1996 United States presidential election in Montana
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Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore James Campbell
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 179,652 167,922 55,229
Percentage 44.11% 41.23% 13.56%
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana voted for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole over President Bill Clinton by a slim margin of 2.88%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sheridan County, Dawson County, and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate.

With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine.[2]

Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being Colorado and Georgia. This was also the first election since 1912 in which Montana voted differently than nearby California.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 179,652 44.11% 3
Democratic Bill Clinton Al Gore 167,922 41.23% 0
Reform Ross Perot James Campbell 55,229 13.56% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,526 0.62% 0
Natural Law (write in) John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 1,754 0.43% 0
Constitutional (write in) Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 152 0.04% 0
(write in) Charles E. Collins Rosemary Giumarra 20 0.00% 0
Independent (write in) Write-ins 5 0.00 0
Socialist (write in) Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 1 0.00 0

By county

County Clinton% Clinton# Dole% Dole# Others% Others#
Beaverhead 29.0% 1,164 60.1% 2,414 11.0% 441
Big Horn 57.9% 2,453 31.5% 1,336 10.6% 450
Blaine 45.5% 1,316 39.0% 1,127 15.6% 450
Broadwater 30.7% 603 52.3% 1,029 17.0% 334
Carbon 38.9% 1,854 45.1% 2,147 16.0% 761
Carter 19.6% 150 68.2% 522 12.2% 93
Cascade 44.9% 15,707 40.8% 14,291 14.3% 5,008
Chouteau 32.9% 1,039 52.6% 1,660 14.5% 458
Custer 39.7% 2,115 46.3% 2,467 14.0% 747
Daniels 38.9% 510 42.5% 558 18.6% 244
Dawson 40.7% 1,903 40.5% 1,890 18.8% 880
Deer Lodge 66.5% 3,331 17.6% 883 15.9% 796
Fallon 29.8% 452 51.3% 778 18.9% 286
Fergus 30.1% 1,866 59.3% 3,671 10.6% 657
Flathead 32.4% 10,452 51.3% 16,542 16.2% 5,231
Gallatin 37.7% 10,972 50.1% 14,559 12.2% 3,547
Garfield 14.3% 107 75.3% 562 10.3% 77
Glacier 56.0% 2,292 31.0% 1,270 13.0% 533
Golden Valley 26.2% 128 58.2% 284 15.6% 76
Granite 30.5% 429 52.1% 733 17.4% 245
Hill 49.5% 3,517 36.6% 2,601 14.0% 993
Jefferson 37.0% 1,775 46.8% 2,248 16.2% 778
Judith Basin 33.8% 452 56.3% 753 9.9% 133
Lake 38.7% 4,195 43.6% 4,723 17.7% 1,922
Lewis and Clark 43.5% 11,535 43.9% 11,665 12.6% 3,347
Liberty 32.6% 379 54.6% 634 12.8% 149
Lincoln 34.4% 2,705 45.2% 3,552 20.5% 1,609
McCone 31.1% 390 49.0% 615 20.0% 251
Madison 27.3% 955 56.8% 1,984 15.9% 556
Meagher 30.0% 281 54.0% 505 16.0% 150
Mineral 40.7% 658 34.0% 549 25.3% 408
Missoula 49.3% 21,874 36.1% 16,034 14.6% 6,474
Musselshell 31.4% 652 54.0% 1,121 14.6% 303
Park 34.4% 2,564 51.5% 3,837 14.1% 1,047
Petroleum 21.4% 62 64.1% 186 14.5% 42
Phillips 28.1% 705 55.4% 1,392 16.5% 414
Pondera 37.9% 1,123 48.5% 1,438 13.6% 402
Powder River 22.6% 236 63.4% 663 14.0% 146
Powell 34.0% 952 45.5% 1,274 20.6% 576
Prairie 33.2% 259 53.5% 417 13.3% 104
Ravalli 32.0% 5,200 50.1% 8,138 17.9% 2,902
Richland 35.3% 1,614 44.2% 2,021 20.4% 933
Roosevelt 53.0% 2,118 30.3% 1,209 16.8% 670
Rosebud 45.6% 1,681 38.4% 1,413 16.0% 589
Sanders 33.8% 1,573 43.8% 2,043 22.4% 1,045
Sheridan 48.8% 1,187 34.2% 832 17.1% 416
Silver Bow 63.4% 11,199 22.1% 3,909 14.5% 2,569
Stillwater 33.7% 1,282 49.2% 1,871 17.0% 647
Sweet Grass 26.3% 469 62.2% 1,109 11.5% 204
Teton 35.7% 1,188 51.1% 1,701 13.1% 437
Toole 35.2% 874 48.5% 1,203 16.3% 405
Treasure 34.3% 171 47.6% 237 18.1% 90
Valley 39.8% 1,674 43.7% 1,838 16.5% 695
Wheatland 35.9% 391 51.8% 563 12.3% 134
Wibaux 32.1% 197 46.3% 284 21.5% 132
Yellowstone 41.1% 22,992 47.2% 26,367 11.7% 6,523

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  2. ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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