Election in Maryland
Main article: 1996 United States presidential election
1996 United States presidential election in Maryland
Nominee
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Ross Perot
Party
Democratic
Republican
Reform
Home state
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Running mate
Al Gore
Jack Kemp
James Campbell
Electoral vote
10
0
0
Popular vote
966,207
681,530
115,812
Percentage
54.25%
38.27%
6.50%
County Results
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
70-80%
Dole
40-50%
50-60%
President before election
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Elected President
Bill Clinton
Democratic
The 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Maryland was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D -Arkansas ) with 54.25% of the popular vote over Senator Bob Dole (R -Kansas ) with 38.27%. Businessman Ross Perot (Reform -Texas ) finished in third, with 6.50% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both challengers and becoming re-elected to a second term as U.S. President .[2] To date this is the last election in which Dorchester County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[3] Conversely, this is also the last time Charles County voted for a Republican Presidential candidate.[3]
Results [ ]
1996 United States presidential election in Maryland[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Bill Clinton (incumbent )
966,207
54.25%
10
Republican
Bob Dole
681,530
38.27%
0
Reform
Ross Perot
115,812
6.50%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
8,765
0.49%
0
Constitution
Howard Phillips
3,402
0.19%
0
N/A
Write-ins
2,637
0.15%
0
Natural Law
Dr. John Hagelin
2,517
0.14%
0
Totals
1,780,870
100.0%
10
Results by county [ ]
County
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic
Robert Joseph Dole Republican
Henry Ross Perot Reform
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
11,025
42.40%
12,136
46.67%
2,652
10.20%
189
0.73%
-1,111
-4.27%
26,002
Anne Arundel
72,147
42.02%
83,574
48.68%
14,287
8.32%
1,677
0.98%
-11,427
-6.66%
171,685
Baltimore County
132,599
49.12%
114,449
42.39%
20,393
7.55%
2,527
0.94%
18,150
6.73%
269,968
Baltimore City
145,441
79.34%
28,467
15.53%
7,473
4.08%
1,942
1.06%
116,974
63.81%
183,323
Calvert
10,008
42.47%
11,509
48.84%
1,932
8.20%
117
0.50%
-1,501
-6.37%
23,566
Caroline
3,251
39.76%
3,874
47.38%
947
11.58%
105
1.28%
-623
-7.62%
8,177
Carroll
17,122
32.31%
30,316
57.20%
4,873
9.19%
686
1.29%
-13,194
-24.89%
52,997
Cecil
10,144
41.47%
10,885
44.50%
3,124
12.77%
307
1.26%
-741
-3.03%
24,460
Charles
15,890
44.35%
17,432
48.66%
2,333
6.51%
170
0.47%
-1,542
-4.31%
35,825
Dorchester
4,613
45.89%
4,337
43.15%
1,008
10.03%
94
0.94%
276
2.74%
10,052
Frederick
25,081
38.41%
34,494
52.82%
4,989
7.64%
739
1.13%
-9,413
-14.41%
65,303
Garrett
3,121
31.89%
5,400
55.18%
1,200
12.26%
65
0.66%
-2,279
-23.29%
9,786
Harford
29,779
38.08%
39,686
50.76%
7,939
10.15%
787
1.01%
-9,907
-12.68%
78,191
Howard
47,569
49.81%
40,849
42.77%
6,011
6.29%
1,079
1.13%
6,720
7.04%
95,508
Kent
3,207
45.83%
3,055
43.66%
676
9.66%
60
0.86%
152
2.17%
6,998
Montgomery
198,807
59.36%
117,730
35.15%
14,450
4.31%
3,910
1.17%
81,077
24.21%
334,897
Prince George's
176,612
73.50%
52,697
21.93%
9,153
3.81%
1,840
0.77%
123,915
51.57%
240,302
Queen Anne's
5,054
37.06%
7,147
52.40%
1,312
9.62%
126
0.92%
-2,093
-15.34%
13,639
Somerset
3,557
49.62%
2,919
40.72%
613
8.55%
80
1.12%
638
8.90%
7,169
St. Mary's
9,988
41.95%
11,835
49.71%
1,827
7.67%
158
0.66%
-1,847
-7.76%
23,808
Talbot
4,821
37.50%
6,997
54.43%
914
7.11%
123
0.96%
-2,176
-16.93%
12,855
Washington
16,481
39.11%
21,434
50.86%
3,934
9.34%
293
0.70%
-4,953
-11.75%
42,142
Wicomico
12,303
45.09%
12,687
46.50%
2,160
7.92%
136
0.50%
-384
-1.41%
27,286
Worcester
7,587
44.81%
7,621
45.01%
1,612
9.52%
111
0.66%
-34
-0.20%
16,931
Totals
966,207
54.25%
681,530
38.27%
115,812
6.50%
17,321
0.97%
284,677
15.99%
1,780,870
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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