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1996Final results

1996 election for President in Arizona

President · Arizona

Bill Clinton (D) won with 46.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Dole (R) by 2.2 points.

Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
46.5%653,288
Robert DoleRepublican
44.3%622,073
8.0%112,072
Harry BrowneLibertarian
1.0%14,358
1,404,405 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+33.91984R+21.21988R+2.01992D+2.21996R+6.32000R+10.52004

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The candidates