Who won Virginia in the 1996 presidential election?

Dole (Republican) carried Virginia in 1996, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1996?

Virginia cast 13 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1996?

No. Virginia backed Dole, while Bill Clinton won the presidency nationally.

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1996

Virginia: Dole carries 13 EV.

Virginia cast its 13 electoral votes for Dole (Republican). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Virginia voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Virginia, 1996

In 1996, Virginia awarded its 13 electoral votes to Dole of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Bill Clinton (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Virginia among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — North Carolina joined Virginia for the Republican ticket, while Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 379 of the 538 electoral votes, against Bob Dole's 159. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 49.23% of the ballots cast.

The 1996 national map

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