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Office | President |
Type | General Election |
Filing Deadline | June 01, 1996 - 12:00pm |
Polls Open | November 05, 1996 - 06:00am |
Polls Close | November 05, 1996 - 08:00pm |
Term Start | January 20, 1997 - 12:00pm |
Term End | January 20, 2001 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
Last Modified | Charlotte Rose July 29, 2017 11:40pm |
Data Sources | [Link] |
Description | During Bill Clinton’s first year in office as President, his budget passed through Congress narrowly. The 1993 act included provisions for expanding the number of tax brackets and creating the alternate minimum tax for wealthy Americans. Clinton also pushed the North American Free Trade Agreement through Congress over the opposition of Ross Perot. Clinton’s most important setback was the failure to pass legislation for universal health care; dissident members of his own party blocked a plan proposed by First Lady Hillary Clinton.
In the midterm election of 1994, the Republican members of the U.S. House drafted a “Contract With America” stating the goals they would pursue if they were granted control of the House. The voters handed control of both houses of Congress to the Republicans for the first time since 1955; they had a 53–47 margin in the Senate and a 235–197 margin in the House.
President Clinton doubled his efforts to work with Congress after the Democratic debacle of 1994. In 1995 several new laws were enacted, including a new crime bill, an increase in the minimum wage, and a bill to restructure the welfare system. The Interstate Commerce Commission was abolished, speed limits were raised, and the regulations of lobbyists were strengthened. Congress also passed the line-item veto, which President Reagan advocated a decade earlier. In a dramatic showdown between the White House and Congress, the federal government shut down for several days pending agreement on the budget. House Speaker Newt Gingrich miscalculated the public response, however, as Pres. Clinton’s ratings rose afterwards.
The Republican Party had high hopes for 1996. Several Republican leaders considered a run for the Presidency but chose not to run after Sen. Bob Dole announced his candidacy. Among the Republicans who bowed out was Colin Powell. Steve Forbes, the publishing millionaire, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination and pressed for a flat income tax. Pat Buchanan offered himself again as the representative of the conservative wing of the party. There was no clear front-runner in the early voting. Buchanan won the caucus in Louisiana and the primary in New Hampshire; Dole won the caucus in Iowa and the primaries in North and South Dakota; Forbes won primaries in Arizona and Delaware. By 3/1/1996, Forbes led the delegate count with 57 compared to Buchanan’s 31 and Dole’s 27. These numbers changed quickly, however. On Super Tuesday, Dole won every state and gained 349 of the 362 delegates at stake. Forbes concentrated his efforts on New York, but Dole defeated him decisively and won all of the delegates from the state. Dole quickly wrapped up the nomination, but he still trailed Clinton badly in the polls. In an attempt to raise his standing, Dole resigned from the Senate effective 6/11/1996 to spend all of his time on the campaign. Dole’s most visible campaign issue was his proposal to reduce income taxes by 15%.
President Clinton faced little opposition for his bid for renomination, winning 89% of the Democratic primary vote. Only 12 delegates did not support him at the Democratic convention. |
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Name |
(I) Pres. Bill Clinton |
Majority Leader Robert J. "Bob" Dole |
H. Ross Perot |
Ralph Nader |
Harry Browne |
Howard Phillips |
John Hagelin |
Party | Democratic |
Republican |
Reform |
Green |
Libertarian |
U.S. Taxpayers |
Natural Law |
Votes | 47,402,357 (49.24%) |
39,198,755 (40.72%) |
8,085,402 (8.40%) |
685,128 (0.71%) |
485,798 (0.51%) |
182,820 (0.19%) |
113,671 (0.12%) |
Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-8,203,602 (-8.52%) |
-39,316,955 (-40.84%) |
-46,717,229 (-48.52%) |
-46,916,559 (-48.73%) |
-47,219,537 (-49.05%) |
-47,288,686 (-49.12%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Finances | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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USA Today/CNN/Gallup 11/03-11/03 |
52.00% (+0.0) |
41.00% (+0.0) |
7.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
USA Today/CNN/Gallup 10/23-11/02 |
50.00% (+2.0) |
37.00% (-5.0) |
7.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
ICR/Politics Now 11/00-11/00 |
51.00% (+0.0) |
38.00% (+0.0) |
11.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Pew Research 11/00-11/00 |
52.00% (+0.0) |
38.00% (+0.0) |
9.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Zogby Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
49.00% (+0.0) |
41.00% (+0.0) |
8.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Harris Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
51.00% (+0.0) |
39.00% (+0.0) |
9.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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Monica Moorehead |
Party Leader Marsha Feinland |
(W) Others |
Charles E. Collins |
James E. Harris |
None of These Candidates |
Dennis Peron |
Party | Workers World |
Peace & Freedom |
Independent |
Independent |
Socialist Workers |
Independent |
Grassroots |
Votes | 29,083 (0.03%) |
25,332 (0.03%) |
24,545 (0.03%) |
8,952 (0.01%) |
8,476 (0.01%) |
5,608 (0.01%) |
5,378 (0.01%) |
Margin | -47,373,274 (-49.21%) |
-47,377,025 (-49.21%) |
-47,377,812 (-49.21%) |
-47,393,405 (-49.23%) |
-47,393,881 (-49.23%) |
-47,396,749 (-49.23%) |
-47,396,979 (-49.23%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Finances | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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USA Today/CNN/Gallup 11/03-11/03 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
USA Today/CNN/Gallup 10/23-11/02 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
ICR/Politics Now 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Pew Research 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Zogby Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Harris Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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Mary Cal Hollis |
Jerome "Jerry" White |
Diane Beall Templin |
Party Leader Earl F. Dodge Jr. |
A. Peter Crane |
Ralph Forbes |
John Birrenbach |
Party | Socialist |
Socialist Equality |
American |
Prohibition |
Independent Party of Utah |
America First |
Independent Grassroots |
Votes | 4,766 (0.01%) |
2,438 (0.00%) |
1,847 (0.00%) |
1,298 (0.00%) |
1,101 (0.00%) |
932 (0.00%) |
787 (0.00%) |
Margin | -47,397,591 (-49.23%) |
-47,399,919 (-49.23%) |
-47,400,510 (-49.23%) |
-47,401,059 (-49.23%) |
-47,401,256 (-49.23%) |
-47,401,425 (-49.24%) |
-47,401,570 (-49.24%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
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0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Finances | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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USA Today/CNN/Gallup 11/03-11/03 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
USA Today/CNN/Gallup 10/23-11/02 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
ICR/Politics Now 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Pew Research 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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Zogby Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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0.00% (+0.0) |
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Harris Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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Name |
Isabell Masters |
Steve Michael |
(W) Lowell J. "Jack" Fellure |
Party | Looking Back |
Independent |
Independent Republican |
Votes | 752 (0.00%) |
408 (0.00%) |
1 (0.00%) |
Margin | -47,401,605 (-49.24%) |
-47,401,949 (-49.24%) |
-47,402,356 (-49.24%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Finances | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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USA Today/CNN/Gallup 11/03-11/03 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
USA Today/CNN/Gallup 10/23-11/02 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
ICR/Politics Now 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Pew Research 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Zogby Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
Harris Interactive 11/00-11/00 |
0.00% (+0.0) |
0.00% (+0.0) |
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