1996 United States presidential election in Alaska
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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.
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November 5, 1996
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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
| 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska | ||||||
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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 | |||
