1996 U.S. presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1996_U.S._presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 5, 1996
gptkbp:debatedBy United States presidential debates, 1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1996 U.S. presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkb:Ross_Perot
gptkbp:mapType 1996 Electoral College map
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2000_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:business
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:crime
education
welfare reform
taxes
gptkbp:notableEvent Clinton re-elected
lowest voter turnout since 1924
gptkbp:notableFor First Democratic president re-elected since FDR
No third-party candidate won any electoral votes
Ross Perot received 8.4% of the popular vote
gptkbp:notableThirdParty gptkb:Reform_Party
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Ross_Perot
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1992_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkb:Republican_Party
159
39,197,469
gptkbp:stateCarriedByRunnerUp gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:stateCarriedByWinner gptkb:California
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Ross_Perot
gptkb:Reform_Party
0
8,085,402
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkb:Jack_Kemp
gptkbp:vicePresidentialCandidateThirdPlace gptkb:Pat_Choate
gptkbp:voterTurnout 49.0%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 379
47,401,185
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1992_U.S._presidential_election
gptkb:2000_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7