The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the

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. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the

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, who voted for

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and

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was won by

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( D) over Senator

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( R-

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), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman

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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 nominee has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties.Sullivan, Robert David
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''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016 It is also the last time any Eastern Oregon county voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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* Deschutes * Jackson * Jefferson

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Gilliam * Marion * Morrow

Notes

References

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