It is illegal under U.S. law for religious organizations to donate money to politicians or political groups due to their tax-exempt status. Republicans won in West Virginia, but this was countered by a Democratic victory in New Hampshire. Winona LaDuke, a Native American activist and economist from Wisconsin, was named as his running-mate. To prove that he was still healthy and active, Dole released all of his medical records to the public and published photographs of himself running on a treadmill. During the 1996 U.S. Senate elections, elections for all thirty-three regularly scheduled Class II Senate seats as well as special elections in Oregon and Kansas were held. The Electoral College map did not change much from the previous election, with the Democratic incumbent winning 379 votes to the Republican ticket's 159. Three debates, organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, took place—two between the presidential candidates and one between the vice presidential candidates: In late September 1995, questions arose regarding the Democratic National Committee's fund-raising practices. Former Secretary of Defense and future Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney was touted by many as a possible candidate for the presidency, but he declared his intentions not to run in early 1995. Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote. Seventeen people were eventually convicted for fraud or for funneling Asian funds into the U.S. elections. Tennessee was won by incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas, who was running against Kansas Senator Bob Dole. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp. Nader vowed to spend only $5,000 in his election campaign (to avoid having to file a financial statement with the FEC). Phillips and Titus drew 182,820 votes (0.2% of the popular vote). All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. During the 1996 House elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives as well as the seats of all non-voting Delegates from non-state districts were up for election that year.[2]. Sen. Robert Dole from Kansas ran for the Republicans and was at the mercy of peaceful overseas relations and a thriving economy. These maps are also available as a timeline for each election from 1972-2016. Also note that no Democratic presidential candidate has surpassed Clinton's electoral vote margin since 1964 and except Lyndon B. Johnson in that election no Democratic presidential candidate has surpassed his 8.5 percentage popular vote margin since 1940. Former Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin of Illinois, who served in the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th District and was the 1990 Republican U.S. Senate nominee losing to incumbent Paul Simon conducted a bid for most of 1995, but withdrew before the Iowa caucuses as polls showed her languishing far behind. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Secondary Source (Popular Vote): Leip, David. Pushes Congress Strategy That Shuns Dole", "Down Ticket #3: Republicans want to keep Congress by sacrificing Trump. Perot, who had been allowed to participate in the 1992 debates, would eventually take his case to court, seeking damages from not being in the debate, as well as citing unfair coverage from the major media outlets. On the next two biggest primary days, March 5 and March 12, however, Dole swept the contests, and he went on to win every contest throughout the remainder of the primary season, capturing the Republican nomination. ", "US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 01, 1996", "Republicans Prepare to Run in 1996 - Arab American Institute", "'Stop-Newt' Republicans Confront New Base", "US President – R Primaries Race – July 7, 1996", "McCain and Obama Can Learn A Lot From Past Debaters", "Clinton And Dole, Face To Face, Spar Over Medicare And Taxes", "09/02/96 Medicare, Taxes, and Bob Dole: A Talk with the President", "G.O.P. [11], With respect to the issues, Dole promised a 15% across-the-board reduction in income tax rates and made former Congressman and supply side advocate Jack Kemp his running mate. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! Due in part to Perot's fairly strong third party performance, Clinton did not win a majority of the popular vote, but his popular margin of 8.5 percentage points remains largest popular vote margin won by either party since the 1984 presidential election. Ross Perot, who had won 18.9% of the popular vote as an independent candidate in the 1992 election, ran as the candidate of the Reform Party. For the results of the previous election, see United States presidential election of 1992. Most counties in Tennessee turned out for Clinton, including the highly populated Shelby County and Davidson County, by narrow margins. In February the following year, China's alleged role in the campaign finance controversy first gained public attention after The Washington Post published a story stating that a U.S. Department of Justice investigation had discovered evidence that agents of China sought to direct contributions from foreign sources to the DNC before the 1996 presidential campaign. Pennsylvania and Michigan both voted Democratic, and would remain in the Democratic presidential fold until 2016. Former U.S. Army General Colin Powell was widely courted as a potential Republican nominee. The Republicans of the 104th Congress pursued an ambitious agenda, highlighted by their Contract with America, but were often forced to compromise with President Clinton, who wielded veto power. The party platform included preventive health care, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy technologies. In Iowa and Vermont, Anne Goeke was listed as Nader's running mate; in New Jersey it was Madelyn Hoffman and in New York it was Muriel Tillinghast. and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts). [3][4], Clinton easily won primaries nationwide, with margins consistently higher than 80%.[5]. …Clinton was easily reelected in 1996, capturing 49 percent of the popular vote to 41 percent for Republican challenger Bob Dole and 8 percent for Perot. "[10], The Clinton campaign avoided mentioning Dole's age directly, instead choosing to confront it in more subtle ways such as the campaign slogan "Building Bridges to the Future" in contrast to the Republican candidate's frequent remarks that he was a "bridge to the past", before the social upheavals of the 1960s.