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William J. Clinton

William J. Clinton ran for president in 1992, 1996 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1996 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
379of 538
Popular vote
47,402,35749.20%
States carried
32
Running mate
Albert Gore, Jr.

Opponents: Robert Dole (159 EV), H. Ross Perot (0 EV).

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States carried in 1996 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1992 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
370of 538
Popular vote
44,909,32643.00%
States carried
33
Running mate
Albert Gore, Jr.

Opponents: George H. W. Bush (168 EV), H. Ross Perot (0 EV).

Carried: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did William J. Clinton run for president?

2 times (1992, 1996), winning in 1992 and 1996.

How many electoral votes did William J. Clinton win?

1996: 379; 1992: 370.

What share of the popular vote did William J. Clinton get?

1996: 49.2% (47,402,357 votes); 1992: 43.0% (44,909,326 votes).

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