8 0 636,614 623,283 45.8% 44.9% Start date November 5, 1996 | 0 0 623,283 120,396 44.9% 8.7% | |
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a margin of 0.96%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third with 8.67% of the popular vote. As of 2016, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Kentucky.
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United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1996 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA