1996 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 1996 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1996 United States presidential election in Illinois

← 1992November 5, 19962000 →
Turnout64.70%
 
NomineeBill ClintonBob DoleRoss Perot
PartyDemocraticRepublicanReform
Home stateArkansasKansasTexas
Running mateAl GoreJack KempPat Choate
Electoral vote2200
Popular vote2,341,7441,587,021346,408
Percentage54.32%36.81%8.03%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Illinois was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 54.32% to 36.81% for a margin of 17.51%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 8.03 percent of the popular vote.[1]

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Bond County, Christian County, Clay County, Clinton County, Fayette County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Jersey County, Lawrence County, Marion County, Marshall County, Massac County, Moultrie County, Piatt County, Pike County, Pope County, Randolph County, Saline County, Shelby County, Union County, White County, and Williamson County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[2]

Primaries

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Turnout

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For the state-run primaries (Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian), turnout was 26.46%, with 1,620,768 votes cast.[3] For the general election, turnout was 64.70%, with 4,311,391 votes cast.[4]

State-run primaries were held for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties on March 19.[3]

Democratic

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1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary

← 1992March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)2000 →
 
CandidateBill Clinton
Home stateArkansas
Popular vote770,001
Percentage96.17%

The 1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election.

Incumbent president Bill Clinton secured a victory with no major opposition.

1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary[3]
CandidateVotes%Delegates
Bill Clinton (incumbent)770,00196.17
Elvena Lloyd-Duffie16,0452.000
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.14,6241.830
Heather Anne Harder (write-in)60.000
Total800,676100%

Republican

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1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary

← 1992March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)2000 →
 
CandidateBob DolePat Buchanan
Home stateKansasVirginia
Popular vote532,467 votes186,177 votes
Percentage65.07%22.7%

The 1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election.

1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary[3]
CandidateVotes%Delegates
Bob Dole532,46765.07
Patrick J. Buchannan186,17722.75
Steve Forbes withdrawn39,9064.88
Alan L. Keyes30,0523.67
Lamar Alexander withdrawn12,5851.54
Richard G. Lugar withdrawn8,2861.01
Phil Gramm withdrawn6,6960.82
Morry Taylor withdrawn2,1890.27
V.A. Kelly (write-in)60.00
Total818,364100%

Libertarian

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1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary

March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)
CandidateHarry BrowneIrwin Schiff
Home stateTennesseeConnecticut
Popular vote1,278450
Percentage73.96%26.04%

The 1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Libertarian Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election. It was a non-binding preference primary, from which no delegates were awarded.

1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary[3]
CandidateVotes%
Harry Browne1,27873.96
Irwin Schiff45026.04
Total1,728100%

Results

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1996 United States presidential election in Illinois[4]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton (Incumbent)Al Gore (Incumbent)2,341,74454.32%22
RepublicanBob DoleJack Kemp1,587,02136.81%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate346,4088.03%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen22,5480.52%0
U.S. Taxpayers' PartyHoward PhillipsJoseph Zdonczyk[a]7,6060.17%0
Natural LawDr. John HagelinDr. V. Tompkins4,6060.10%0
Write-inRalph Nader1,4470.03%0
No partyWrite-in100.00%0
Write-inEarl Dodge10.00%0

