1996 United States presidential election in Kansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Kansas 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Kansas 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 6 583,245 54.29% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 387,659 36.08% 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 92,639 8.62% 310px County results 310px Congressional district results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #4389e3 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by former home state Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 54.29 percent to 36.08 percent for a margin of 18.21 points. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 8.62 percent of the popular vote,Dave Leip’s Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=20&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Kansas a sharp decline from 1992, when Perot captured 27% of the state's votes and helped hold George H.W. Bush’s victory margin to just over five percentage points. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Atchison County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Ellis County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. Dole won 78.98% of the vote in Russell County, his boyhood home and base when he represented the state's 1st congressional district from 1961 to 1969. The only other county in the country which gave him a higher percentage was Ochiltree County, Texas, with 79.20%. With 54.29 percent of the popular vote, Kansas proved to be Dole's second-strongest state in the election after Utah.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 However, it shifted rightward from 1992 by 13.1 percentage points, the largest such shift in Dole's favor. As of the 2024 election, this marks the only occasion since 1984 in which a Republican nominee for President won his state of birth. Results 1996 United States presidential election in KansasPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 583,245 54.29% 6 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 387,659 36.08% 0 Reform Ross Perot James CampbellPerot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/21/perot.veep/ 2012-01-25 2008-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517003858/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/21/perot.veep/ dead 92,639 8.62% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4,557 0.42% 0 Independent Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 3,519 0.33% 0 Independent Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,655 0.15% 0 Write-in Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 914 0.09% 0 Write-in Charles Collins Rosemary Giumarra 112 0.01% 0 Results by county County Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Allen 2,797 47.06% 2,299 