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The 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.

The 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.

Ross Perot was on the ballot in every state.
Harry Browne was on the ballot in every state.
Ralph Nader was on the ballot in twenty-one states (225 Electoral Votes). Those states with a lighter shade are states in which he was an official write-in candidate.
John Hagelin was on the ballot in forty-three states (463 Electoral Votes). Those states with a lighter shade are states in which he was an official write-in candidate.
Howard Phillips was on the ballot in thirty-eight states (414 Electoral Votes). Those states with a lighter shade are states in which he was an official write-in candidate.
Dole (left) and Clinton (right) at the first presidential debate on October 6, 1996, at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Party Founder Ross Perot, from Texas
Former Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado
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Results by congressional district.
Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote.

Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee, and Ross Perot, the Reform Party nominee.

However, Steve Forbes finished first in Delaware and Arizona while paleoconservative firebrand Pat Buchanan managed early victories in Alaska and Louisiana, in addition to a strong second place in the Iowa caucuses and a surprising victory in the small but key New Hampshire primary.