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The1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Wisconsin was won byPresidentBill Clinton (D) over SenatorBob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning by 48.81% to 38.48%, or a margin of 10.33%. Billionaire businessmanRoss Perot (Reform Party-TX) finished in third, with 10.35% of the popular vote.[1]
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate:Polk,St. Croix,Sheboygan, andTaylor.[2]
While Wisconsin typically held its presidential primaries and spring general elections in early April, the 1996 primaries and spring general election were instead held on March 19. In March 1995, GovernorTommy Thompson had signed into law a bill that shifted both the 1996 spring general election and the state's presidential primaries from April 2 to March 19 in order to align its primary with theIllinois,Michigan, andOhio primaries held on that day. This was done in hopes that Wisconsin can join these fellow Midwestern states in a so-called "Big Ten primary" held shortly-following the southernSuper Tuesday in the major party primary calendars.[3] Similar bills had been proposed to move theMinnesota andPennsylvania to March 19,[4] though these did not pass.
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| 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[5] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | William Jefferson Clinton(Incumbent) | Albert Arnold Gore Jr.(Incumbent) | 1,071,971 | 48.81% | 11 | |
| Republican | Robert Joseph Dole | Jack French Kemp | 845,029 | 38.48% | 0 | |
| Reform | Henry Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 227,339 | 10.35% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 28,723 | 1.31% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 8,811 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 7,929 | 0.36% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 2,324 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 1,379 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Independent | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 1,333 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Independent | Mary Cal Hollis | Eric Chester | 848 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent | James Harris | Laura Garza | 483 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Ross Perot Reform | Ralph Nader Green | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,119 | 52.65% | 2,450 | 31.31% | 1,122 | 14.34% | 54 | 0.69% | 79 | 1.01% | 1,669 | 21.34% | 7,824 |
| Ashland | 3,808 | 56.02% | 1,863 | 27.41% | 861 | 12.67% | 149 | 2.19% | 117 | 1.72% | 1,945 | 28.61% | 6,798 |
| Barron | 8,025 | 46.68% | 6,158 | 35.82% | 2,692 | 15.66% | 215 | 1.25% | 101 | 0.59% | 1,867 | 10.86% | 17,191 |
| Bayfield | 3,895 | 53.07% | 2,250 | 30.65% | 899 | 12.25% | 233 | 3.17% | 63 | 0.86% | 1,645 | 22.42% | 7,340 |