38.68% 793 13.34% 54 0.91% 498 8.38% 5,943 Anderson 1,636 46.66% 1,367 38.99% 449 12.81% 54 1.54% 269 7.67% 3,506 Atchison 2,828 43.25% 2,926 44.75% 727 11.12% 57 0.87% -98 -1.50% 6,538 Barber 1,696 62.15% 730 26.75% 279 10.22% 24 0.88% 966 35.40% 2,729 Barton 7,855 64.92% 3,121 25.80% 1,004 8.30% 119 0.98% 4,734 39.12% 12,099 Bourbon 3,318 50.17% 2,491 37.66% 760 11.49% 45 0.68% 827 12.51% 6,614 Brown 2,688 56.58% 1,529 32.18% 497 10.46% 37 0.78% 1,159 24.40% 4,751 Butler 13,979 58.70% 7,294 30.63% 2,274 9.55% 269 1.13% 6,685 28.07% 23,816 Chase 778 50.19% 496 32.00% 259 16.71% 17 1.10% 282 18.19% 1,550 Chautauqua 1,142 58.27% 568 28.98% 222 11.33% 28 1.43% 574 29.29% 1,960 Cherokee 4,138 45.76% 3,771 41.70% 1,072 11.85% 62 0.69% 367 4.06% 9,043 Cheyenne 1,211 66.83% 422 23.29% 174 9.60% 5 0.28% 789 43.54% 1,812 Clark 855 65.02% 334 25.40% 109 8.29% 17 1.29% 521 39.62% 1,315 Clay 2,793 66.87% 963 23.05% 389 9.31% 32 0.77% 1,830 43.82% 4,177 Cloud 2,743 54.66% 1,615 32.18% 609 12.14% 51 1.02% 1,128 22.48% 5,018 Coffey 2,369 57.92% 1,118 27.33% 572 13.99% 31 0.76% 1,251 30.59% 4,090 Comanche 691 61.31% 298 26.44% 133 11.80% 5 0.44% 393 34.87% 1,127 Cowley 7,872 50.79% 5,588 36.05% 1,904 12.28% 135 0.87% 2,284 14.74% 15,499 Crawford 6,447 40.60% 7,504 47.25% 1,785 11.24% 144 0.91% -1,057 -6.65% 15,880 Decatur 1,255 68.06% 417 22.61% 156 8.46% 16 0.87% 838 45.45% 1,844 Dickinson 5,174 60.53% 2,423 28.35% 888 10.39% 63 0.74% 2,751 32.18% 8,548 Doniphan 1,962 64.24% 1,050 34.38% 0 0.00% 42 1.38% 912 29.86% 3,054 Douglas 16,116 42.63% 18,116 47.93% 2,630 6.96% 938 2.48% -2,000 -5.30% 37,800 Edwards 1,088 59.94% 539 29.70% 180 9.92% 8 0.44% 549 30.24% 1,815 Elk 933 56.79% 488 29.70% 206 12.54% 16 0.97% 445 27.09% 1,643 Ellis 6,809 56.97% 4,142 34.66% 894 7.48% 107 0.90% 2,667 22.31% 11,952 Ellsworth 2,078 64.14% 899 27.75% 245 7.56% 18 0.56% 1,179 36.39% 3,240 Finney 6,188 65.43% 2,420 25.59% 805 8.51% 44 0.47% 3,768 39.84% 9,457 Ford 5,681 61.30% 2,628 28.36% 914 9.86% 44 0.47% 3,053 32.94% 9,267 Franklin 5,007 50.91% 3,552 36.12% 1,184 12.04% 92 0.94% 1,455 14.79% 9,835 Geary 3,686 54.29% 2,444 35.99% 618 9.10% 42 0.62% 1,242 18.30% 6,790 Gove 1,123 69.19% 351 21.63% 141 8.69% 8 0.49% 772 47.56% 1,623 Graham 1,031 63.41% 432 26.57% 152 9.35% 11 0.68% 599 36.84% 1,626 Grant 1,772 66.52% 633 23.76% 250 9.38% 9 0.34% 1,139 42.76% 2,664 Gray 1,457 71.53% 404 19.83% 164 8.05% 12 0.59% 1,053 51.70% 2,037 Greeley 567 71.95% 161 20.43% 47 5.96% 13 1.65% 406 51.52% 788 Greenwood 1,932 53.15% 1,108 30.48% 552 15.19% 43 1.18% 824 22.67% 3,635 Hamilton 811 64.93% 342 27.38% 84 6.73% 12 0.96% 469 37.55% 1,249 Harper 1,941 61.44% 836 26.46% 355 11.24% 27 0.85% 1,105 34.98% 3,159 Harvey 8,382 57.79% 4,918 33.91% 1,023 7.05% 181 1.25% 3,464 23.88% 14,504 Haskell 1,143 73.55% 304 19.56% 96 6.18% 11 0.71% 839 53.99% 1,554 