1996 United States presidential election in Alaska
November 5, 1996
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-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, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho.[2]
Among white voters, 50% supported Dole, while 34% supported Clinton. 12% supported Perot.[3]
Results
[edit]| 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska[4] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | 122,746 | 50.80% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore (incumbent) | 80,380 | 33.27% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 26,333 | 10.90% | 0 | |
| Green Party | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 7,597 | 3.14% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 2,276 | 0.94% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 925 | 0.38% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | Mike Tompkins | 729 | 0.30% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 634 | 0.26% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 241,620 | 100.0% | 3 | |||
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Boroughs that flipped from Independent to Republican
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Bethel Census Area
- Dillingham Census Area
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Skagway
- Yakutat
By congressional district
[edit]Due to the state's low population, Alaska only has only one at-large congressional district, whose results are equivalent to the statewide totals.
| District | Dole | Clinton | Representative |
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| At-large | 50.80% | 33.27% | Don Young |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Compares Democratic minus Republican margin in 1992 and 1996.
References
[edit]- ↑ "1996 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska". uselectionatlas.org.
- ↑ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ "AllPolitics - Alaska President Exit Poll Results". www.cnn.com.
- ↑ "1996 Presidential Election". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved August 27, 2026.