| Brown | 42,823 | 47.14% | 38,563 | 42.45% | 8,036 | 8.85% | 817 | 0.90% | 598 | 0.66% | 4,260 | 4.69% | 90,837 |
| Buffalo | 2,681 | 48.25% | 1,800 | 32.39% | 972 | 17.49% | 69 | 1.24% | 35 | 0.63% | 881 | 15.86% | 5,557 |
| Burnett | 3,625 | 50.56% | 2,452 | 34.20% | 962 | 13.42% | 81 | 1.13% | 49 | 0.68% | 1,173 | 16.36% | 7,169 |
| Calumet | 6,940 | 42.58% | 7,049 | 43.25% | 2,112 | 12.96% | 77 | 0.47% | 121 | 0.74% | -109 | -0.67% | 16,299 |
| Chippewa | 9,647 | 45.65% | 7,520 | 35.59% | 3,567 | 16.88% | 228 | 1.08% | 169 | 0.80% | 2,127 | 10.06% | 21,131 |
| Clark | 5,540 | 43.08% | 4,622 | 35.94% | 2,486 | 19.33% | 108 | 0.84% | 105 | 0.82% | 918 | 7.14% | 12,861 |
| Columbia | 10,336 | 48.03% | 8,377 | 38.92% | 2,377 | 11.05% | 221 | 1.03% | 210 | 0.98% | 1,959 | 9.11% | 21,521 |
| Crawford | 3,658 | 51.81% | 2,149 | 30.44% | 1,060 | 15.01% | 129 | 1.83% | 64 | 0.91% | 1,509 | 21.37% | 7,060 |
| Dane | 109,347 | 56.86% | 59,487 | 30.93% | 12,436 | 6.47% | 8,592 | 4.47% | 2,440 | 1.27% | 49,860 | 25.93% | 192,302 |
| Dodge | 12,625 | 42.91% | 12,890 | 43.81% | 3,322 | 11.29% | 232 | 0.79% | 353 | 1.20% | -265 | -0.90% | 29,422 |
| Door | 5,590 | 45.63% | 4,948 | 40.39% | 1,475 | 12.04% | 130 | 1.06% | 108 | 0.88% | 642 | 5.24% | 12,251 |
| Douglas | 10,976 | 59.04% | 5,167 | 27.79% | 2,001 | 10.76% | 277 | 1.49% | 170 | 0.91% | 5,809 | 31.25% | 18,591 |
| Dunn | 7,536 | 48.89% | 4,917 | 31.90% | 2,555 | 16.57% | 276 | 1.79% | 131 | 0.85% | 2,619 | 16.99% | 15,415 |
| Eau Claire | 20,298 | 50.26% | 13,900 | 34.41% | 5,160 | 12.78% | 649 | 1.61% | 383 | 0.95% | 6,398 | 15.85% | 40,390 |
| Florence | 869 | 40.57% | 927 | 43.28% | 316 | 14.75% | 10 | 0.47% | 20 | 0.93% | -58 | -2.71% | 2,142 |
| Fond du Lac | 15,542 | 42.08% | 16,488 | 44.65% | 4,204 | 11.38% | 247 | 0.67% | 450 | 1.22% | -946 | -2.57% | 36,931 |
| Forest | 2,092 | 52.76% | 1,166 | 29.41% | 678 | 17.10% | 12 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.43% | 926 | 23.35% | 3,965 |
| Grant | 9,203 | 47.90% | 7,021 | 36.54% | 2,648 | 13.78% | 195 | 1.01% | 148 | 0.77% | 2,182 | 11.36% | 19,215 |
| Green | 6,136 | 48.64% | 4,697 | 37.23% | 1,534 | 12.16% | 119 | 0.94% | 130 | 1.03% | 1,439 | 11.41% | 12,616 |
| Green Lake | 3,152 | 39.99% | 3,565 | 45.23% | 1,025 | 13.00% | 59 | 0.75% | 81 | 1.03% | -413 | -5.24% | 7,882 |
| Iowa | 4,690 | 52.60% | 2,866 | 32.14% | 1,071 | 12.01% | 200 | 2.24% | 89 | 1.00% | 1,824 | 20.46% | 8,916 |
| Iron | 1,725 | 48.85% | 1,260 | 35.68% | 469 | 13.28% | 54 | 1.53% | 23 | 0.65% | 465 | 13.17% | 3,531 |
| Jackson | 3,705 | 50.90% | 2,262 | 31.08% | 1,163 | 15.98% | 82 | 1.13% | 67 | 0.92% | 1,443 | 19.82% | 7,279 |
| Jefferson | 13,188 | 44.29% | 12,681 | 42.59% | 3,177 | 10.67% | 328 | 1.10% | 400 | 1.34% | 507 | 1.70% | 29,774 |
| Juneau | 4,331 | 47.17% | 3,226 | 35.13% | 1,393 | 15.17% | 58 | 0.63% | 174 | 1.90% | 1,105 | 12.04% | 9,182 |
