Election in Montana
Main article: 1996 United States presidential election
1996 United States presidential election in Montana
Nominee
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Party
Republican
Democratic
Reform
Home state
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Running mate
Jack Kemp
Al Gore
James Campbell
Electoral vote
3
0
0
Popular vote
179,652
167,922
55,229
Percentage
44.11%
41.23%
13.56%
County Results
Dole
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Elected President
Bill Clinton
Democratic
The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana voted for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole over President Bill Clinton by a slim margin of 2.88%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America -TX ) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Sheridan County , Dawson County , and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate.
With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine .[2]
Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being Colorado and Georgia .
Results [ ]
1996 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
179,652
44.11%
3
Democratic
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
167,922
41.23%
0
Reform
Ross Perot
Patrick Choate
55,229
13.56%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
Jo Jorgensen
2,526
0.62%
0
Natural Law (write in)
John Hagelin
Mike Tompkins
1,754
0.43%
0
Constitutional (write in)
Howard Phillips
Herbert Titus
152
0.04%
0
(write in)
Charles E. Collins
Rosemary Giumarra
20
0.00%
0
Independent (write in)
Write-ins
5
0.00
0
Socialist (write in)
Mary Cal Hollis
Eric Chester
1
0.00
0
By county [ ]
Beaverhead
29.0%
1,164
60.1%
2,414
11.0%
441
Big Horn
57.9%
2,453
31.5%
1,336
10.6%
450
Blaine
45.5%
1,316
39.0%
1,127
15.6%
450
Broadwater
30.7%
603
52.3%
1,029
17.0%
334
Carbon
38.9%
1,854
45.1%
2,147
16.0%
761
Carter
19.6%
150
68.2%
522
12.2%
93
Cascade
44.9%
15,707
40.8%
14,291
14.3%
5,008
Chouteau
32.9%
1,039
52.6%
1,660
14.5%
458
Custer
39.7%
2,115
46.3%
2,467
14.0%
747
Daniels
38.9%
510
42.5%
558
18.6%
244
Dawson
40.7%
1,903
40.5%
1,890
18.8%
880
Deer Lodge
66.5%
3,331
17.6%
883
15.9%
796
Fallon
29.8%
452
51.3%
778
18.9%
286
Fergus
30.1%
1,866
59.3%
3,671
10.6%
657
Flathead
32.4%
10,452
51.3%
16,542
16.2%
5,231
Gallatin
37.7%
10,972
50.1%
14,559
12.2%
3,547
Garfield
14.3%
107
75.3%
562
10.3%
77
Glacier
56.0%
2,292
31.0%
1,270
13.0%
533
Golden Valley
26.2%
128
58.2%
284
15.6%
76
Granite
30.5%
429
52.1%
733
17.4%
245
Hill
49.5%
3,517
36.6%
2,601
14.0%
993
Jefferson
37.0%
1,775
46.8%
2,248
16.2%
778
Judith Basin
33.8%
452
56.3%
753
9.9%
133
Lake
38.7%
4,195
43.6%
4,723
17.7%
1,922
Lewis and Clark
43.5%
11,535
43.9%
11,665
12.6%
3,347
Liberty
32.6%
379
54.6%
634
12.8%
149
Lincoln
34.4%
2,705
45.2%
3,552
20.5%
1,609
McCone
31.1%
390
49.0%
615
20.0%
251
Madison
27.3%
955
56.8%
1,984
15.9%
556
Meagher
30.0%
281
54.0%
505
16.0%
150
Mineral
40.7%
658
34.0%
549
25.3%
408
Missoula
49.3%
21,874
36.1%
16,034
14.6%
6,474
Musselshell
31.4%
652
54.0%
1,121
14.6%
303
Park
34.4%
2,564
51.5%
3,837
14.1%
1,047
Petroleum
21.4%
62
64.1%
186
14.5%
42
Phillips
28.1%
705
55.4%
1,392
16.5%
414
Pondera
37.9%
1,123
48.5%
1,438
13.6%
402
Powder River
22.6%
236
63.4%
663
14.0%
146
Powell
34.0%
952
45.5%
1,274
20.6%
576
Prairie
33.2%
259
53.5%
417
13.3%
104
Ravalli
32.0%
5,200
50.1%
8,138
17.9%
2,902
Richland
35.3%
1,614
44.2%
2,021
20.4%
933
Roosevelt
53.0%
2,118
30.3%
1,209
16.8%
670
Rosebud
45.6%
1,681
38.4%
1,413
16.0%
589
Sanders
33.8%
1,573
43.8%
2,043
22.4%
1,045
Sheridan
48.8%
1,187
34.2%
832
17.1%
416
Silver Bow
63.4%
11,199
22.1%
3,909
14.5%
2,569
Stillwater
33.7%
1,282
49.2%
1,871
17.0%
647
Sweet Grass
26.3%
469
62.2%
1,109
11.5%
204
Teton
35.7%
1,188
51.1%
1,701
13.1%
437
Toole
35.2%
874
48.5%
1,203
16.3%
405
Treasure
34.3%
171
47.6%
237
18.1%
90
Valley
39.8%
1,674
43.7%
1,838
16.5%
695
Wheatland
35.9%
391
51.8%
563
12.3%
134
Wibaux
32.1%
197
46.3%
284
21.5%
132
Yellowstone
41.1%
22,992
47.2%
26,367
11.7%
6,523
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