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The 1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the
1996 United States presidential election The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President Bill Clinton de ...
. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for
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was won by
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( D) over Senator Bob Dole ( R- KS), with Clinton winning 85.19% to 9.34% by a margin of 75.85%. Political activist
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) finished in third, with 2.57% of the popular vote, and businessman Ross Perot ( Reform Party) finished in fourth, with 1.94%. Washington, D.C. was again Ross Perot's worst performance in the country. This is also the only time Perot finished fourth in any location in either 1992 or 1996.


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United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia The District of Columbia is a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. Since the enactment of the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in 1961, the district has participated in 15 presidential el ...


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Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Washington, D. C. Results
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