1996 United States presidential election in Utah explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Utah
Country:Utah
Flag Year:1922
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Utah
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Utah
Next Year:2000
Election Date:November 5, 1996
Image1:Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bob Dole
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Kansas
Running Mate1:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote1:5
Popular Vote1:361,911
Percentage1:54.37%
Nominee2:Bill Clinton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Arkansas
Running Mate2:Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:221,633
Percentage2:33.30%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party of the United States of America
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Pat Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:66,461
Percentage3:9.98%
Map Size:250px
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1996 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Utah was won by Republican nominee Bob Dole by a 21.07 percent margin of victory. This was Dole's highest margin of victory for any state in the country.[1] Dole also obtained 54.37 percent of the vote in Utah, higher than any other state.[2]

, this is the last election in which Tooele County and Carbon County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[3] This also marked the first time since statehood that a president won two terms without ever carrying Utah.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Utah[4]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanRobert DoleJack Kemp361,91154.37%5
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)221,63333.30%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate66,4619.98%0
Green PartyRalph NaderWinona LaDuke4,6150.69%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen4,1290.62%0
U.S. Taxpayers' PartyHoward PhillipsHerbert Titus2,6010.39%0
Independent American PartyDiane TemplinGary Van Horn1,2900.19%0
Independent Party of UtahPeter CraneConnie Chandler1,1010.17%0
Natural LawDr. John HagelinDr. V. Tompkins1,0850.16%0
Workers World PartyMonica MooreheadGloria La Riva2980.04%0
Socialist Workers PartyJames HarrisLaura Garza2350.04%0
ProhibitionEarl DodgeRachel Kelly1110.02%0
Other write-ins980.01%0
Write-inMary Cal HollisEric Chester530.01%0
Write-inCharles CollinsRosemary Giumarra80.00%0
Totals665,629100.00%5
Voter turnout (Voting age population)50%

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Beaver1,16455.59%68732.81%21710.36%261.24%47722.78%2,094
Box Elder8,37362.65%3,17023.72%1,57811.81%2441.83%5,20338.93%13,365
Cache16,83263.77%6,59524.99%2,3999.09%5682.15%10,23738.78%26,394
Carbon2,34330.90%4,17255.03%95212.56%1151.52%-1,829-24.13%7,582
Daggett23755.63%13130.75%5512.91%30.70%10624.88%426
Davis42,76860.25%19,30127.19%7,49510.56%1,4172.00%23,46733.06%70,981
Duchesne2,64863.67%89221.45%56613.61%531.27%1,75642.22%4,159
Emery2,03349.32%1,37133.26%66316.08%551.33%66216.06%4,122
Garfield1,33072.01%28315.32%22212.02%120.65%1,04756.69%1,847
Grand1,38442.57%1,19936.88%43213.29%2367.26%1855.69%3,251
Iron6,55069.75%1,88720.09%7167.62%2382.53%4,66349.66%9,391
Juab1,29049.12%92835.34%35313.44%552.09%36213.78%2,626
Kane1,68272.63%30413.13%29012.52%401.73%1,37859.50%2,316
Millard2,68163.29%94522.31%50511.92%1052.48%1,73640.98%4,236
Morgan1,65957.05%85929.54%33711.59%531.82%80027.51%2,908
Piute47566.25%17624.55%598.23%70.98%29941.70%717
Rich52365.70%17922.49%8811.06%60.75%34443.21%796
Salt Lake127,95145.51%117,95141.95%27,6209.82%7,6552.72%10,0003.56%281,177
San Juan2,13951.36%1,67540.22%2716.51%801.92%46411.14%4,165
Sanpete3,63158.78%1,56825.38%80112.97%1772.87%2,06333.40%6,177
Sevier4,03165.79%1,32721.66%67010.94%991.62%2,70444.13%6,127
Summit3,86741.50%4,17744.82%97110.42%3043.26%-310-3.32%9,319
Tooele3,88141.68%3,99242.87%1,24413.36%1952.09%-111-1.19%9,312
Uintah4,74363.55%1,71422.96%89912.04%1081.45%3,02940.59%7,464
Utah69,65371.05%18,29118.66%8,1068.27%1,9812.02%51,36252.39%98,031
Wasatch2,22252.38%1,37432.39%55813.15%882.07%84819.99%4,242
Washington17,63770.49%4,81619.25%2,0698.27%4981.99%12,82151.24%25,020
Wayne74164.89%26523.20%12110.60%151.31%47641.69%1,142
Weber27,44348.79%21,40438.06%6,20411.03%1,1912.12%6,03910.73%56,242
Totals361,91154.37%221,63333.30%66,4619.98%15,6242.35%140,27821.07%665,629

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Electors

Technically the voters of Utah cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Utah is allocated five electors because it has three congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of five electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all five electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met in December 1996 to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

All electors from Utah were pledged to and voted for Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  2. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Utah
  3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. Web site: 1996 Presidential General Election Results - Utah.