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1996Final results

1996 election for President in Kansas

President · Kansas

Robert Dole (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Clinton (D) by 18.2 points.

Robert DoleRepublican · winner
54.3%583,245
Bill ClintonDemocrat
36.1%387,659
8.6%92,639
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%6,200
Harry BrowneLibertarian
0.4%4,557
1,074,300 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+33.71984R+13.21988R+5.11992R+18.21996R+20.82000R+25.42004

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

The candidates