The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the
1996 United States presidential election
The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee ...
. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president
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and
vice president
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.
Oregon
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was won by
President
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Bill Clinton
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(
D) over Senator
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
(
R-
Kansas
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), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman
Ross Perot
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(
Reform
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Texas
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) finished in third, with 8.8% of the popular vote.
Oregon was one of thirteen states where, on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot’s former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in candidate for vice president.
, this is the last occasion when the Democratic Party candidate has carried
Gilliam,
Morrow
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and
Coos Counties.
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‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016 It is also the only occasion since
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
when Gilliam County has voted for a Democrat, the last time any Eastern Oregon county sided with a Democrat, and the last time a victorious Democratic candidate would only win the state with a single digit margin of victory.
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Oregon
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Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to ...
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Presidency of Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...
References
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Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
1996
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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 ful ...