Main article: 1996 United States presidential election
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The 1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 5, 1996, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.
Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton won the straw poll by almost 59.7%.
Results
The votes of Guam residents do not count in the November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year since the first straw poll was in 1980.
| 1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | Al Gore | 19,265 | 59.67% | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 12,524 | 38.79% | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 498 | 1.54% | |
| Totals | 32,287 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- Post, Haidee Eugenio Gilbert | The Guam Daily (2020-11-04). "Safety rules, voters' poor marking of ballots slow count". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- APSA (2020-02-18). "The Curious Case of Guam: The Unincorporated Territory's Role in the 2020 Primaries -". politicalsciencenow.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- Peralta, Eyder (November 6, 2012). "In Guam, 'Non-Binding Straw Poll' Gives Obama A Commanding Win". npr. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- "ECAR 1996.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-06-21.