# 1996 United States presidential election in Arizona

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The 1996 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arizona was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 46.5% to 44.3% by a margin of 2.2%.
Clinton had come fairly close to winning Arizona four years earlier. In his re-election bid, he was able to gain a larger share of the vote in Democratic-trending Pima County as well as most of northern Arizona. He also increased his support in Maricopa County, although it was again carried by the Republican candidate. His statewide margin of victory was slightly over 31,000 votes out of about 1.4 million cast. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 8.0% of the popular vote. Exit polls suggest he did not change the outcome. As of 2024, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Gila, Greenlee, Navajo, Pinal and La Paz.
This is the last election in which Arizona would vote differently from Georgia, as both had Republican winning streaks from 2000 to 2016, before both flipping to Joe Biden in 2020 followed by both going back to Donald Trump in 2024.
This is the only presidential election in Arizona's history in which Maricopa County, containing more than half of Arizona's population, voted for a candidate that lost the state, and one of only two elections in which Yavapai County, home to the city of Prescott, did so. This was the first time a Democrat had won Arizona in a presidential election since 1948, and the last time until 2020. This is also the only presidential election since 1944 in which Arizona voted Democratic while Colorado voted Republican.

## Results

1996 United States presidential election in Arizona :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore (incumbent) | 653,288 | 46.52% | 8 |
| | Republican | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | 622,073 | 44.29% | 0 |
| | Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 112,072 | 7.98% | 0 |
| | Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 14,358 | 1.02% | 0 |
| | Green | Ralph Nader (write-in) | Winona LaDuke | 2,062 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips (write-in) | | 347 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Natural Law | John Hagelin (write-in) | Mike Tompkins | 153 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | No Party | Charles Collins (write-in) | Rosemary Giumarra | 36 | 0.00% | 0 |
| | Maverick Democratic | Caroline Killeen (write-in) | William F. Buckley Jr. | 16 | 0.00% | 0 |
| | No Party | Robert B. Winn (write-in) | | 5 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | | 1,404,405 | 100.00% | 8 |

### By county

| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Bob Dole Republican | Ross Perot Reform | Ross Perot Reform | Harry Browne Libertarian | Harry Browne Libertarian | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Apache | 12,394 | 66.33% | 4,761 | 25.48% | 1,296 | 6.94% | 204 | 1.09% | 29 | 0.16% | 7,633 | 40.85% | 18,684 |
| Cochise | 13,782 | 43.17% | 14,365 | 45.00% | 3,346 | 10.48% | 383 | 1.20% | 47 | 0.15% | -583 | -1.83% | 31,923 |
| Coconino | 20,475 | 53.15% | 13,638 | 35.40% | 3,666 | 9.52% | 609 | 1.58% | 137 | 0.35% | 6,837 | 17.75% | 38,522 |
| Gila | 8,577 | 49.26% | 6,407 | 36.80% | 2,211 | 12.70% | 204 | 1.17% | 12 | 0.07% | 2,170 | 12.46% | 17,411 |
| Graham | 3,938 | 42.36% | 4,222 | 45.42% | 1,034 | 11.12% | 100 | 1.08% | 2 | 0.02% | -284 | -3.06% | 9,296 |
| Greenlee | 1,755 | 51.72% | 1,159 | 34.16% | 426 | 12.56% | 53 | 1.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 596 | 17.56% | 3,393 |
| La Paz | 1,964 | 43.71% | 1,902 | 42.33% | 597 | 13.29% | 30 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 1.38% | 4,493 |
| Maricopa | 363,991 | 44.53% | 386,015 | 47.22% | 58,479 | 7.15% | 7,551 | 0.92% | 1,396 | 0.18% | -22,024 | -2.69% | 817,432 |
| Mohave | 16,629 | 40.04% | 17,997 | 43.33% | 6,369 | 15.33% | 481 | 1.16% | 57 | 0.14% | -1,368 | -3.29% | 41,533 |
| Navajo | 12,912 | 51.78% | 9,262 | 37.14% | 2,461 | 9.87% | 272 | 1.09% | 31 | 0.12% | 3,650 | 14.64% | 24,938 |
| Pima | 137,983 | 52.16% | 104,121 | 39.36% | 18,809 | 7.11% | 2,894 | 1.09% | 745 | 0.28% | 33,862 | 12.80% | 264,552 |
| Pinal | 19,579 | 53.07% | 13,034 | 35.33% | 3,972 | 10.77% | 293 | 0.79% | 17 | 0.04% | 6,545 | 17.74% | 36,895 |
| Santa Cruz | 5,241 | 64.17% | 2,256 | 27.62% | 600 | 7.35% | 65 | 0.80% | 5 | 0.06% | 2,985 | 36.55% | 8,167 |
| Yavapai | 21,801 | 36.64% | 29,921 | 50.29% | 6,649 | 11.18% | 1,009 | 1.70% | 115 | 0.19% | -8,120 | -13.65% | 59,495 |
| Yuma | 12,267 | 44.33% | 13,013 | 47.03% | 2,157 | 7.80% | 210 | 0.76% | 24 | 0.08% | -746 | -2.70% | 27,671 |
| Totals | 653,288 | 46.52% | 622,073 | 44.29% | 112,072 | 7.98% | 14,358 | 1.02% | 2,614 | 0.19% | 31,215 | 2.23% | 1,404,405 |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Cochise