| Kenosha | 27,964 | 52.06% | 18,296 | 34.06% | 6,507 | 12.11% | 374 | 0.70% | 576 | 1.07% | 9,668 | 18.00% | 53,717 |
| Kewaunee | 4,311 | 47.66% | 3,431 | 37.93% | 1,161 | 12.83% | 60 | 0.66% | 83 | 0.92% | 880 | 9.73% | 9,046 |
| La Crosse | 23,647 | 51.41% | 16,482 | 35.83% | 4,844 | 10.53% | 599 | 1.30% | 429 | 0.93% | 7,165 | 15.58% | 46,001 |
| Lafayette | 3,261 | 50.48% | 2,172 | 33.62% | 944 | 14.61% | 45 | 0.70% | 38 | 0.59% | 1,089 | 16.86% | 6,460 |
| Langlade | 4,074 | 47.20% | 3,206 | 37.15% | 1,249 | 14.47% | 48 | 0.56% | 54 | 0.63% | 868 | 10.05% | 8,631 |
| Lincoln | 6,166 | 50.35% | 4,076 | 33.28% | 1,800 | 14.70% | 112 | 0.91% | 92 | 0.75% | 2,090 | 17.07% | 12,246 |
| Manitowoc | 16,750 | 48.63% | 13,239 | 38.44% | 3,941 | 11.44% | 213 | 0.62% | 301 | 0.87% | 3,511 | 10.19% | 34,444 |
| Marathon | 24,012 | 46.67% | 19,874 | 38.63% | 6,749 | 13.12% | 425 | 0.83% | 389 | 0.76% | 4,138 | 8.04% | 51,449 |
| Marinette | 8,413 | 46.18% | 7,231 | 39.70% | 2,367 | 12.99% | 74 | 0.41% | 131 | 0.72% | 1,182 | 6.48% | 18,216 |
| Marquette | 2,859 | 46.72% | 2,208 | 36.08% | 915 | 14.95% | 60 | 0.98% | 77 | 1.26% | 651 | 10.64% | 6,119 |
| Menominee | 992 | 73.48% | 230 | 17.04% | 107 | 7.93% | 10 | 0.74% | 11 | 0.81% | 762 | 56.44% | 1,350 |
| Milwaukee | 216,620 | 58.33% | 119,407 | 32.15% | 26,027 | 7.01% | 4,589 | 1.24% | 4,737 | 1.28% | 97,213 | 26.18% | 371,380 |
| Monroe | 6,924 | 47.42% | 5,299 | 36.29% | 2,081 | 14.25% | 145 | 0.99% | 151 | 1.03% | 1,625 | 11.13% | 14,600 |
| Oconto | 6,723 | 48.42% | 5,389 | 38.81% | 1,655 | 11.92% | 66 | 0.48% | 52 | 0.37% | 1,334 | 9.61% | 13,885 |
| Oneida | 7,619 | 45.04% | 6,339 | 37.47% | 2,604 | 15.39% | 221 | 1.31% | 134 | 0.79% | 1,280 | 7.57% | 16,917 |
| Outagamie | 28,815 | 44.41% | 27,758 | 42.78% | 7,235 | 11.15% | 519 | 0.80% | 562 | 0.87% | 1,057 | 1.63% | 64,889 |
| Ozaukee | 13,269 | 34.06% | 22,078 | 56.67% | 2,774 | 7.12% | 351 | 0.90% | 489 | 1.26% | -8,809 | -22.61% | 38,961 |
| Pepin | 1,585 | 51.24% | 1,007 | 32.56% | 456 | 14.74% | 29 | 0.94% | 16 | 0.52% | 578 | 18.68% | 3,093 |
| Pierce | 7,970 | 53.13% | 4,599 | 30.66% | 2,074 | 13.83% | 219 | 1.46% | 138 | 0.92% | 3,371 | 22.47% | 15,000 |
| Polk | 8,334 | 50.78% | 5,387 | 32.82% | 2,369 | 14.43% | 200 | 1.22% | 123 | 0.75% | 2,947 | 17.96% | 16,413 |
| Portage | 15,901 | 53.13% | 9,631 | 32.18% | 3,410 | 11.39% | 612 | 2.04% | 374 | 1.25% | 6,270 | 20.95% | 29,928 |
| Price | 3,523 | 47.67% | 2,545 | 34.44% | 1,218 | 16.48% | 73 | 0.99% | 31 | 0.42% | 978 | 13.23% | 7,390 |
| Racine | 38,567 | 49.72% | 30,107 | 38.81% | 7,611 | 9.81% | 478 | 0.62% | 805 | 1.04% | 8,460 | 10.91% | 77,568 |
| Richland | 3,502 | 48.49% | 2,642 | 36.58% | 901 | 12.48% | 102 | 1.41% | 75 | 1.04% | 860 | 11.91% | 7,222 |
| Rock | 32,450 | 53.80% | 20,096 | 33.32% | 6,800 | 11.27% | 518 | 0.86% | 456 | 0.76% | 12,354 | 20.48% | 60,320 |
