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There are 538 electoral college votes in the US presidential election, and the number of electoral college votes to win the presidential election is 270 or more.
In 1996, Bill Clinton (Democratic Party) won 379 electoral votes and Bob Dole (Republican Party) won 159 electoral votes.
Bill Clinton won the election for his second term as the 42nd president of the United States.
| # | State | Abb. | Clinton (D) | Dole (R) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | AK | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | Alabama | AL | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | Arkansas | AR | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Arizona | AZ | 8 | 8 | |
| 5 | California | CA | 54 | 54 | |
| 6 | Colorado | CO | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Connecticut | CT | 8 | 8 | |
| 8 | District of Columbia | DC | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | Delaware | DE | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | Florida | FL | 25 | 25 | |
| 11 | Georgia | GA | 13 | 13 | |
| 12 | Hawaii | HI | 4 | 4 | |
| 13 | Iowa | IA | 7 | 7 | |
| 14 | Idaho | ID | 4 | 4 | |
| 15 | Illinois | IL | 22 | 22 | |
| 16 | Indiana | IN | 12 | 12 | |
| 17 | Kansas | KS | 6 | 6 | |
| 18 | Kentucky | KY | 8 | 8 | |
| 19 | Louisiana | LA | 9 | 9 | |
| 20 | Massachusetts | MA | 12 | 12 | |
| 21 | Maryland | MD | 10 | 10 | |
| 22 | Maine | ME | 4 | 4 | |
| 23 | Michigan | MI | 18 | 18 | |
| 24 | Minnesota | MN | 10 | 10 | |
| 25 | Missouri | MO | 11 | 11 | |
| 26 | Mississippi | MS | 7 | 7 | |
| 27 | Montana | MT | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 | North Carolina | NC | 14 | 14 | |
| 29 | North Dakota | ND | 3 | 3 | |
| 30 | Nebraska | NE | 5 | 5 | |
| 31 | New Hampshire | NH | 4 | 4 | |
| 32 | New Jersey | NJ | 15 | 15 | |
| 33 | New Mexico | NM | 5 | 5 | |
| 34 | Nevada | NV | 4 | 4 | |
| 35 | New York | NY | 33 | 33 | |
| 36 | Ohio | OH | 21 | 21 | |
| 37 | Oklahoma | OK | 8 | 8 | |
| 38 | Oregon | OR | 7 | 7 | |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | PA | 23 | 23 | |
| 40 | Rhode Island | RI | 4 | 4 | |
| 41 | South Carolina | SC | 8 | 8 | |
| 42 | South Dakota | SD | 3 | 3 | |
| 43 | Tennessee | TN | 11 | 11 | |
| 44 | Texas | TX | 32 | 32 | |
| 45 | Utah | UT | 5 | 5 | |
| 46 | Virginia | VA | 13 | 13 | |
| 47 | Vermont | VT | 3 | 3 | |
| 48 | Washington | WA | 11 | 11 | |
| 49 | Wisconsin | WI | 11 | 11 | |
| 50 | West Virginia | WV | 5 | 5 | |
| 51 | Wyoming | WY | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 379 | 159 | 538 | ||
