The 1996 United States presidential election in Washington 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.

The State of Washington was won by President Bill Clinton (D–AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R–KS), with Clinton winning 49.84% to 37.30% for a margin of 12.54%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform–TX) finished in third, with 8.92% of the popular vote.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Washington , this is the last election in which Spokane County, Kittitas County, Pend Oreille County, Ferry County, and Asotin 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 Okanogon County voted against the winner of the election for the first time since 1900.

Results

By county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 1,740 37.71% 2,356 51.06% 448 9.71% 70 1.52% -616 -13.35% 4,614 Asotin 3,349 45.81% 2,860 39.12% 936 12.80% 166 2.27% 489 6.69% 7,311 Benton 20,783 38.63% 26,664 49.56% 5,311 9.87% 1,045 1.94% -5,881 -10.93% 53,803 Chelan 8,595 36.01% 12,363 51.79% 2,332 9.77% 580 2.43% -3,768 -15.79% 23,870 Clallam 12,585 42.64% 12,432 42.12% 3,187 10.80% 1,312 4.45% 153 0.52% 29,516 Clark 52,254 46.35% 46,794 41.51% 9,663 8.57% 4,019 3.57% 5,460 4.84% 112,730 Columbia 743 38.01% 948 48.49% 228 11.66% 36 1.84% -205 -10.49% 1,955 Cowlitz 18,054 53.87% 11,221 33.48% 3,441 10.27% 799 2.38% 6,833 20.39% 33,515 Douglas 3,913 35.82% 5,682 52.01% 1,132 10.36% 198 1.81% -1,769 -16.19% 10,925 Ferry 1,197 42.49% 1,091 38.73% 408 14.48% 121 4.30% 106 3.76% 2,817 Franklin 4,961 41.01% 5,946 49.16% 992 8.20% 197 1.63% -985 -8.14% 12,096 Garfield 497 39.60% 623 49.64% 117 9.32% 18 1.43% -126 -10.04% 1,255 Grant 8,065 36.88% 10,895 49.83% 2,496 11.41% 410 1.88% -2,830 -12.94% 21,866 Grays Harbor 14,082 53.65% 7,635 29.09% 3,757 14.31% 776 2.96% 6,447 24.56% 26,250 Island 12,157 42.71% 12,387 43.52% 2,787 9.79% 1,133 3.98% -230 -0.81% 28,464 Jefferson 7,145 50.61% 4,607 32.63% 1,385 9.81% 982 6.96% 2,538 17.98% 14,119 King 417,846 56.38% 232,811 31.41% 51,309 6.92% 39,138 5.28% 185,035 24.97% 741,104 Kitsap 44,167 48.28% 35,304 38.59% 8,769 9.58% 3,247 3.55% 8,863 9.69% 91,487 Kittitas 5,707 45.42% 5,224 41.58% 1,214 9.66% 419 3.33% 483 3.84% 12,564 Klickitat 3,214 45.58% 2,662 37.75% 875 12.41% 301 4.27% 552 7.83% 7,052 Lewis 10,331 37.37% 13,238 47.89% 3,373 12.20% 702 2.54% -2,907 -10.52% 27,644 Lincoln 1,806 35.88% 2,587 51.40% 518 10.29% 122 2.42% -781 -15.52% 5,033 Mason 10,088 48.62% 7,149 34.45% 2,816 13.57% 697 3.36% 2,939 14.16% 20,750 Okanogan 4,810 36.79% 5,890 45.05% 1,797 13.74% 578 4.42% -1,080 -8.26% 13,075 Pacific 5,095 55.92% 2,598 28.51% 1,131 12.41% 287 3.15% 2,497 27.41% 9,111 Pend Oreille 2,126 42.55% 2,012 40.27% 709 14.19% 149 2.98% 114 2.28% 4,996 Pierce 120,893 50.57% 89,295 37.35% 22,051 9.22% 6,834 2.86% 31,598 13.22% 239,073 San Juan 3,663 49.81% 2,523 34.31% 508 6.91% 660 8.97% 1,140 15.50% 7,354 Skagit 18,295 44.49% 16,397 39.88% 4,818 11.72% 1,608 3.91% 1,898 4.62% 41,118 Skamania 1,724 45.50% 1,387 36.61% 450 11.88% 228 6.02% 337 8.89% 3,789 Snohomish 109,624 49.61% 81,885 37.06% 22,731 10.29% 6,720 3.04% 27,739 12.55% 220,960 Spokane 71,727 45.05% 66,628 41.84% 16,532 10.38% 4,345 2.73% 5,099 3.20% 159,232 Stevens 5,591 34.90% 7,524 46.96% 2,158 13.47% 749 4.67% -1,933 -12.06% 16,022 Thurston 45,522 52.16% 29,835 34.18% 7,622 8.73% 4,301 4.93% 15,687 17.97% 87,280 Wahkiakum 924 50.33% 619 33.71% 215 11.71% 78 4.25% 305 16.61% 1,836 Walla Walla 8,038 41.25% 9,085 46.62% 1,894 9.72% 469 2.41% -1,047 -5.37% 19,486 Whatcom 29,074 45.07% 27,153 42.09% 4,854 7.52% 3,429 5.32% 1,921 2.98% 64,510 Whitman 7,262 45.69% 6,734 42.37% 1,315 8.27% 584 3.67% 528 3.32% 15,895 Yakima 25,676 43.25% 27,668 46.61% 4,724 7.96% 1,292 2.18% -1,992 -3.36% 59,360Totals1,123,32349.84%840,71237.30%201,0038.92%88,7993.94%282,61112.54%2,253,837

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Island Okanogan

By congressional district Clinton won eight of nine congressional districts, including five that elected Republicans. District Clinton Dole Perot Representative 51% 37% 8%Rick White 47% 39% 10%Jack Metcalf 49% 38% 10%Linda Smith 40% 48% 10%Doc Hastings 44% 43% 11%George Nethercutt 50% 36% 10%Norm Dicks 67% 20% 5%Jim McDermott 47% 41% 9%Jennifer Dunn51%36%10%Randy Tate (104th Congress)Adam Smith (105th Congress)

See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state) Presidency of Bill Clinton

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