| Rusk | 2,941 | 44.27% | 2,219 | 33.40% | 1,331 | 20.04% | 85 | 1.28% | 67 | 1.01% | 722 | 10.87% | 6,643 |
| Sauk | 9,889 | 48.75% | 7,448 | 36.72% | 2,448 | 12.07% | 236 | 1.16% | 264 | 1.30% | 2,441 | 12.03% | 20,285 |
| Sawyer | 2,773 | 42.83% | 2,603 | 40.20% | 962 | 14.86% | 93 | 1.44% | 44 | 0.68% | 170 | 2.63% | 6,475 |
| Shawano | 6,850 | 44.19% | 6,396 | 41.26% | 2,071 | 13.36% | 97 | 0.63% | 86 | 0.55% | 454 | 2.93% | 15,500 |
| Sheboygan | 22,022 | 46.85% | 20,067 | 42.69% | 4,157 | 8.84% | 308 | 0.66% | 449 | 0.96% | 1,955 | 4.16% | 47,003 |
| St. Croix | 11,384 | 49.04% | 8,253 | 35.55% | 3,180 | 13.70% | 230 | 0.99% | 166 | 0.72% | 3,131 | 13.49% | 23,213 |
| Taylor | 3,253 | 41.01% | 3,108 | 39.18% | 1,457 | 18.37% | 55 | 0.69% | 59 | 0.74% | 145 | 1.83% | 7,932 |
| Trempealeau | 5,848 | 54.18% | 3,035 | 28.12% | 1,688 | 15.64% | 150 | 1.39% | 73 | 0.68% | 2,813 | 26.06% | 10,794 |
| Vernon | 5,572 | 49.63% | 3,796 | 33.81% | 1,523 | 13.57% | 191 | 1.70% | 144 | 1.28% | 1,776 | 15.82% | 11,226 |
| Vilas | 4,226 | 40.46% | 4,496 | 43.04% | 1,548 | 14.82% | 121 | 1.16% | 54 | 0.52% | -270 | -2.58% | 10,445 |
| Walworth | 13,283 | 40.30% | 15,099 | 45.81% | 3,729 | 11.31% | 369 | 1.12% | 481 | 1.46% | -1,816 | -5.51% | 32,961 |
| Washburn | 3,231 | 46.18% | 2,703 | 38.64% | 920 | 13.15% | 93 | 1.33% | 49 | 0.70% | 528 | 7.54% | 6,996 |
| Washington | 17,154 | 35.18% | 25,829 | 52.96% | 4,786 | 9.81% | 338 | 0.69% | 660 | 1.35% | -8,675 | -17.78% | 48,767 |
| Waukesha | 57,354 | 34.66% | 91,729 | 55.43% | 13,109 | 7.92% | 1,248 | 0.75% | 2,032 | 1.23% | -34,375 | -20.77% | 165,472 |
| Waupaca | 7,800 | 40.53% | 8,679 | 45.10% | 2,464 | 12.80% | 134 | 0.70% | 166 | 0.86% | -879 | -4.57% | 19,243 |
| Waushara | 3,824 | 43.31% | 3,573 | 40.46% | 1,264 | 14.31% | 67 | 0.76% | 102 | 1.16% | 251 | 2.85% | 8,830 |
| Winnebago | 29,564 | 45.31% | 27,880 | 42.73% | 6,531 | 10.01% | 584 | 0.90% | 688 | 1.05% | 1,684 | 2.58% | 65,247 |
| Wood | 14,650 | 45.08% | 12,666 | 38.97% | 4,599 | 14.15% | 281 | 0.86% | 304 | 0.94% | 1,984 | 6.11% | 32,500 |
| Totals | 1,071,971 | 48.81% | 845,029 | 38.48% | 227,339 | 10.35% | 28,723 | 1.31% | 23,107 | 1.05% | 226,942 | 10.33% | 2,196,169 |
Clinton won all but one of the state's nine congressional districts, including three which elected Republicans.[7]
| District | Clinton | Dole | Perot | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 49.7% | 37.5% | 11% | Mark Neumann |
| 2nd | 54.5% | 32.7% | 8.1% | Scott Klug |
| 3rd | 49.9% | 34.2% | 13.8% | Steve Gunderson |
| Ron Kind | ||||
| 4th | 49% | 39.9% | 9.1% | Tom Barrett |
| 5th | 62.9% | 29.2% | 5.1% | Jerry Kleczka |
| 6th | 44.9% | 41.5% | 11.8% | Tom Petri |
| 7th | 48.8% | 35.1% | 14% | Dave Obey |
| 8th | 45.8% | 41.5% | 11.3% | Toby Roth |
| Jay Johnson | ||||
| 9th | 37.2% | 52.1% | 8.6% | Jim Sensenbrenner |
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