Results by county

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CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[6]
#%#%#%#%#%
Adams11,33639.90%13,83648.70%3,06910.80%1700.60%-2,500-8.80%28,321
Alexander2,75363.96%1,21228.16%3217.46%180.42%1,54135.80%4,296
Bond3,21346.10%3,01843.30%6859.83%540.77%1952.80%6,938
Boone5,34541.09%6,18147.51%1,37710.58%1060.81%-836-6.42%12,939
Brown99743.40%1,05345.84%23710.32%100.44%-56-2.44%2,290
Bureau7,65147.60%6,52840.61%1,79811.19%960.60%1,1236.99%16,011
Calhoun1,67655.63%94131.23%36312.05%331.10%73524.40%3,003
Carroll2,92643.04%3,02944.55%79211.65%520.76%-103-1.51%6,759
Cass2,83450.01%2,21439.07%58910.39%300.53%62010.94%5,653
Champaign32,45448.86%28,23242.50%4,8067.23%9371.41%4,2226.36%65,884
Christian7,43150.08%5,56337.49%1,72711.64%1160.78%1,86812.59%14,778
Clark2,99541.48%3,40947.22%78110.82%350.48%-414-5.74%7,201
Clay2,75044.16%2,70343.40%71911.54%560.90%470.76%6,206
Clinton6,10444.09%6,06543.81%1,58011.41%950.69%390.28%13,797
Coles8,95046.38%8,03841.65%2,13711.07%1730.90%9124.73%19,215
Cook1,153,28966.79%461,55726.73%96,6335.60%15,1870.88%691,73240.06%1,716,586
Crawford3,62741.72%3,96545.61%1,05712.16%440.51%-338-3.89%8,663
Cumberland1,77639.74%2,00244.80%65714.70%340.76%-226-5.06%4,449
DeKalb12,71544.57%12,38043.40%3,00910.55%4231.48%3351.17%28,226
DeWitt2,87843.68%2,97845.20%69410.53%390.59%-100-1.52%6,564
Douglas2,95542.14%3,27246.66%74010.55%460.66%-317-4.52%6,989
DuPage129,70939.97%164,63050.74%27,4198.45%2,7280.84%-34,921-10.77%322,688
Edgar3,55242.78%3,74645.12%93511.26%690.83%-194-2.34%8,273
Edwards1,08935.10%1,61351.98%38412.38%170.55%-524-16.88%3,096
Effingham4,82533.97%7,69654.18%1,55510.95%1280.90%-2,871-20.21%14,134
Fayette3,88744.21%3,88144.14%96410.96%600.68%60.07%8,769
Ford2,06535.79%3,07753.33%59010.23%380.66%-1,012-17.54%5,753
Franklin9,81456.54%5,35430.84%2,09612.08%940.54%4,46025.70%17,310
Fulton8,85756.39%5,15532.82%1,61010.25%840.53%3,70223.57%15,663
Gallatin2,11360.15%85624.37%52715.00%170.48%1,25735.78%3,505
Greene2,73446.07%2,24537.83%90315.22%520.88%4898.24%5,909
Grundy6,75945.36%6,17741.45%1,86012.48%1060.71%5823.91%14,839
Hamilton2,24249.72%1,67737.19%56012.42%300.67%56512.53%4,493
Hancock4,00143.59%3,96143.16%1,14812.51%680.74%400.43%9,140
Hardin1,32350.55%79030.19%48518.53%190.73%53320.36%2,606
Henderson1,95353.97%1,23334.07%40811.27%250.69%72019.90%3,611
Henry11,20151.15%8,39338.33%2,19410.02%1090.50%2,80812.82%21,839
Iroquois4,55935.79%6,56451.53%1,52211.95%920.72%-2,005-15.74%12,684
Jackson12,21455.49%7,42233.72%2,0829.46%2931.33%4,79221.77%21,860
Jasper2,03841.16%2,23445.12%64112.95%380.77%-196-3.96%4,930
Jefferson7,26348.48%5,93739.63%1,64710.99%1340.89%1,3268.85%14,924
Jersey4,27548.77%3,21136.63%1,18613.53%941.07%1,06412.14%8,721
Jo Daviess4,17144.82%3,91542.07%1,13112.15%890.96%2562.75%9,266
Johnson2,00940.75%2,24145.46%64012.98%400.81%-232-4.71%4,906
Kane47,90241.77%54,37547.41%11,2709.83%1,1461.00%-6,473-5.64%113,983
Kankakee16,82047.73%14,59541.41%3,57410.14%2520.72%2,2256.32%35,097
Kendall6,49936.78%8,95850.69%2,05511.63%1600.91%-2,459-13.91%17,575
Knox12,48755.38%7,82234.69%2,0969.30%1430.63%4,66520.69%22,454
Lake93,31545.57%93,14945.49%16,6408.13%1,6600.81%1660.08%203,702
LaSalle21,64350.94%15,29936.01%5,25912.38%2900.68%6,34414.93%42,298
Lawrence2,87144.92%2,56840.18%91614.33%370.58%3034.74%6,369
Lee5,89541.57%6,67747.08%1,52010.72%900.63%-782-5.51%14,128
Livingston5,64138.15%7,65351.75%1,4099.53%850.57%-2,012-13.60%14,737
Logan4,61837.41%6,51852.80%1,1419.24%680.55%-1,900-15.39%12,308
Macon24,25651.35%18,16138.45%4,5409.61%2780.59%6,09512.90%47,063
Macoupin11,10752.70%7,23534.33%2,53212.01%2010.95%3,87218.37%21,005
