1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

The 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning by 48.81% to 38.48%, or a margin of 10.33%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party-TX) finished in third, with 10.35% of the popular vote.Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Wisconsin Results

, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Polk, St. Croix, Sheboygan, and Taylor.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Primaries 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, Governor Tommy 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 the Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio 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 southern Super Tuesday in the major party primary calendars. Similar bills had been proposed to move the Minnesota and Pennsylvania to March 19, though these did not pass.

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Republican

Senator Bob Dole, the Republican front-runner, won all 36 pledged delegates available in the state's Republican primary. Dole had received Governor Thompson's endorsement ahead of the primary.

However, despite only appearing once in Wisconsin during his campaign, Pat Buchanan received more support in the Wisconsin primary than he had in any preceding primary.

General election results 1996 United States presidential election in WisconsinPartyCandidateRunning mate Votes PercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 1,071,971 48.81% 11 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 845,029 38.48% 0 Reform 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-ins 2,324 0.11% 0 Independent John Hagelin Mike 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

Results by county CountyBill ClintonDemocraticBob DoleRepublicanRoss PerotReformRalph NaderGreenOther candidatesVarious partiesMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams4,11952.65%2,45031.31%1,12214.34%540.69%791.01%1,66921.34%7,824Ashland3,80856.02%1,86327.41%86112.67%1492.19%1171.72%1,94528.61%6,798Barron8,02546.68%6,15835.82%2,69215.66%2151.25%1010.59%1,86710.86%17,191Bayfield3,89553.07%2,25030.65%89912.25%2333.17%630.86%1,64522.42%7,340Brown42,82347.14%38,56342.45%8,0368.85%8170.90%5980.66%4,2604.69%90,837Buffalo2,68148.25%1,80032.39%97217.49%691.24%350.63%88115.86%5,557Burnett3,62550.56%2,45234.20%96213.42%811.13%490.68%1,17316.36%7,169Calumet6,94042.58%7,04943.25%2,11212.96%770.47%1210.74% -109 -0.67%16,299Chippewa9,64745.65%7,52035.59%3,56716.88%2281.08%1690.80%2,12710.06%21,131Clark5,54043.08%4,62235.94%2,48619.33%1080.84%1050.82%9187.14%12,861Columbia10,33648.03%8,37738.92%2,37711.05%2211.03%2100.98%1,9599.11%21,521Crawford3,65851.81%2,14930.44%1,06015.01%1291.83%640.91%1,50921.37%7,060Dane109,34756.86%59,48730.93%12,4366.47%8,5924.47%2,4401.27%49,86025.93%192,302Dodge12,62542.91%12,89043.81%3,32211.29%2320.79%3531.20% -265 -0.90%29,422Door5,59045.63%4,94840.39%1,47512.04%1301.06%1080.88%6425.24%12,251Douglas10,97659.04%5,16727.79%2,00110.76%2771.49%1700.91%5,80931.25%18,591Dunn7,53648.89%4,91731.90%2,55516.57%2761.79%1310.85%2,61916.99%15,415Eau Claire20,29850.26%13,90034.41%5,16012.78%6491.61%3830.95%6,39815.85%40,390Florence86940.57%92743.28%31614.75%100.47%200.93% -58 -2.71%2,142Fond du Lac15,54242.08%16,48844.65%4,20411.38%2470.67%4501.22% -946 -2.57%36,931Forest2,09252.76%1,16629.41%67817.10%120.30%170.43%92623.35%3,965Grant9,20347.90%7,02136.54%2,64813.78%1951.01%1480.77%2,18211.36%19,215Green6,13648.64%4,69737.23%1,53412.16%1190.94%1301.03%1,43911.41%12,616Green Lake3,15239.99%3,56545.23%1,02513.00%590.75%811.03% -413 -5.24%7,882Iowa4,69052.60%2,86632.14%1,07112.01%2002.24%891.00%1,82420.46%8,916Iron1,72548.85%1,26035.68%46913.28%541.53%230.65%46513.17%3,531Jackson3,70550.90%2,26231.08%1,16315.98%821.13%670.92%1,44319.82%7,279Jefferson13,18844.29%12,68142.59%3,17710.67%3281.10%4001.34%5071.70%29,774Juneau4,33147.17%3,22635.13%1,39315.17%580.63%1741.90%1,10512.04%9,182Kenosha27,96452.06%18,29634.06%6,50712.11%3740.70%5761.07%9,66818.00%53,717Kewaunee4,31147.66%3,43137.93%1,16112.83%600.66%830.92%8809.73%9,046La