Hodgeman 808 69.42% 251 21.56% 99 8.51% 6 0.52% 557 47.86% 1,164 Jackson 2,682 49.12% 1,983 36.32% 735 13.46% 60 1.10% 699 12.80% 5,460 Jefferson 3,781 49.31% 2,757 35.95% 1,030 13.43% 100 1.30% 1,024 13.36% 7,668 Jewell 1,374 69.01% 417 20.94% 188 9.44% 12 0.60% 957 48.07% 1,991 Johnson 110,368 57.82% 68,129 35.69% 10,425 5.46% 1,972 1.03% 42,239 22.13% 190,894 Kearny 1,041 70.05% 335 22.54% 106 7.13% 4 0.27% 706 47.51% 1,486 Kingman 2,659 64.65% 1,006 24.46% 409 9.94% 39 0.95% 1,653 40.19% 4,113 Kiowa 1,264 70.97% 331 18.59% 170 9.55% 16 0.90% 933 52.38% 1,781 Labette 4,283 45.66% 3,931 41.91% 1,091 11.63% 75 0.80% 352 3.75% 9,380 Lane 865 70.67% 271 22.14% 86 7.03% 2 0.16% 594 48.53% 1,224 Leavenworth 10,778 47.90% 9,098 40.44% 2,419 10.75% 205 0.91% 1,680 7.46% 22,500 Lincoln 1,372 64.47% 528 24.81% 212 9.96% 16 0.75% 844 39.66% 2,128 Linn 2,077 49.04% 1,590 37.54% 535 12.63% 33 0.78% 487 11.50% 4,235 Logan 1,155 73.47% 296 18.83% 112 7.12% 9 0.57% 859 54.64% 1,572 Lyon 6,612 50.01% 4,884 36.94% 1,584 11.98% 141 1.07% 1,728 13.07% 13,221 McPherson 8,142 63.20% 3,536 27.45% 1,115 8.65% 90 0.70% 4,606 35.75% 12,883 Marion 4,173 65.32% 1,673 26.19% 492 7.70% 51 0.80% 2,500 39.13% 6,389 Marshall 2,811 51.11% 1,932 35.13% 713 12.96% 44 0.80% 879 15.98% 5,500 Meade 1,443 70.08% 426 20.69% 173 8.40% 17 0.83% 1,017 49.39% 2,059 Miami 5,256 47.98% 4,237 38.68% 1,339 12.22% 123 1.12% 1,019 9.30% 10,955 Mitchell 2,435 68.71% 833 23.50% 246 6.94% 30 0.85% 1,602 45.21% 3,544 Montgomery 7,428 51.71% 5,269 36.68% 1,528 10.64% 140 0.97% 2,159 15.03% 14,365 Morris 1,553 51.96% 965 32.29% 451 15.09% 20 0.67% 588 19.67% 2,989 Morton 1,073 67.87% 376 23.78% 124 7.84% 8 0.51% 697 44.09% 1,581 Nemaha 3,014 56.07% 1,648 30.66% 676 12.58% 37 0.69% 1,366 25.41% 5,375 Neosho 3,409 49.43% 2,527 36.64% 907 13.15% 54 0.78% 882 12.79% 6,897 Ness 1,336 68.16% 428 21.84% 186 9.49% 10 0.51% 908 46.32% 1,960 Norton 1,814 66.42% 640 23.43% 265 9.70% 12 0.44% 1,174 42.99% 2,731 Osage 3,487 48.80% 2,502 35.01% 1,101 15.41% 56 0.78% 985 13.79% 7,146 Osborne 1,582 66.14% 608 25.42% 191 7.98% 11 0.46% 974 40.72% 2,392 Ottawa 1,846 63.88% 752 26.02% 261 9.03% 31 1.07% 1,094 37.86% 2,890 Pawnee 1,927 61.10% 932 29.55% 275 8.72% 20 0.63% 995 31.55% 3,154 Phillips 2,005 66.30% 758 25.07% 242 8.00% 19 0.63% 1,247 41.23% 3,024 Pottawatomie 4,504 58.16% 1,997 25.79% 1,035 13.37% 208 2.69% 2,507 32.37% 7,744 Pratt 2,591 58.87% 1,367 31.06% 408 9.27% 35 0.80% 1,224 27.81% 4,401 Rawlins 1,393 73.78% 335 17.74% 146 7.73% 14 0.74% 1,058 56.04% 1,888 Reno 14,275 54.28% 9,108 34.63% 2,661 10.12% 256 0.97% 5,167 19.65% 26,300 Republic 2,283 69.97% 688 21.08% 268 8.21% 24 0.74% 1,595 48.89% 3,263 Rice 2,842 59.34% 1,434 29.94% 482 10.06% 31 0.65% 1,408 29.40% 4,789 Riley 11,113 56.68% 6,746 34.41% 1,478 7.54% 270 1.38% 4,367 22.27% 19,607 Rooks 