Bob Dole
Republican
Record
| Year | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 159 of 538 | 39,198,482 40.7% | Lost |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1996 . How these figures were compiled
SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 . How these figures were compiled
Election by election
1996
Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Dole.
SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 . How these figures were compiled
Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1996, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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