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1996Final results

1996 election for President in Georgia

President · Georgia

Robert Dole (R) won with 47.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Clinton (D) by 1.2 points.

Robert DoleRepublican · winner
47.0%1,080,843
Bill ClintonDemocrat
45.8%1,053,849
6.4%146,337
Harry BrowneLibertarian
0.8%17,870
2,298,899 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

EvenD+14.81980R+20.41984R+20.31988D+0.61992R+1.21996R+11.72000R+16.62004

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates