The 1996 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Maine is one of two states in the U.S. that chooses two of its four representatives in the Electoral College based on the plurality vote in both its congressional districts instead of all four electors being chosen based on the statewide plurality vote.

Maine confirmed its status as a blue state, with Democratic nominee President Bill Clinton carrying the state with 51.62% of the vote over Republican Bob Dole, who received 30.76%.Dave Leip’ss Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results 1996 Presidential General Election Results — Maine As of 2024, Clinton's 20.86% margin of victory is the widest for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, although several subsequent Democrats have won a higher vote percentage.

Maine has voted Democratic since 1992, and is the only state other than Nebraska to split its electoral votes. The last time Maine went Republican was for George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle in 1988. Third Party candidate Ross Perot had a lesser impact this time, only drawing 14% of the vote, compared to 30% in 1992. This would still be where Perot received the highest percentage of votes in 1996. , this is the last election in which Piscataquis County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is also the most recent presidential election in which all the counties of Maine voted for the same party.

Results 1996 United States presidential election in MainePartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 312,788 51.62% 4 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 186,378 30.76% 0 Reform Ross Perot James Campbell Perot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/21/perot.veep/ 85,970 14.19% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 15,279 2.52% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,996 0.49% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 1,517 0.25% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 825 0.14% 0 No party Write-in 144 0.02% 0

Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # Androscoggin 26,428 56.55% 12,053 25.79% 7,079 15.15% 1,171 2.51% 14,375 30.76% 46,731 Aroostook 18,022 51.80% 10,400 29.89% 5,747 16.52% 623 1.79% 7,622 21.91% 34,792 Cumberland 69,496 53.62% 42,620 32.88% 12,696 9.80% 4,798 3.70% 26,876 20.74% 129,610 Franklin 7,759 53.16% 3,757 25.74% 2,567 17.59% 513 3.51% 4,002 27.42% 14,596 Hancock 12,256 46.34% 8,345 31.55% 4,094 15.48% 1,753 6.63% 3,911 14.79% 26,448 Kennebec 30,257 54.37% 15,403 27.68% 8,281 14.88% 1,713 3.08% 14,854 26.69% 55,654 Knox 8,839 46.81% 6,192 32.79% 2,780 14.72% 1,072 5.68% 2,647 14.02% 18,883 Lincoln 8,130 44.74% 6,372 35.06% 2,923 16.08% 748 4.12% 1,758 9.68% 18,173 Oxford 13,580 52.05% 7,238 27.74% 4,589 17.59% 684 2.62% 6,342 24.31% 26,091 Penobscot 35,961 51.00% 22,885 32.45% 9,673 13.72% 1,998 2.83% 13,076 18.55% 70,517 Piscataquis 4,343 48.69% 2,815 31.56% 1,524 17.09% 238 2.67% 1,528 17.13% 8,920 Sagadahoc 8,417 49.73% 5,346 31.59% 2,451 14.48% 710 4.20% 3,071 18.14% 16,924 Somerset 11,773 50.94% 6,247 27.03% 4,449 19.25% 642 2.78% 5,526 23.91% 23,111 Waldo 8,012 46.37% 5,318 30.78% 2,816 16.30% 1,133 6.56% 2,694 15.59% 17,279 Washington 7,198 47.39% 4,793 31.56% 2,721 17.91% 477 3.14% 2,405 15.83% 15,189 York 42,317 51.00% 26,594 32.05% 11,580 13.96% 2,488 3.00% 15,723 18.95% 82,979Totals312,78851.62%186,37830.76%85,97014.19%20,7613.43%126,41020.86%605,897 Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic Piscataquis Somerset Waldo

By congressional district Clinton won both congressional districts.

District Clinton Dole Perot Representative52.1%31.8%12.6%James B. Longley Jr. (104th Congress)Tom Allen (105th Congress) 51.2% 29.6% 16.0%John Baldacci

See also United States presidential elections in Maine Presidency of Bill Clinton

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