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The1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Oregon was won byPresidentBill Clinton (D) over SenatorBob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessmanRoss Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 8.8% of the popular vote.[1]
Oregon was one of thirteen states where, on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in candidate for vice president.[2]
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion when the Democratic nominee has carriedGilliam,Morrow andCoos Counties.[3] It is also the last time anyEastern Oregon county voted for the Democratic candidate.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 649,641 | 47.15% | 7 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | 538,152 | 39.06% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | 121,221 | 8.80% | 0 | |
| Pacific Green | Ralph Nader | 49,415 | 3.59% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 8,903 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Independent | Howard Phillips | 3,379 | 0.25% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 2,798 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 2,329 | 0.17% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | Mary Cal Hollis | 1,922 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,377,760[1] | 100.0% | 7 | ||
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Ross Perot Reform | Ralph Nader[4] Pacific Green | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,547 | 33.07% | 3,975 | 51.60% | 900 | 11.68% | 154 | 2.00% | 127 | 1.65% | -1,428 | -18.53% | 7,703 |
| Benton | 17,211 | 49.89% | 12,450 | 36.09% | 2,445 | 7.09% | 1,901 | 5.51% | 493 | 1.43% | 4,761 | 13.80% | 34,500 |
| Clackamas | 67,709 | 46.65% | 59,443 | 40.95% | 12,304 | 8.48% | 4,038 | 2.78% | 1,652 | 1.14% | 8,266 | 5.70% | 145,146 |
| Clatsop | 7,732 | 50.19% | 5,334 | 34.63% | 1,582 | 10.27% | 537 | 3.49% | 220 | 1.43% | 2,398 | 15.56% | 15,405 |
| Columbia | 9,275 | 50.20% | 6,205 | 33.58% | 2,330 | 12.61% | 413 | 2.24% | 253 | 1.37% | 3,070 | 16.62% | 18,476 |
| Coos | 12,171 | 44.04% | 10,886 | 39.39% | 3,460 | 12.52% | 600 | 2.17% | 521 | 1.89% | 1,285 | 4.65% | 27,638 |
| Crook | 2,607 | 37.30% | 3,250 | 46.50% | 948 | 13.56% | 76 | 1.09% | 108 | 1.55% | -643 | -9.20% | 6,989 |
| Curry | 4,202 | 38.30% | 4,790 | 43.66% | 1,560 | 14.22% | 224 | 2.04% | 196 | 1.79% | -588 | -5.36% | 10,972 |
| Deschutes | 17,151 | 37.88% | 21,135 | 46.67% | 5,306 | 11.72% | 1,023 | 2.26% | 667 | 1.47% | -3,984 | -8.79% | 45,282 |
| Douglas | 15,250 | 35.66% | 21,855 | 51.10% | 4,465 | 10.44% | 632 | 1.48% | 567 | 1.33% | -6,605 | -15.44% | 42,769 |
| Gilliam | 485 | 46.63% | 398 | 38.27% | 143 | 13.75% | 6 | 0.58% | 8 | 0.77% | 87 | 8.36% | 1,040 |
| Grant | 1,180 | 30.75% | 2,110 | 54.99% | 432 | 11.26% | 64 | 1.67% | 51 | 1.33% | -930 | -24.24% | 3,837 |
