1996 United States presidential election in Illinois
The 1996 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by President Bill Clinton over Senator Bob Dole, with Clinton winning 54.32% to 36.81% for a margin of 17.51%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot finished in third, with 8.03 percent of the popular vote., this is the last election in which Jersey County, Randolph County, Williamson County, Marion County, Jefferson County, Clinton County, Christian County, Saline County, Shelby County, Fayette County, Hancock County, Union County, Bond County, Lawrence County, Piatt County, Pike County, Moultrie County, White County, Greene County, Clay County, Marshall County, Hamilton County, Pope County, and Hardin County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.
Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal elections, as well as those for state offices.Turnout
For the state-run primaries, turnout was 26.46%, with 1,620,768 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 64.70%, with 4,311,391 votes cast.Primaries
State-run primaries were held for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties on March 19.Democratic
The 1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election.Incumbent president Bill Clinton secured a victory with no major opposition.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Bill Clinton | 770,001 | 96.17 | |
| Elvena Lloyd-Duffie | 16,045 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. | 14,624 | 1.83 | 0 |
| Heather Anne Harder | 6 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 800,676 | 100% |
Republican
The 1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election.| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Bob Dole | 532,467 | 65.07 | |
| Patrick J. Buchannan | 186,177 | 22.75 | |
| Steve Forbes withdrawn | 39,906 | 4.88 | |
| Alan L. Keyes | 30,052 | 3.67 | |
| Lamar Alexander withdrawn | 12,585 | 1.54 | |
| Richard G. Lugar withdrawn | 8,286 | 1.01 | |
| Phil Gramm withdrawn | 6,696 | 0.82 | |
| Morry Taylor withdrawn | 2,189 | 0.27 | |
| V.A. Kelly | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 818,364 | 100% |
Libertarian
The 1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Libertarian Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election. It was a non-binding preference primary, from which no delegates were awarded.| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Harry Browne | 1,278 | 73.96 |
| Irwin Schiff | 450 | 26.04 |
| Total | 1,728 | 100% |