1996 United States presidential election in Arizona

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Arizona 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Arizona 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 8 653,288 46.52% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 622,073 44.29% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party (United States) Texas Pat Choate 0 112,072 7.98% 250px County results 250px Congressional district results Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% 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 Arizona took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arizona was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 46.5% to 44.3% by a margin of 2.2%.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – ArizonaOur Campaigns; AZ US President Race, November 05, 1996 Clinton had come fairly close to winning Arizona four years earlier. In his re-election bid, he was able to gain a larger share of the vote in Democratic-trending Pima County as well as most of northern Arizona. He also increased his support in Maricopa County, although it was again carried by the Republican candidate. His statewide margin of victory was slightly over 31,000 votes out of about 1.4 million cast. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 8.0% of the popular vote. Exit polls suggest he did not change the outcome.November 6, 1996 AllPolitics – Arizona President Exit Poll Results https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/AZPxp.html live CNN https://web.archive.org/web/19990220192535/http://cnn.com:80/ELECTION/AZPxp.html 1999-02-20 As of 2024, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Gila, Greenlee, Navajo, Pinal and La Paz.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is the last election in which Arizona would vote differently from Georgia, as both had Republican winning streaks from 2000 to 2016 before flipping simultaneously in 2020 and 2024. This is the only presidential election in Arizona's history in which Maricopa County, containing more than half of Arizona's population, voted for a candidate that lost the state, and one of only two elections in which Yavapai County, home to the city of Prescott, did so. This was the first time a Democrat had won Arizona in a presidential election since 1948,https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/90/55/01_1_m.html Clinton takes Arizona, nation Daria Stone Alicia A. Caldwell Arizona Daily Wildcat November 6, 1996 August 5, 2024 and the last time until 2020. This is also the only presidential election since 1944 in which Arizona voted Democratic while Colorado voted Republican, and the only presidential election since 1980 in which Arizona voted to the left of Nevada. 47% of white voters supported Dole, while 43% supported Clinton. 8% supported Perot.Arizona President Exit Poll Results https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/AZPxp.html 2026-08-26 CNN CNN Primary elections Democratic primary The Arizona Democratic primary was held on February 27, 1996, as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Bill Clinton won the primary in a landslide. Republican primary thumb|200x200px|Republican primary county results1996 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Arizona https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=04&f=0&off=0&elect=2&evt=P&minper=0 January 3, 2025 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Forbes: #d6efdc 30–40%Dole: #efe2f6 20–30% #e3c7f1 30–40% #cdaadf 40–50% Buchanan: #eae5d2 20–30% #e7deb7 30–40% #d7c477 40–50%The Arizona Republican primary was held on February 27, 1996, as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 United States presidential election. Publisher and Forbes magazine executive Steve Forbes defeated Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, and Lamar Alexander in a close primary.AZ US President - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36285 January 2, 2025 Our CampaignsSahagun Louis Decker Cathleen February 28, 1996 Forbes Bounces Back With a Convincing Victory in Arizona https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-28-mn-40895-story.html January 12, 2025 Los Angeles Times The Arizona contest was one of several Republican primaries held on February 27, 1996, alongside contests in North Dakota and South Dakota. Forbes ultimately carried Arizona by a margin of 3.8%–credited to Maricopa County–making it one of only two states he won during the 1996 Republican primaries (the other being Delaware). 1996 Arizona Republican Presidential PrimaryFederal Elections 96: Election Results for the U.S. President Federal Election Commission 1997 https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections96_PresidentialPrimaryElectionResults.pdf1996 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Arizona https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=04&f=0&off=0&elect=2&evt=P&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections January 3, 2025CandidateVotes%DelegatesSteve Forbes115,96233.37%14Bob Dole102,98029.64%12Pat Buchanan95,74227.55%12Lamar Alexander24,7657.13%0Alan Keyes2,7900.80%0Richard Lugar2,0640.59%0Phil Gramm(withdrawn)8570.25%0Bob Dornan7350.21%0Others1,5870.46%0Total347,482100.00%38 Results 1996 United States presidential election in Arizonahttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102626 State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 5, 1996 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-30PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 653,288 46.52% 8 Republican Robert Dole Jack Kemp 622,073 44.29% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 112,072 7.98% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 14,358 1.02% 0 Green Ralph Nader (write-in) Winona LaDuke 2,062 0.15% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips (write-in) Phillips' running mate on the national US Taxpayers ticket was Herbert Titus, but in Arizona, Phillips was listed without a running mate as a write-in candidate. 347 0.02% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin (write-in) Mike Tompkins 153 0.01% 0 No Party Charles Collins (write-in) Rosemary Giumarra 36 0.00% 0 Maverick Democratic Caroline Killeen (write-in) William F. Buckley Jr. 16 0.00% 0 No Party Robert B. Winn (write-in) 5 0.00% 0 Totals 1,404,405 100.00% 8 By county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Harry BrowneLibertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Apache 12,394 66.33% 4,761 25.48% 1,296 6.94% 204 1.09% 29 0.16% 7,633 40.85% 18,684 Cochise 13,782 43.17% 14,365 45.00% 3,346 10.48% 383 1.20% 47 0.15% -583 -1.83% 31,923 Coconino 20,475 53.15% 13,638 35.40% 3,666 9.52% 609 1.58% 137 0.35% 6,837 17.75% 38,522 Gila 8,577 49.26% 6,407 36.80% 2,211 12.70% 204 1.17% 12 0.07% 2,170 12.46% 17,411 Graham 3,938 42.36% 4,222 45.42% 1,034 11.12% 100 1.08% 2 0.02% -284 -3.06% 9,296 Greenlee 1,755 51.72% 1,159 34.16% 426 12.56% 53 1.56% 0 0.00% 596 17.56% 3,393 La Paz 1,964 43.71% 1,902 42.33% 597 13.29% 30 0.67% 0 0.00% 62 1.38% 4,493 Maricopa 363,991 44.53% 386,015 47.22% 58,479 7.15% 7,551 0.92% 1,396 0.18% -22,024 -2.69% 817,432 Mohave 16,629 40.04% 17,997 43.33% 6,369 15.33% 481 1.16% 57 0.14% -1,368 -3.29% 41,533 Navajo 12,912 51.78% 9,262 37.14% 2,461 9.87% 272 1.09% 31 0.12% 3,650 14.64% 24,938 Pima 137,983 52.16% 104,121 39.36% 18,809 7.11% 2,894 1.09% 745 0.28% 33,862 12.80% 264,552 Pinal 19,579 53.07% 13,034 35.33% 3,972 10.77% 293 0.79% 17 0.04% 6,545 17.74% 36,895 Santa Cruz 5,241 64.17% 2,256 27.62% 600 7.35% 65 0.80% 5 0.06% 2,985 36.55% 8,167 Yavapai 21,801 36.64% 29,921 50.29% 6,649 11.18% 1,009 1.70% 115 0.19% -8,120 -13.65% 59,495 Yuma 12,267 44.33% 13,013 47.03% 2,157 7.80% 210 0.76% 24 0.08% -746 -2.70% 27,671Totals653,28846.52%622,07344.29%112,0727.98%14,3581.02%2,6140.19%31,2152.23%1,404,405 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cochise right 220px Swing by county 220px 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% 430px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Clinton won three of six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.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 RepresentativeArizona 1 1st 47% 46% 7%Matt SalmonArizona 2 2nd 29% 64% 7%Ed PastorArizona 3 3rd 48% 42% 10%Bob StumpArizona 4 4th 49% 44% 7%John ShadeggArizona 5 5th 44% 48% 8%Jim KolbeArizona 6 6th 45% 47% 8%J.D. Hayworth Electors Bill Clinton & Al GoreDemocratic Party Bob Dole & Jack KempRepublican Party Ross Perot & Pat ChoateReform Party text-align:center Thomas Bean Andrew S. Gordon Rose Mofford Scott Thomas Olson Sr. Daniel R. Ortega Jr. Jeanne M. Perpich E. C. Rosenbaum Mary V. Thomas text-align:center Linda Barber Malcolm W. Barrett Franklin Roy Dunton Paul Robert Fannin Donna Flanigan William W. Goldsmith Jack Londen Kay Van Sant text-align:center Dean Clifton Bailey James Edward Bourassa Mary Martha Bourassa James Wilbur Callis Kathleen Durkin Janice Kennedy Eugene John Kerkman Rosella Elaine Quinn Harry Browne & Jo JorgensenLibertarian Party Ralph Nader & Winona LaDukeGreen Party Howard PhillipsU.S. Taxpayers Party text-align:center Carolyn Campbell Darlene Franklin Alfred S. Fuller Sloane Haywood Donna Pulling Timothy D. Shinabarger Edward Allen Silk Alva d'Orgeix text-align:center Shirly C. Bardella Kelly Jarvis Kenneth C. Kurtzhalz William Stewart Norton Joyce Oldfather Joel Sullins Marie Joan Yappel Leonard Julius Zimont text-align:center Jan Cohn Ted J. Goldstein Deborah J. Goldstein Kathleen Hansen Keith Hansen Sashi Jorden James Romaine Evelyn Romaine John Hagelin & Mike TompkinsNatural Law Party Charles Collins & Rosemary GiumarraIndependent Caroline Killeen & William F. Buckley Jr.Maverick Democratic Robert B. WinnIndependent text-align:center Mike Dugger Barbara Elizabeth Grainger Scott Grainger Ernest Hancock Donna Hancock Kathy L. Harrer Linda M. McDermott Timothy P. McDermott text-align:center Tina Booher Elizabeth Bovee Carol N. Kruger Leonard Pawlak Mike Reeves Carol A. Spoor Bernard L. Weaver Doreen Yonkmans text-align:center Kate Allan Joseph Larsson Brian McInerney Don Rainwater Lybrand Smith-Mayes Alison Stout Sherri Whitaker Alec W. Young text-align:center Doyle Adair Joyce Adair Dean A. Brinkerhoff Natalie V. Gregg Sherry Lynn Gruwell Dixie L. Holmes Arthur W. Parker George L. Sheppard Notes References Arizona 1996 Category:1996 Arizona elections