The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the

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. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the

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, who voted for

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and

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Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

voted for

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Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...

over

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

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by a slim margin of 2.88%. Billionaire businessman

Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot ( ; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an Independent politician ...

(

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- TX) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana. , this is the last election in which Sheridan County, Dawson County, and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate. With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after

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. Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being

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and

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. This was also the first election since

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in which Montana voted differently than nearby

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Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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1996 Montana elections

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

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