1996 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 3 tickets

Who won the 1996 U.S. Presidential Election?

Bill Clinton won the 1996 U.S. Presidential Election. Bill Clinton received 47,401,185 popular votes (49.2%) and 379 electoral votes. The main challenger was Bob Dole (40.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Clinton and Dole

Clinton won the electoral college 379–159
49.2% popular · 47,401,185 votes
Running mate: Al Gore
40.7% popular · 39,197,469 votes
Running mate: Jack Kemp
Ross PerotReform0 EV
8.4% popular · 8,085,294 votes
Running mate: Pat Choate
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.