The 1996 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

North Dakota was won by Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who was running against incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp.

North Dakota weighed in for this election as 5% more third-party than the national average. The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for North Dakota, with almost 13% of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. All major counties in North Dakota turned out for Dole, including the (relatively) highly populated center of Cass County, which contains the city of Fargo.

In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 12% of the votes in North Dakota, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for the U.S. presidency in recent times. His performance in the state was his fifth-strongest in the election after Maine, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

, this is the last election in which Divide County and Ramsey County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Primary elections Democratic primary

The North Dakota Democratic presidential primary was held on February 27, 1996, in North Dakota as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election. Incumbent President Bill Clinton did not appear on the ballot allowing for a minor candidate, Roland Riemers, to win the primary.

Clinton refused to contest the election due to the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League violating national party rules by holding its presidential primary too early and allowing non-Democrats to vote in that Primary. 1996 North Dakota Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotes%Roland Riemers65641.36%Lyndon LaRouche54734.49%Vernon Clemenson38324.15%Total1,586100.00%

Results 1996 United States presidential election in North DakotaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole 125,050 46.94% 3 Democratic-NPL Bill Clinton (incumbent) 106,905 40.13% 0 Reform Ross Perot 32,515 12.20% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 847 0.32% 0 Taxpayers’ Howard Phillips 745 0.28% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 349 0.13% 0 Totals 266,411 100.00% 3 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)

Results by county CountyBob DoleRepublicanBill ClintonDemocratic-NPLRoss PerotReformHarry BrowneLibertarianHoward PhillipsU.S. TaxpayersJohn HagelinNatural LawMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams57549.91%36631.77%20017.36%50.43%60.52%00.00%20918.14%1,152Barnes2,44944.79%2,31742.37%66612.18%130.24%150.27%80.15%1322.42%5,468Benson85039.13%1,05948.76%25211.60%50.23%50.23%10.05%-209-9.63%2,172Billings28155.42%11622.88%10721.10%30.59%00.00%00.00%16532.54%507Bottineau1,68247.80%1,28036.37%53615.23%150.43%30.09%30.09%40211.43%3,519Bowman71048.20%48933.20%26117.72%30.20%80.54%20.14%22115.00%1,473Burke48344.35%41638.20%17616.16%30.28%111.01%00.00%676.15%1,089Burleigh15,46451.74%10,67935.73%3,53511.83%1020.34%770.26%330.11%4,78516.01%29,890Cass24,23848.02%21,69342.98%4,1168.16%2170.43%1390.28%680.13%2,5455.04%50,471Cavalier1,18847.85%94137.90%32613.13%130.52%130.52%20.08%2479.95%2,483Dickey1,41853.21%95335.76%27610.36%60.23%90.34%30.11%46517.45%2,665Divide48836.42%63747.54%20915.60%10.07%40.30%10.07%-149-11.12%1,340Dunn83047.62%58733.68%30417.44%40.23%170.98%10.06%24313.94%1,743Eddy51740.36%55343.17%20115.69%20.16%70.55%10.08%-36-2.81%1,281Emmons1,14853.54%54425.37%44120.57%20.09%60.28%30.14%60428.17%2,144Foster80145.93%66438.07%26515.19%50.29%60.34%30.17%1377.86%1,744Golden Valley52056.28%23525.43%16317.64%10.11%30.32%20.22%28530.85%924Grand Forks11,60644.92%11,37644.03%2,66310.31%1300.50%310.12%300.12%2300.89%25,836Grant76055.51%30021.91%29521.55%40.29%80.58%20.15%46033.60%1,369Griggs73146.53%67042.65%16210.31%60.38%20.13%00.00%613.88%1,571Hettinger76553.65%41829.31%23816.69%20.14%10.07%20.14%34724.34%1,426Kidder69150.00%43431.40%24217.51%40.29%90.65%20.14%25718.60%1,382LaMoure1,22051.15%88036.90%27611.57%50.21%30.13%10.04%34014.25%2,385Logan70553.09%36027.11%25419.13%40.30%40.30%10.08%34525.98%1,328McHenry1,18743.07%1,09639.77%45316.44%70.25%100.36%30.11%913.30%2,756McIntosh1,00556.43%47026.39%29516.56%30.17%50.28%30.17%53530.04%1,781McKenzie1,33849.50%92834.33%42815.83%30.11%40.15%20.07%41015.17%2,703McLean1,98845.39%1,75940.16%61814.11%50.11%60.14%40.09%2295.23%4,380Mercer1,95348.32%1,30032.16%76418.90%90.22%110.27%50.12%65316.16%4,042Morton4,69946.66%3,74537.19%1,56615.55%190.19%250.25%160.16%9549.47%10,070Mountrail96536.90%1,27748.83%36013.77%30.11%90.34%10.04%-312-11.93%2,615Nelson74541.41%82745.97%20611.45%90.50%80.44%40.22%-82-4.56%1,799Oliver49948.83%33332.58%18317.91%10.10%60.59%00.00%16616.25%1,022Pembina1,67850.94%1,19136.16%40012.14%160.49%60.18%30.09%48714.78%3,294Pierce1,01751.52%67133.99%27013.68%50.25%100.51%10.05%34617.53%1,974Ramsey2,07743.51%2,12344.47%54911.50%80.17%110.23%60.13%-46-0.96%4,774Ransom92037.78%1,19949.24%30312.44%60.25%40.16%30.12%-279-11.46%2,435Renville57642.54%56241.51%21015.51%20.15%30.22%10.07%141.03%1,354Richland3,34547.32%2,89040.88%78211.06%220.31%150.21%150.21%4556.44%7,069Rolette82322.85%2,29963.84%44812.44%80.22%140.39%90.25%-1,476-40.99%3,601Sargent81439.38%1,00348.52%24111.66%50.24%20.10%20.10%-189-9.14%2,067Sheridan56660.15%25226.78%12112.86%10.11%10.11%00.00%31433.37%941Sioux20730.00%39356.96%8211.88%40.58%20.29%20.29%-186-26.96%690Slope26058.43%12327.64%6013.48%10.22%10.22%00.00%13730.79%445Stark4,08646.94%3,09535.55%1,45616.73%250.29%310.36%120.14%99111.39%8,705Steele48639.67%62050.61%1159.39%20.16%10.08%10.08%-134-10.94%1,225Stutsman3,78444.04%3,58941.77%1,14113.28%280.33%280.33%230.27%1952.27%8,593Towner54239.08%64946.79%18713.48%40.29%20.14%30.22%-107-7.71%1,387Traill1,82045.03%1,82245.08%3809.40%130.32%40.10%30.07%-2-0.05%4,042Walsh2,22244.99%2,08242.15%59912.13%100.20%240.49%20.04%1402.84%4,939Ward10,54648.01%8,66039.43%2,58711.78%540.25%740.34%430.20%1,8868.58%21,964Wells1,19246.89%96237.84%37314.67%10.04%110.43%30.12%2309.05%2,542Williams3,59045.79%3,01838.49%1,17414.97%210.27%270.34%100.13%5727.30%7,840Totals125,05046.94%106,90540.13%32,51512.20%8470.32%7450.28%3490.13%18,1456.81%266,411

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Eddy Nelson Ramsey Traill

See also United States presidential elections in North Dakota Presidency of Bill Clinton

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