7 0 649,641 538,152 47.15% 39.06% Start date November 5, 1996 | 0 0 538,152 121,221 39.06% 8.80% | |
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Oregon was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% by a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third with 8.8% of the popular vote.
Oregon was one of thirteen states where on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in Vice-Presidential candidate.
As of 2017 this is the last occasion when the Democratic Party candidate has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties. It is the only occasion since 1968 when Gilliam County has voted for a Democrat.