| Harney | 980 | 27.88% | 1,948 | 55.42% | 506 | 14.40% | 38 | 1.08% | 43 | 1.22% | -968 | -27.54% | 3,515 |
| Hood River | 3,654 | 48.24% | 2,794 | 36.89% | 721 | 9.52% | 327 | 4.32% | 78 | 1.03% | 860 | 11.35% | 7,574 |
| Jackson | 29,230 | 39.69% | 33,771 | 45.86% | 7,470 | 10.14% | 1,958 | 2.66% | 1,218 | 1.65% | -4,541 | -6.17% | 73,647 |
| Jefferson | 2,555 | 41.24% | 2,634 | 42.52% | 813 | 13.12% | 85 | 1.37% | 108 | 1.74% | -79 | -1.28% | 6,195 |
| Josephine | 11,113 | 34.61% | 16,048 | 49.98% | 3,546 | 11.04% | 649 | 2.02% | 755 | 2.35% | -4,935 | -15.37% | 32,111 |
| Klamath | 7,207 | 32.23% | 12,116 | 54.19% | 2,538 | 11.35% | 202 | 0.90% | 297 | 1.33% | -4,909 | -21.96% | 22,360 |
| Lake | 962 | 26.34% | 2,239 | 61.31% | 385 | 10.54% | 31 | 0.85% | 35 | 0.96% | -1,277 | -34.97% | 3,652 |
| Lane | 69,461 | 49.69% | 48,253 | 34.52% | 11,498 | 8.23% | 7,907 | 5.66% | 2,668 | 1.91% | 21,208 | 15.17% | 139,787 |
| Lincoln | 10,552 | 51.21% | 6,717 | 32.60% | 2,269 | 11.01% | 758 | 3.68% | 311 | 1.51% | 3,835 | 18.61% | 20,607 |
| Linn | 17,041 | 41.24% | 18,331 | 44.36% | 4,773 | 11.55% | 689 | 1.67% | 491 | 1.19% | -1,290 | -3.12% | 41,325 |
| Malheur | 2,827 | 28.58% | 6,045 | 61.11% | 844 | 8.53% | 61 | 0.62% | 115 | 1.16% | -3,218 | -32.53% | 9,892 |
| Marion | 48,637 | 45.26% | 46,415 | 43.19% | 8,802 | 8.19% | 2,314 | 2.15% | 1,295 | 1.21% | 2,222 | 2.07% | 107,463 |
| Morrow | 1,426 | 42.81% | 1,381 | 41.46% | 455 | 13.66% | 30 | 0.90% | 39 | 1.17% | 45 | 1.35% | 3,331 |
| Multnomah | 159,878 | 59.22% | 71,094 | 26.33% | 17,536 | 6.50% | 17,815 | 6.60% | 3,638 | 1.35% | 88,784 | 32.89% | 269,961 |
| Polk | 10,942 | 43.20% | 11,478 | 45.31% | 2,093 | 8.26% | 555 | 2.19% | 263 | 1.04% | -536 | -2.11% | 25,331 |
| Sherman | 444 | 41.61% | 476 | 44.61% | 126 | 11.81% | 11 | 1.03% | 10 | 0.94% | -32 | -3.00% | 1,067 |
| Tillamook | 5,775 | 50.96% | 3,884 | 34.27% | 1,263 | 11.15% | 283 | 2.50% | 127 | 1.12% | 1,891 | 16.69% | 11,332 |
| Umatilla | 8,774 | 40.82% | 9,703 | 45.14% | 2,500 | 11.63% | 254 | 1.18% | 264 | 1.23% | -929 | -4.32% | 21,495 |
| Union | 4,379 | 38.60% | 5,414 | 47.72% | 1,241 | 10.94% | 198 | 1.75% | 113 | 1.00% | -1,035 | -9.12% | 11,345 |
| Wallowa | 1,321 | 30.74% | 2,379 | 55.36% | 483 | 11.24% | 58 | 1.35% | 56 | 1.30% | -1,058 | -24.62% | 4,297 |
| Wasco | 4,967 | 49.91% | 3,662 | 36.80% | 1,004 | 10.09% | 200 | 2.01% | 119 | 1.20% | 1,305 | 13.11% | 9,952 |
| Washington | 76,619 | 47.96% | 65,221 | 40.83% | 11,446 | 7.16% | 4,555 | 2.85% | 1,914 | 1.20% | 11,398 | 7.13% | 159,755 |
| Wheeler | 299 | 34.21% | 418 | 47.83% | 121 | 13.84% | 16 | 1.83% | 20 | 2.29% | -119 | -13.62% | 874 |
| Yamhill | 13,078 | 42.00% | 13,900 | 44.64% | 2,913 | 9.36% | 753 | 2.42% | 491 | 1.58% | -822 | -2.64% | 31,135 |
| Totals | 649,641 | 47.15% | 538,152 | 39.06% | 121,221 | 8.80% | 49,415 | 3.59% | 19,331 | 1.40% | 111,489 | 8.09% | 1,377,760 |
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