The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the
1996 United States presidential election
The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President Bill Clinton de ...
. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president
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and
vice president
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.
Alaska
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was won by Senator
Bob Dole (
R-
KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over
President
President most commonly refers to:
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
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Bill Clinton
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(
D) by a margin of 17.53%.
Billionaire businessman
Ross Perot (
Reform
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-
TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote.
With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the 1996 election after
Utah
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,
Kansas
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,
Nebraska
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and
Idaho
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.
Results
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Alaska
Since Alaska's admission to the Union in January 1959, it has participated in 16 United States presidential elections, always having 3 electoral votes. In the 1960 presidential election, Alaska was narrowly won by the Republican Party's candi ...
References
[Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Alaska Results](_blank)
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
1996
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