.92%20,574McMinn5,98740.50%7,65551.78%1,0336.99%1090.74%-1,668-11.28%14,784McNairy4,05047.22%3,96046.18%5196.05%470.55%901.04%8,576Meigs1,47649.73%1,22841.37%2458.25%190.64%2488.36%2,968Monroe4,87244.58%5,25748.11%7136.52%860.79%-385-3.53%10,928Montgomery16,49849.06%15,13345.01%1,7815.30%2130.63%1,3654.05%33,625Moore93547.22%84642.73%1778.94%221.11%894.49%1,980Morgan2,76751.97%2,07038.88%4468.38%410.77%69713.09%5,324Obion6,22653.97%4,31037.36%9328.08%680.59%1,91616.61%11,536Overton3,80063.00%1,75629.11%4317.15%450.75%2,04433.89%6,032Perry1,44460.52%74731.31%1787.46%170.71%69729.21%2,386Pickett90143.51%1,04650.51%1165.60%80.39%-145-7.00%2,071Polk2,45051.36%1,91040.04%3777.90%330.69%54011.32%4,770Putnam10,04748.10%9,09343.53%1,4877.12%2611.25%9544.57%20,888Rhea3,96943.20%4,47648.72%6947.55%490.53%-507-5.52%9,188Roane9,74447.57%9,04444.15%1,4387.02%2591.26%7003.42%20,485Robertson8,46552.16%6,68541.19%9936.12%860.53%1,78010.97%16,229Rutherford22,81544.22%24,56547.61%3,7877.34%4270.83%-1,750-3.39%51,594Scott2,50644.46%2,64646.94%4317.65%540.96%-140-2.48%5,637Sequatchie1,59848.45%1,39142.18%2888.73%210.64%2076.27%3,298Sevier7,13634.23%11,84756.83%1,6507.92%2131.02%-4,711-22.60%20,846Shelby179,66355.05%136,31541.77%8,3072.55%2,0950.64%43,34813.28%326,380Smith3,81262.94%1,85730.66%3465.71%420.69%1,95532.28%6,057Stewart2,96263.02%1,30627.79%3868.21%460.98%1,65635.23%4,700Sullivan20,57138.21%29,29654.42%3,5556.60%4150.77%-8,725-16.21%53,837Sumner19,20544.50%20,86348.35%2,7836.45%3030.70%-1,658-3.85%43,154Tipton6,59643.82%7,58550.40%7995.31%710.47%-989-6.58%15,051Trousdale1,61564.63%68327.33%1907.60%110.44%93237.30%2,499Unicoi2,13137.03%3,12254.25%4477.77%550.96%-991-17.22%5,755Union2,42147.37%2,25344.08%3857.53%521.02%1683.29%5,111Van Buren1,01060.73%50430.31%1287.70%211.26%50630.42%1,663Warren6,38954.92%4,22636.33%9177.88%1010.87%2,16318.59%11,633Washington13,25938.06%18,96054.42%2,2376.42%3841.10%-5,701-16.36%34,840Wayne1,57433.85%2,71558.39%3236.95%380.82%-1,141-24.54%4,650Weakley5,65750.45%4,62241.22%8727.78%630.56%1,0359.23%11,214White3,59254.14%2,49837.65%5057.61%400.60%1,09416.49%6,635Williamson15,23133.57%27,69961.04%2,0714.56%3750.83%-12,468-27.47%45,376Wilson13,65546.22%13,81746.77%1,8416.23%2300.78%-162-0.55%29,543Totals909,14648.00%863,53045.59%105,9185.59%15,5110.82%45,6162.41%1,894,105 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bledsoe Claiborne Hardin Lincoln Macon Pickett Rutherford Sumner Wilson By congressional district Despite losing the state, Dole won five of nine districts, including one which elected a Democrat, while the remaining four were won by Clinton, including one which elected a Republican.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 26 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Clinton Dole Perot RepresentativeTennessee 1 1st38%55%7%Jimmy QuillenBill JenkinsTennessee 2 2nd 43% 52% 6%Jimmy DuncanTennessee 3 3rd 46% 47% 7%Zach WampTennessee 4 4th 47% 46% 8%Van HillearyTennessee 5 5th 56% 39% 5%Bob ClementTennessee 6 6th 46% 48% 7%Bart GordonTennessee 7 7th 41% 54% 5%Ed BryantTennessee 8 8th51% 44% 6%John S. TannerTennessee 9 9th71%27%2%Harold Ford Sr.Harold Ford Jr. See also 1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Tennessee 1996 Category:1996 Tennessee elections