1996Final results

1996 election for President in Tennessee

Name: 1996 election for President in Tennessee
Start: 1996-11-05
Location: Tennessee

President · Tennessee

Bill Clinton (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Dole (R) by 2.4 points.

Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner

48.0%909,146

45.6%863,530

Write-ins and other votesOther party

6.4%121,429

1,894,105 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

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