### By congressional district

Clinton won three of six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.
| District | Dole | Clinton | Perot | Representative |
| 1st | 47% | 46% | 7% | Matt Salmon |
| 2nd | 29% | 64% | 7% | Ed Pastor |
| 3rd | 48% | 42% | 10% | Bob Stump |
| 4th | 49% | 44% | 7% | John Shadegg |
| 5th | 44% | 48% | 8% | Jim Kolbe |
| 6th | 45% | 47% | 8% | J.D. Hayworth |

### Electors

| Bill Clinton & Al Gore Democratic Party | Bob Dole & Jack Kemp Republican Party | Ross Perot & Pat Choate Reform Party |
| Thomas BeanAndrew S. GordonRose MoffordScott Thomas Olson Sr.Daniel R. Ortega Jr.Jeanne M. PerpichE. C. RosenbaumMary V. Thomas | Linda BarberMalcolm W. BarrettFranklin Roy DuntonPaul Robert FanninDonna FlaniganWilliam W. GoldsmithJack LondenKay Van Sant | Dean Clifton BaileyJames Edward BourassaMary Martha BourassaJames Wilbur CallisKathleen DurkinJanice KennedyEugene John KerkmanRosella Elaine Quinn |
| Harry Browne & Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Party | Ralph Nader & Winona LaDuke Green Party | Howard Phillips U.S. Taxpayers Party |
| Carolyn CampbellDarlene FranklinAlfred S. FullerSloane HaywoodDonna PullingTimothy D. ShinabargerEdward Allen SilkAlva d'Orgeix | Shirly C. BardellaKelly JarvisKenneth C. KurtzhalzWilliam Stewart NortonJoyce OldfatherJoel SullinsMarie Joan YappelLeonard Julius Zimont | Jan CohnTed J. GoldsteinDeborah J. GoldsteinKathleen HansenKeith HansenSashi JordenJames RomaineEvelyn Romaine |
| John Hagelin & Mike Tompkins Natural Law Party | Charles Collins & Rosemary Giumarra Independent | Caroline Killeen & William F. Buckley Jr. Maverick Democratic | Robert B. Winn Independent |
| Mike DuggerBarbara Elizabeth GraingerScott GraingerErnest HancockDonna HancockKathy L. HarrerLinda M. McDermottTimothy P. McDermott | Tina BooherElizabeth BoveeCarol N. KrugerLeonard PawlakMike ReevesCarol A. SpoorBernard L. WeaverDoreen Yonkmans | Kate AllanJoseph LarssonBrian McInerneyDon RainwaterLybrand Smith-MayesAlison StoutSherri WhitakerAlec W. Young | Doyle AdairJoyce AdairDean A. BrinkerhoffNatalie V. GreggSherry Lynn GruwellDixie L. HolmesArthur W. ParkerGeorge L. Sheppard |