Madison53,56853.26%35,75835.55%10,12110.06%1,1261.12%17,81017.71%100,101
Marion7,79249.43%5,99938.06%1,82511.58%1470.93%1,79311.37%15,681
Marshall2,64046.20%2,45342.93%58610.26%350.61%1873.27%5,693
Mason3,38552.53%2,43037.71%6009.31%290.45%95514.82%6,425
Massac2,84146.90%2,50741.38%67511.14%350.58%3345.52%6,037
McDonough5,63246.80%5,04941.95%1,21710.11%1371.14%5834.85%11,962
McHenry31,24037.52%41,13649.41%10,08212.11%7980.96%-9,896-11.89%82,780
McLean22,70842.50%26,42849.46%3,8167.14%4830.90%-3,720-6.96%53,088
Menard2,20437.56%3,10652.93%5349.10%240.41%-902-15.37%5,857
Mercer4,27854.17%2,68834.04%88911.26%420.53%1,59020.13%7,871
Monroe4,79841.60%5,35046.38%1,27611.06%1110.96%-552-4.78%11,500
Montgomery6,33850.18%4,77037.76%1,43611.37%870.69%1,56812.42%12,584
Morgan6,15043.19%6,35244.61%1,63311.47%1030.72%-202-1.42%14,179
Moultrie2,62948.23%2,19940.34%59610.93%270.50%4307.89%5,430
Ogle6,76536.90%9,55852.13%1,87610.23%1360.74%-2,793-15.23%18,251
Peoria37,38350.45%30,99041.82%5,2207.04%5090.69%6,3938.63%73,773
Perry5,34753.90%3,23732.63%1,26212.72%750.76%2,11021.27%9,898
Piatt3,27444.17%3,26544.05%81811.04%550.74%90.12%7,383
Pike3,60445.32%3,22540.56%1,03913.07%841.06%3794.76%7,914
Pope91544.55%85041.38%27713.49%120.58%653.17%2,047
Pulaski1,52454.16%1,03636.82%2358.35%190.68%48817.34%2,805
Putnam1,42551.56%98735.71%32211.65%301.09%43815.85%2,745
Randolph7,41950.65%5,42237.02%1,69811.59%1080.74%1,99713.63%14,591
Richland2,67939.31%3,13746.03%92713.60%721.06%-458-6.72%6,789
Rock Island34,82257.13%20,62633.84%5,1358.42%3720.61%14,19623.29%60,718
Saline6,15652.77%3,69331.66%1,75215.02%640.55%2,46321.11%11,624
Sangamon38,90244.15%42,17447.87%6,4467.32%5830.66%-3,272-3.72%87,791
Schuyler1,63643.64%1,59742.60%48312.88%330.88%391.04%3,729
Scott1,01239.87%1,11243.81%39615.60%180.71%-100-3.94%2,528
Shelby4,24943.41%4,21543.06%1,26212.89%620.63%340.35%9,756
St. Clair53,40556.56%33,06635.02%7,0277.44%9310.99%20,33921.54%93,908
Stark1,26244.06%1,27844.62%31210.89%120.42%-16-0.56%2,859
Stephenson7,14539.42%8,87148.94%1,94010.70%1690.93%-1,726-9.52%18,020
Tazewell24,13944.97%24,39545.45%4,8148.97%3300.61%-256-0.48%53,448
Union4,25251.34%3,14738.00%83210.05%510.62%1,10513.34%8,264
Vermilion15,52549.55%12,01538.35%3,57711.42%2120.68%3,51011.20%31,175
Wabash2,17741.28%2,38145.15%68312.95%330.63%-204-3.87%5,256
Warren3,50048.28%2,97441.02%74210.23%340.47%5267.26%7,227
Washington2,74439.61%3,33948.20%79011.40%540.78%-595-8.59%6,902
Wayne3,05437.52%4,02949.50%99912.27%580.71%-975-11.98%8,114
White3,55348.33%2,87839.15%88812.08%330.45%6759.18%7,335
Whiteside11,91351.03%8,85937.95%2,43610.44%1360.58%3,05413.08%23,261
Will69,35446.76%62,50642.15%15,48510.44%9590.65%6,8484.61%147,689
Williamson12,51049.50%9,73438.52%2,87711.38%1510.60%2,77610.98%25,202
Winnebago46,26446.31%44,47944.52%8,1928.20%9750.98%1,7851.79%99,250
Woodford5,27035.03%8,52756.68%1,1707.78%760.51%-3,257-21.65%14,997
Totals2,341,74454.32%1,587,02136.81%346,4088.03%36,2180.84%754,72317.51%4,311,391

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Illinois was one of the states where Howard Phillips's running mate (Herbert Titus) was replaced on the ballot by Joseph Zdonczyk.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results 1996 Illinois Results
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b c d e "State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ..." Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election ." Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. ^ President Elect - The Unofficial Home of the Electoral College - President Elect 1996
    http://presidentelect.org/e1996.html Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Our Campaigns; IL US President 1996