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Robert Dole

Robert Dole ran for president in 1996. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1996 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
159of 538
Popular vote
39,198,75540.70%
States carried
19
Running mate
Jack Kemp

Opponents: William J. Clinton (379 EV), H. Ross Perot (0 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: wonArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: wonConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaii: lostIdaho: wonIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: lostKansas: wonKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: wonOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: wonVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1996 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Robert Dole run for president?

1 time (1996), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Robert Dole win?

1996: 159.

What share of the popular vote did Robert Dole get?

1996: 40.7% (39,198,755 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data