1996 United States presidential election in Florida

The 1996 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 9.12% of the popular vote.Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Florida Results Clinton is also the only US president to win the White House without Florida and then carry it upon winning re-election.

Among white voters, 46% supported Dole, 43% supported Clinton, and 10% supported Perot.

Campaign The first and only vice presidential debate of the 1996 election was held in Florida in St. Petersburg's Bayfront Center Mahaffey Theater with Vice President Al Gore and Jack Kemp participating.

Results

Primary election results The Republican Party held its presidential primary election on March 12, 1996 with Bob Dole winning the primary. +1996 Florida Republican presidential primary resultsCandidate#%Bob Dole511,37756.9%Steve Forbes181,76820.2%Pat Buchanan162,77018.1%Alan Keyes16,6311.9%Lamar Alexander14,1421.6%Bob Dornan4,4650.5%Richard Lugar2,2360.4%Phil Gramm2,9940.3%Morry Taylor1,1330.1%Total897,516100%

General election results United States presidential election in Florida, 1996PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 2,546,870 48.02% 25 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 2,244,536 42.32% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 483,870 9.12% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 23,965 0.45% 0 Write-in Ralph Nader Islara Souto 4,101 0.08% 0 Write-in John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 418 0.01% 0 Write-in Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 21 0.00% 0 Write-in James Harris Laura Garza 13 0.00% 0

Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Alachua 40,161 53.90% 25,316 33.97% 8,073 10.83% 966 1.30% 14,845 19.93% 74,516 Baker 2,273 34.25% 3,686 55.54% 667 10.05% 11 0.17% -1,413 -21.29% 6,637 Bay 17,068 33.02% 28,365 54.87% 5,926 11.46% 335 0.65% -11,297 -21.85% 51,694 Bradford 3,356 40.69% 4,039 48.97% 819 9.93% 34 0.41% -683 -8.28% 8,248 Brevard 80,445 41.23% 88,022 45.11% 25,256 12.94% 1,410 0.72% -7,577 -3.88% 195,133 Broward 320,779 63.51% 142,870 28.29% 38,967 7.71% 2,482 0.49% 177,909 35.22% 505,098 Calhoun 1,794 43.15% 1,717 41.29% 630 15.15% 17 0.41% 77 1.86% 4,158 Charlotte 27,121 43.03% 27,847 44.18% 7,783 12.35% 276 0.44% -726 -1.15% 63,027 Citrus 22,044 44.44% 20,125 40.57% 7,246 14.61% 185 0.37% 1,919 3.87% 49,600 Clay 13,259 28.16% 30,370 64.49% 3,282 6.97% 181 0.38% -17,111 -36.33% 47,092 Collier 23,185 31.97% 42,593 58.74% 6,320 8.72% 419 0.58% -19,408 -26.77% 72,517 Columbia 6,691 40.98% 7,588 46.48% 1,970 12.07% 77 0.47% -897 -5.50% 16,326 DeSoto 3,222 43.01% 3,275 43.71% 966 12.89% 29 0.39% -53 -0.70% 7,492 Dixie 1,734 45.63% 1,399 36.82% 653 17.18% 14 0.37% 335 8.81% 3,800 Duval 112,328 44.20% 126,959 49.96% 13,850 5.45% 986 0.39% -14,631 -5.76% 254,123 Escambia 37,838 35.06% 60,997 56.52% 8,597 7.97% 493 0.46% -23,159 -21.46% 107,925 Flagler 9,585 47.74% 8,234 41.01% 2,185 10.88% 75 0.37% 1,351 6.73% 20,079 Franklin 2,096 45.86% 1,563 34.20% 878 19.21% 33 0.72% 533 11.66% 4,570 Gadsden 9,407 66.25% 3,817 26.88% 938 6.61% 37 0.26% 5,590 39.37% 14,199 Gilchrist 1,985 41.40% 1,939 40.44% 841 17.54% 30 0.63% 46 0.96% 4,795 Glades 1,530 44.59% 1,361 39.67% 521 15.19% 19 0.55% 169 4.92% 3,431 Gulf 2,480 41.39% 2,430 40.55% 1,054 17.59% 28 0.47% 50 0.84% 5,992 Hamilton 1,735 47.24% 1,520 41.38% 406 11.05% 12 0.33% 215 5.86% 3,673 Hardee 2,417 38.95% 2,928 47.18% 851 13.71% 10 0.16% -511 -8.23% 6,206 Hendry 3,885 43.66% 3,855 43.32% 1,135 12.75% 24 0.27% 30 0.34% 8,899 Hernando 28,524 49.12% 22,046 37.97% 7,272 12.52% 224 0.39% 6,478 11.15% 58,066 Highlands 14,250 42.27% 15,617 46.32% 3,739 11.09% 108 0.32% -1,367 -4.05% 33,714 Hillsborough 144,266 46.80% 136,656 44.33% 25,156 8.16% 2,193 0.71% 7,610 2.47% 308,271 Holmes 2,312 33.98% 3,249 47.75% 1,208 17.75% 35 0.51% -937 -13.77% 6,804 Indian River 16,375 37.24% 22,714 51.66% 4,637 10.55% 246 0.56% -6,339 -14.42% 43,972 Jackson 6,667 42.98% 7,189 46.34% 1,602 10.33% 55 0.35% -522 -3.36% 15,513 Jefferson 2,544 52.90% 1,851 38.49% 393 8.17% 21 0.44% 693 14.41% 4,809 Lafayette 829 35.70% 1,166 50.22% 316 13.61% 11 0.47% -337 -14.52% 2,322 Lake 29,752 40.25% 35,097 47.48% 8,815 11.92% 259 0.35% -5,345 -7.23% 73,923 Lee 65,699 39.59% 80,898 48.75% 18,394 11.08% 960 0.58% -15,199 -9.16% 165,951 Leon 50,072 54.59% 33,930 36.99% 6,673 7.28% 1,042 1.14% 16,142 17.60% 91,717 Levy 4,938 44.63% 4,299 38.85% 1,774 16.03% 54 0.49% 639 5.78% 11,065 Liberty 868 40.11% 913 42.19% 376 17.38% 7 0.32% -45 -2.08% 2,164 Madison 2,794 50.01% 2,195 39.29% 578 10.35% 20 0.36% 599 10.72% 5,587 Manatee 41,891 43.24% 44,136 45.56% 10,363 10.70% 488 0.50% -2,245 -2.32% 96,878 Marion 37,045 41.08% 41,409 45.92% 11,341 12.58% 376 0.42% -4,364 -4.84% 90,171 Martin 20,855 38.16% 28,522 52.18% 5,005 9.16% 274 0.50% -7,667 -14.02% 54,656 Miami-Dade 317,555 57.34% 209,740 37.87% 24,729 4.47% 1,758 0.32% 107,815 19.47% 553,782 Monroe 15,251 46.86% 12,076 37.11% 4,824 14.82% 393 1.21% 3,175 9.75% 32,544 Nassau 7,277 34.38% 12,141 57.36% 1,657 7.83% 92 0.43% -4,864 -22.98% 21,167 Okaloosa 16,462 26.11% 40,683 64.53% 5,433 8.62% 466 0.74% -24,221 -38.42% 63,044 Okeechobee 4,826 48.55% 3,418 34.38% 1,666 16.76% 31 0.31% 1,408 14.17% 9,941 Orange 105,539 45.66% 106,059 45.89% 18,196 7.87% 1,332 0.58% -520 -0.23% 231,126 Osceola 21,874 47.05% 18,337 39.44% 6,092 13.10% 188 0.40% 3,537 7.61% 46,491 Palm Beach 230,687 58.06% 133,811 33.68% 30,744 7.74% 2,112 0.53% 96,876 24.38% 397,354 Pasco 66,475 49.80% 48,355 36.23% 18,013 13.50% 628 0.47% 18,120 13.57% 133,471 Pinellas 184,748 49.10% 152,155 40.44% 36,994 9.83% 2,375 0.63% 32,593 8.66% 376,272 Polk 66,747 44.45% 67,962 45.26% 14,993 9.98% 471 0.31% -1,215 -0.81% 150,173 Putnam 12,010 47.75% 9,786 38.91% 3,272 13.01% 84 0.33% 2,224 8.84% 25,152 St. Johns 16,716 34.43% 27,318 56.27% 4,205 8.66% 310 0.64% -10,602 -21.84% 48,549 St. Lucie 36,169 48.94% 28,899 39.10% 8,483 11.48% 355 0.48% 7,270 9.84% 73,906 Santa Rosa 10,936 25.79% 26,301 62.02% 4,961 11.70% 212 0.50% -15,365 -36.23% 42,410 Sarasota 63,665 42.73% 69,213 46.46% 14,941 10.03% 1,167 0.78% -5,548 -3.73% 148,986 Seminole 45,058 39.21% 59,797 52.04% 9,357 8.14% 692 0.60% -14,739 -12.83% 114,904 Sumter 7,017 45.56% 5,960 38.70% 2,375 15.42% 48 0.31% 1,057 6.86% 15,400 Suwannee 4,479 36.88% 5,742 47.28% 1,874 15.43% 49 0.40% -1,263 -10.40% 12,144 Taylor 3,583 44.80% 3,188 39.86% 1,140 14.26% 86 1.08% 395 4.94% 7,997 Union 1,388 40.09% 1,636 47.26% 425 12.28% 13 0.38% -248 -7.17% 3,462 Volusia 78,919 49.28% 63,091 39.39% 17,320 10.81% 828 0.52% 15,828 9.89% 160,158 Wakulla 3,056 42.63% 2,933 40.91% 1,091 15.22% 89 1.24% 123 1.72% 7,169 Walton 5,342 34.42% 7,709 49.68% 2,342 15.09% 125 0.81% -2,367 -15.26% 15,518 Washington 2,992 38.06% 3,524 44.83% 1,287 16.37% 58 0.74% -532 -6.77% 7,861Totals2,546,87048.02%2,244,53642.32%483,8709.12%28,5180.54%302,3345.70%5,303,794

