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President Bill Clinton had enjoyed four years of a good economic recovery. He was therefore popular as he sought re-election. This was despite losing Congress to the Republicans in 1994 after a failed health care initiative and failing to make good on his promises to reduce the deficit and cut taxes. But the Republicans had moved too far to the right, and Clinton was able to take control of the political center. Clinton also had the benefit of no major foreign policy problems. The Republicans nominated Kansas Senator and war hero Bob Dole to run against Clinton. He campaigned on the idea of building a bridge back to the 1950s past, when the country was prosperous. Clinton countered by asking voters to build a bridge to the future. Ross Perot, who garnered 19 percent of the 1992 vote, also ran again on the ticket of the newly created Reform Party. Clinton never lagged in the polls, Perot only had about half of his 1992 support, and Dole failed to inspire the voters who were not ready to make a change. Clinton was easily re-elected President, defeating Dole and Perot solidly in the popular vote and the Electoral College. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Clinton/Gore* 47,401,185 50 379 Dole/Kemp 39,197,469 41 159 Perot/Choate 8,085,294 9 0 Nader/LaDuke 685,435 0 0 Browne/Jorgensen 485,798 0 0 Phillips/Titus 184,820 0 0 Hagelin/Tompkins 113,670 0 0 All Other Candidates 92,552 0 0 Moorehead/LaRiva 29,083 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  769,044 50 9 Clinton/Gore* 662,165 43 0 Perot/Choate 92,149 6 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  122,746 51 3 Clinton/Gore* 80,380 33 0 Perot/Choate 26,333 11 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  622,073 44 0 Clinton/Gore* 653,288 47 8 Perot/Choate 112,072 8 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  325,416 37 0 Clinton/Gore* 475,171 54 6 Perot/Choate 69,884 8 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  3,828,380 38 0 Clinton/Gore* 5,119,835 51 54 Perot/Choate 697,847 7 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  691,848 46 8 Clinton/Gore* 671,152 44 0 Perot/Choate 99,629 7 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  483,109 35 0 Clinton/Gore* 735,740 53 8 Perot/Choate 139,523 10 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  99,062 37 0 Clinton/Gore* 140,355 52 3 Perot/Choate 28,719 11 0 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  17,339 9 0 Clinton/Gore* 158,220 85 3 Perot/Choate 4,780 3 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  2,244,536 42 0 Clinton/Gore* 2,546,870 48 25 Perot/Choate 483,870 9 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,080,843 47 13 Clinton/Gore* 1,053,849 46 0 Perot/Choate 146,337 6 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  113,943 32 0 Clinton/Gore* 205,012 57 4 Perot/Choate 27,358 8 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  256,595 52 4 Clinton/Gore* 165,443 34 0 Perot/Choate 62,518 13 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,587,021 37 0 Clinton/Gore* 2,341,744 54 22 Perot/Choate 346,408 8 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,006,693 47 12 Clinton/Gore* 887,424 42 0 Perot/Choate 224,299 11 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  492,644 40 0 Clinton/Gore* 620,258 50 7 Perot/Choate 105,159 9 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  583,245 54 6 Clinton/Gore* 387,659 36 0 Perot/Choate 92,639 11 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  623,283 45 0 Clinton/Gore* 636,614 46 8 Perot/Choate 120,396 9 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  712,586 40 0 Clinton/Gore* 927,837 52 9 Perot/Choate 123,293 7 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  186,378 31 0 Clinton/Gore* 312,788 52 4 Perot/Choate 85,970 14 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  681,530 38 0 Clinton/Gore* 966,207 54 10 Perot/Choate 115,812 7 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  718,107 28 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,571,763 61 12 Perot/Choate 227,217 9 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,481,212 38 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,989,653 52 18 Perot/Choate 336,670 9 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  766,476 35 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,120,438 51 10 Perot/Choate 257,704 12 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  439,838 49 7 Clinton/Gore* 394,022 44 0 Perot/Choate 52,222 6 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  890,016 41 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,025,935 48 11 Perot/Choate 217,188 10 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  179,652 44 3 Clinton/Gore* 167,922 41 0 Perot/Choate 55,229 14 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  363,467 54 5 Clinton/Gore* 236,761 35 0 Perot/Choate 71,278 11 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  199,244 43 0 Clinton/Gore* 203,974 44 4 Perot/Choate 43,986 9 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  196,532 39 0 Clinton/Gore* 246,214 49 4 Perot/Choate 48,390 10 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,103,078 36 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,652,329 54 15 Perot/Choate 262,134 9 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  232,751 42 0 Clinton/Gore* 273,495 49 5 Perot/Choate 32,257 6 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,933,492 31 0 Clinton/Gore* 3,756,177 59 33 Perot/Choate 503,458 6 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,225,938 49 14 Clinton/Gore* 1,107,849 44 0 Perot/Choate 168,059 7 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  125,050 47 3 Clinton/Gore* 106,905 40 0 Perot/Choate 32,515 12 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,859,883 41 0 Clinton/Gore* 2,148,222 47 21 Perot/Choate 483,207 11 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  582,315 48 8 Clinton/Gore* 488,105 40 0 Perot/Choate 130,788 11 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  538,152 39 0 Clinton/Gore* 649,641 47 7 Perot/Choate 121,221 9 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,801,169 40 0 Clinton/Gore* 2,215,819 49 23 Perot/Choate 430,984 9 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  104,683 27 0 Clinton/Gore* 233,050 60 4 Perot/Choate 43,723 11 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  573,458 50 8 Clinton/Gore* 504,051 44 0 Perot/Choate 64,386 6 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  150,543 46 3 Clinton/Gore* 139,333 43 0 Perot/Choate 31,250 10 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  863,530 46 0 Clinton/Gore* 909,146 48 11 Perot/Choate 105,918 6 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  2,736,167 49 32 Clinton/Gore* 2,459,683 44 0 Perot/Choate 378,537 7 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  361,911 54 5 Clinton/Gore* 221,633 33 0 Perot/Choate 66,461 10 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  80,352 31 0 Clinton/Gore* 137,894 53 3 Perot/Choate 31,024 12 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  1,138,350 47 13 Clinton/Gore* 1,091,060 45 0 Perot/Choate 159,861 7 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  840,712 37 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,123,323 50 11 Perot/Choate 201,003 9 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  233,946 37 0 Clinton/Gore* 327,812 52 5 Perot/Choate 71,639 11 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  845,029 38 0 Clinton/Gore* 1,071,971 49 11 Perot/Choate 227,339 10 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dole/Kemp  105,388 50 3 Clinton/Gore* 77,934 37 0 Perot/Choate 25,928 12 0 1996 Senate, Congress, and Gubernatorial Vote by State SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Independent Natural Law Reform Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party