1996 United States presidential election in Maryland

none 1996 United States presidential election October 2022 October 2022 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Maryland 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Maryland 2000 November 5, 1996 69.61%1996 Presidential Election - Statewide Voter Turnout https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1996/turnout/general_statewide.html Maryland State Board of Elections x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 10 966,207 54.25% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 681,530 38.27% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas James Campbell On 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. 0 115,812 6.50% 375px 375px County results Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #1666cb 70–80% Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 54.25% of the popular vote over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) with 38.27%. Businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 6.50% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both challengers and becoming re-elected to a second term as U.S. President.1996 Presidential General Election Results https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1996 U.S. Election Atlas 8 June 2012 To date this is the last election in which Dorchester County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate; conversely, this is also the last time Charles County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as it experienced an influx of African-American migration and greater ties to the Washington metropolitan area.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 It is also the last time that ancestrally German Unionist Garrett County was not the most Republican county in the state (as it was second to Carroll County), and the last occasion in which Maryland was not the most Democratic state in the South (as it was second to Clinton's native Arkansas). In this election, Maryland voted 7.46% to the left of the nation at-large.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 2022-12-20 uselectionatlas.org Results 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland1996 Presidential Election https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1996/results_1996/pregapre.html Maryland State Board of Elections May 12, 2019PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 966,207 54.25% 10 Republican Bob Dole 681,530 38.27% 0 Reform Ross Perot 115,812 6.50% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 8,765 0.49% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 3,402 0.19% 0 N/A Write-ins 2,637 0.15% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 2,517 0.14% 0 Totals 1,780,870 100.0% 10 Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegany 11,025 42.40% 12,136 46.67% 2,652 10.20% 189 0.73% -1,111 -4.27% 26,002Anne Arundel 72,147 42.02% 83,574 48.68% 14,287 8.32% 1,677 0.98% -11,427 -6.66% 171,685Baltimore 132,599 49.12% 114,449 42.39% 20,393 7.55% 2,527 0.94% 18,150 6.73% 269,968Baltimore City 145,441 79.34% 28,467 15.53% 7,473 4.08% 1,942 1.06% 116,974 63.81% 183,323Calvert 10,008 42.47% 11,509 48.84% 1,932 8.20% 117 0.50% -1,501 -6.37% 23,566 Caroline 3,251 39.76% 3,874 47.38% 947 11.58% 105 1.28% -623 -7.62% 8,177Carroll 17,122 32.31% 30,316 57.20% 4,873 9.19% 686 1.29% -13,194 -24.89% 52,997 Cecil 10,144 41.47% 10,885 44.50% 3,124 12.77% 307 1.26% -741 -3.03% 24,460Charles 15,890 44.35% 17,432 48.66% 2,333 6.51% 170 0.47% -1,542 -4.31% 35,825Dorchester 4,613 45.89% 4,337 43.15% 1,008 10.03% 94 0.94% 276 2.74% 10,052 Frederick 25,081 38.41% 34,494 52.82% 4,989 7.64% 739 1.13% -9,413 -14.41% 65,303 Garrett 3,121 31.89% 5,400 55.18% 1,200 12.26% 65 0.66% -2,279 -23.29% 9,786 Harford 29,779 38.08% 39,686 50.76% 7,939 10.15% 787 1.01% -9,907 -12.68% 78,191 Howard 47,569 49.81% 40,849 42.77% 6,011 6.29% 1,079 1.13% 6,720 7.04% 95,508 Kent 3,207 45.83% 3,055 43.66% 676 9.66% 60 0.86% 152 2.17% 6,998 Montgomery 198,807 59.36% 117,730 35.15% 14,450 4.31% 3,910 1.17% 81,077 24.21% 334,897 Prince George's 176,612 73.50% 52,697 21.93% 9,153 3.81% 1,840 0.77% 123,915 51.57% 240,302 Queen Anne's 5,054 37.06% 7,147 52.40% 1,312 9.62% 126 0.92% -2,093 -15.34% 13,639 Somerset 3,557 49.62% 2,919 40.72% 613 8.55% 80 1.12% 638 8.90% 7,169 St. Mary's 9,988 41.95% 11,835 49.71% 1,827 7.67% 158 0.66% -1,847 -7.76% 23,808 Talbot 4,821 37.50% 6,997 54.43% 914 7.11% 123 0.96% -2,176 -16.93% 12,855 Washington 16,481 39.11% 21,434 50.86% 3,934 9.34% 293 0.70% -4,953 -11.75% 42,142 Wicomico 12,303 45.09% 12,687 46.50% 2,160 7.92% 136 0.50% -384 -1.41% 27,286 Worcester 7,587 44.81% 7,621 45.01% 1,612 9.52% 111 0.66% -34 -0.20% 16,931Totals966,20754.25%681,53038.27%115,8126.50%17,3210.97%284,67715.98%1,780,870 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dorchester Kent Somerset right 260px Swing by county 260px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 260px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Clinton won five of eight congressional districts, including one which elected a Republican, while the other three were won by Dole.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 27 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Clinton Dole Perot RepresentativeMaryland 1 1st 43% 48% 9%Wayne GilchrestMaryland 2 2nd 40% 50% 10%Bob EhrlichMaryland 3 3rd 59% 34% 7%Ben CardinMaryland 4 4th 81% 16% 3%Albert WynnMaryland 5 5th 52% 42% 6%Steny HoyerMaryland 6 6th 38.8% 52.6% 8.6%Roscoe BartlettMaryland 7 7th 82% 15% 5%Elijah CummingsMaryland 8 8th57.5% 38% 4.5%Connie Morella See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States elections Notes References Maryland 1996 Presidential