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Calhoun Citrus Franklin Gulf Hendry Hillsborough Osceola St. Lucie Taylor Wakulla

By congressional district Despite losing the state, Dole won 12 of 23 congressional districts, while the remaining 11 were won by Clinton, including three which elected Republicans. District Clinton Dole Perot Representative 31% 59% 10%Joe Scarborough47.8%41.5%10.6%Pete PetersonAllen Boyd 58.5% 34.9% 6.7%Corrine Brown 37% 56% 7%Tillie Fowler 50% 37% 13%Karen Thurman 39% 50% 11%Cliff Stearns 43% 47% 10%John Mica 44% 47.5% 8.6%Bill McCollum 44.7% 45% 10.3%Michael Bilirakis 52% 38% 10%Bill Young52%40%8%Sam GibbonsJim Davis 43% 47% 10%Charles T. Canady 43% 47% 10%Dan Miller 38% 51% 11%Porter Goss 41% 46% 13%Dave Weldon 47% 42% 11%Mark Foley 85% 12% 3%Carrie Meek 43% 52% 5%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen65%28%7%Harry JohnstonRobert Wexler 59% 31% 10%Peter Deutsch 44.7% 50.5% 4.8%Lincoln Díaz-Balart54.5% 37.9% 7.6%Clay Shaw 75% 19% 6%Alcee Hastings

Exit poll +DemographicClintonDolePerotShareGenderMen42471049Women5241751White GenderMen37521148Women4845852RaceWhite4348978Black8710310Latino4446711Age18-29464581430-444641123045-59464772460+5043731

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