Crosse23,64751.41%16,48235.83%4,84410.53%5991.30%4290.93%7,16515.58%46,001Lafayette3,26150.48%2,17233.62%94414.61%450.70%380.59%1,08916.86%6,460Langlade4,07447.20%3,20637.15%1,24914.47%480.56%540.63%86810.05%8,631Lincoln6,16650.35%4,07633.28%1,80014.70%1120.91%920.75%2,09017.07%12,246Manitowoc16,75048.63%13,23938.44%3,94111.44%2130.62%3010.87%3,51110.19%34,444Marathon24,01246.67%19,87438.63%6,74913.12%4250.83%3890.76%4,1388.04%51,449Marinette8,41346.18%7,23139.70%2,36712.99%740.41%1310.72%1,1826.48%18,216Marquette2,85946.72%2,20836.08%91514.95%600.98%771.26%65110.64%6,119Menominee99273.48%23017.04%1077.93%100.74%110.81%76256.44%1,350Milwaukee216,62058.33%119,40732.15%26,0277.01%4,5891.24%4,7371.28%97,21326.18%371,380Monroe6,92447.42%5,29936.29%2,08114.25%1450.99%1511.03%1,62511.13%14,600Oconto6,72348.42%5,38938.81%1,65511.92%660.48%520.37%1,3349.61%13,885Oneida7,61945.04%6,33937.47%2,60415.39%2211.31%1340.79%1,2807.57%16,917Outagamie28,81544.41%27,75842.78%7,23511.15%5190.80%5620.87%1,0571.63%64,889Ozaukee13,26934.06%22,07856.67%2,7747.12%3510.90%4891.26% -8,809 -22.61%38,961Pepin1,58551.24%1,00732.56%45614.74%290.94%160.52%57818.68%3,093Pierce7,97053.13%4,59930.66%2,07413.83%2191.46%1380.92%3,37122.47%15,000Polk8,33450.78%5,38732.82%2,36914.43%2001.22%1230.75%2,94717.96%16,413Portage15,90153.13%9,63132.18%3,41011.39%6122.04%3741.25%6,27020.95%29,928Price3,52347.67%2,54534.44%1,21816.48%730.99%310.42%97813.23%7,390Racine38,56749.72%30,10738.81%7,6119.81%4780.62%8051.04%8,46010.91%77,568Richland3,50248.49%2,64236.58%90112.48%1021.41%751.04%86011.91%7,222Rock32,45053.80%20,09633.32%6,80011.27%5180.86%4560.76%12,35420.48%60,320Rusk2,94144.27%2,21933.40%1,33120.04%851.28%671.01%72210.87%6,643Sauk9,88948.75%7,44836.72%2,44812.07%2361.16%2641.30%2,44112.03%20,285Sawyer2,77342.83%2,60340.20%96214.86%931.44%440.68%1702.63%6,475Shawano6,85044.19%6,39641.26%2,07113.36%970.63%860.55%4542.93%15,500Sheboygan22,02246.85%20,06742.69%4,1578.84%3080.66%4490.96%1,9554.16%47,003St. Croix11,38449.04%8,25335.55%3,18013.70%2300.99%1660.72%3,13113.49%23,213Taylor3,25341.01%3,10839.18%1,45718.37%550.69%590.74%1451.83%7,932Trempealeau5,84854.18%3,03528.12%1,68815.64%1501.39%730.68%2,81326.06%10,794Vernon5,57249.63%3,79633.81%1,52313.57%1911.70%1441.28%1,77615.82%11,226Vilas4,22640.46%4,49643.04%1,54814.82%1211.16%540.52% -270 -2.58%10,445Walworth13,28340.30%15,09945.81%3,72911.31%3691.12%4811.46% -1,816 -5.51%32,961Washburn3,23146.18%2,70338.64%92013.15%931.33%490.70%5287.54%6,996Washington17,15435.18%25,82952.96%4,7869.81%3380.69%6601.35% -8,675 -17.78%48,767Waukesha57,35434.66%91,72955.43%13,1097.92%1,2480.75%2,0321.23% -34,375 -20.77%165,472Waupaca7,80040.53%8,67945.10%2,46412.80%1340.70%1660.86% -879 -4.57%19,243Waushara3,82443.31%3,57340.46%1,26414.31%670.76%1021.16%2512.85%8,830Winnebago29,56445.31%27,88042.73%6,53110.01%5840.90%6881.05%1,6842.58%65,247Wood14,65045.08%12,66638.97%4,59914.15%2810.86%3040.94%1,9846.11%32,500Totals1,071,97148.81%845,02938.48%227,33910.35%28,7231.31%23,1071.05%226,94210.33%2,196,169

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Florence

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Brown Door Jefferson Langlade Marinette Outagamie Shawano Sheboygan Taylor Waushara Winnebago Wood

By congressional district Clinton won all but one of the state's nine congressional districts, including three which elected Republicans. District Clinton Dole Perot Representative 49.7% 37.5% 11%Mark Neumann 54.5% 32.7% 8.1%Scott Klug49.9%34.2%13.8%Steve GundersonRon Kind 49% 39.9% 9.1%Tom Barrett 62.9% 29.2% 5.1%Jerry Kleczka 44.9% 41.5% 11.8%Tom Petri 48.8% 35.1% 14%Dave Obey45.8%41.5%11.3%Toby RothJay Johnson 37.2% 52.1% 8.6%Jim Sensenbrenner

See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

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