1,864 66.88% 650 23.32% 251 9.01% 22 0.79% 1,214 43.56% 2,787 Rush 1,239 62.29% 547 27.50% 185 9.30% 18 0.90% 692 34.79% 1,989 Russell 3,347 78.98% 705 16.64% 164 3.87% 22 0.52% 2,642 62.34% 4,238 Saline 12,475 55.34% 7,728 34.28% 2,192 9.72% 146 0.65% 4,747 21.06% 22,541 Scott 1,750 73.41% 458 19.21% 160 6.71% 16 0.67% 1,292 54.20% 2,384 Sedgwick 93,397 56.06% 59,643 35.80% 11,875 7.13% 1,684 1.01% 33,754 20.26% 166,599 Seward 3,812 68.40% 1,309 23.49% 396 7.11% 56 1.00% 2,503 44.91% 5,573 Shawnee 34,845 46.05% 32,803 43.35% 7,304 9.65% 711 0.94% 2,042 2.70% 75,663 Sheridan 1,053 74.15% 264 18.59% 95 6.69% 8 0.56% 789 55.56% 1,420 Sherman 2,110 68.42% 736 23.87% 220 7.13% 18 0.58% 1,374 44.55% 3,084 Smith 1,628 65.38% 638 25.62% 213 8.55% 11 0.44% 990 39.76% 2,490 Stafford 1,604 63.03% 651 25.58% 276 10.84% 14 0.55% 953 37.45% 2,545 Stanton 628 71.20% 189 21.43% 60 6.80% 5 0.57% 439 49.77% 882 Stevens 1,548 70.88% 405 18.54% 213 9.75% 18 0.82% 1,143 52.34% 2,184 Sumner 5,952 54.22% 3,638 33.14% 1,260 11.48% 127 1.16% 2,314 21.08% 10,977 Thomas 2,725 69.75% 866 22.17% 295 7.55% 21 0.54% 1,859 47.58% 3,907 Trego 1,205 61.11% 548 27.79% 209 10.60% 10 0.51% 657 33.32% 1,972 Wabaunsee 1,884 55.67% 966 28.55% 479 14.15% 55 1.63% 918 27.12% 3,384 Wallace 738 76.24% 160 16.53% 65 6.71% 5 0.52% 578 59.71% 968 Washington 2,397 67.39% 804 22.60% 326 9.17% 30 0.84% 1,593 44.79% 3,557 Wichita 796 71.13% 239 21.36% 80 7.15% 4 0.36% 557 49.77% 1,119 Wilson 2,458 56.41% 1,297 29.77% 562 12.90% 40 0.92% 1,161 26.64% 4,357 Woodson 953 52.02% 598 32.64% 269 14.68% 12 0.66% 355 19.38% 1,832 Wyandotte 14,011 28.22% 31,252 62.94% 3,931 7.92% 460 0.93% -17,241 -34.72% 49,654Totals583,24554.29%387,65936.08%92,6398.62%10,7571.00%195,58618.21%1,074,300 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cherokee (largest city: Baxter Springs) Ellis (largest city: Hays) Labette (largest city: Parsons) Leavenworth (largest city: Leavenworth) Miami (largest city: Paola) Shawnee (largest city: Topeka) Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Anderson (largest city: Garnett) Jefferson (largest city: Valley Falls) Morris (tied in 1992) (largest city: Council Grove) Wabaunsee (largest city: Alma) By congressional district Dole won all four congressional districts.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 February 6, 2025 Western Washington University District Dole Clinton Perot RepresentativeKansas 1 1st62%28%9%Pat Roberts (104th Congress)Jerry Moran (105th Congress)Kansas 2 2nd49%39%11%Sam Brownback (104th Congress)Jim Ryun (105th Congress)Kansas 3 3rd50%42%6%Jan Meyers (104th Congress)Vince Snowbarger (105th Congress)Kansas 4 4th 56% 35% 8%Todd Tiahrt See also United States presidential elections in Kansas Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Kansas 1996 Category:1996 Kansas elections