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Bill Clinton
, the
42nd
president of the United States
, announced his candidacy for re-election as president on April 14, 1995. On
August 29, 1996
, he again became the nominee of the
Democratic Party
for the
1996 presidential election
. Along with his running mate, Vice President
Al Gore
,
Bill Clinton
was opposed in the general election by former
U.S. Senator
Bob Dole
of
Kansas
,
Ross Perot
from
Texas
, and minor candidates from
other parties
. The
election
took place on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.
This was the first time since
1944
, when President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
won re-election, that a Democratic incumbent president had won two consecutive presidential elections.
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Convention
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The
1996 Democratic National Convention
held in
Chicago
sparked protests, such as the one whereby
Civil Rights Movement
historian
Randy Kryn
and 10 others were arrested by the
Federal Protective Service
,
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and Clinton won the party's nomination.
Election and victory
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The election took place on November 5, 1996, and ended with Clinton gaining 379
electoral votes
and Dole garnering 159 electoral votes.
With 379 electoral votes, President Bill Clinton won the 1996 presidential election. Clinton received over 47 million popular votes.
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