The 1996 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 54.25% of the popular vote over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) with 38.27%. Businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 6.50% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both challengers and becoming re-elected to a second term as U.S. President.

To date this is the last election in which Dorchester County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate; conversely, this is also the last time Charles County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as it experienced an influx of African-American migration and greater ties to the Washington metropolitan area.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 It is also the last time that ancestrally German Unionist Garrett County was not the most Republican county in the state (as it was second to Carroll County), and the last occasion in which Maryland was not the most Democratic state in the South (as it was second to Clinton's native Arkansas).

In this election, Maryland voted 7.46% to the left of the nation at-large.

Results 1996 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 966,207 54.25% 10 Republican Bob Dole 681,530 38.27% 0 Reform Ross Perot 115,812 6.50% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 8,765 0.49% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 3,402 0.19% 0 N/A Write-ins 2,637 0.15% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 2,517 0.14% 0 Totals 1,780,870 100.0% 10

Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegany 11,025 42.40% 12,136 46.67% 2,652 10.20% 189 0.73% -1,111 -4.27% 26,002Anne Arundel 72,147 42.02% 83,574 48.68% 14,287 8.32% 1,677 0.98% -11,427 -6.66% 171,685Baltimore 132,599 49.12% 114,449 42.39% 20,393 7.55% 2,527 0.94% 18,150 6.73% 269,968Baltimore City 145,441 79.34% 28,467 15.53% 7,473 4.08% 1,942 1.06% 116,974 63.81% 183,323Calvert 10,008 42.47% 11,509 48.84% 1,932 8.20% 117 0.50% -1,501 -6.37% 23,566 Caroline 3,251 39.76% 3,874 47.38% 947 11.58% 105 1.28% -623 -7.62% 8,177Carroll 17,122 32.31% 30,316 57.20% 4,873 9.19% 686 1.29% -13,194 -24.89% 52,997 Cecil 10,144 41.47% 10,885 44.50% 3,124 12.77% 307 1.26% -741 -3.03% 24,460Charles 15,890 44.35% 17,432 48.66% 2,333 6.51% 170 0.47% -1,542 -4.31% 35,825Dorchester 4,613 45.89% 4,337 43.15% 1,008 10.03% 94 0.94% 276 2.74% 10,052 Frederick 25,081 38.41% 34,494 52.82% 4,989 7.64% 739 1.13% -9,413 -14.41% 65,303 Garrett 3,121 31.89% 5,400 55.18% 1,200 12.26% 65 0.66% -2,279 -23.29% 9,786 Harford 29,779 38.08% 39,686 50.76% 7,939 10.15% 787 1.01% -9,907 -12.68% 78,191 Howard 47,569 49.81% 40,849 42.77% 6,011 6.29% 1,079 1.13% 6,720 7.04% 95,508 Kent 3,207 45.83% 3,055 43.66% 676 9.66% 60 0.86% 152 2.17% 6,998 Montgomery 198,807 59.36% 117,730 35.15% 14,450 4.31% 3,910 1.17% 81,077 24.21% 334,897 Prince George's 176,612 73.50% 52,697 21.93% 9,153 3.81% 1,840 0.77% 123,915 51.57% 240,302 Queen Anne's 5,054 37.06% 7,147 52.40% 1,312 9.62% 126 0.92% -2,093 -15.34% 13,639 Somerset 3,557 49.62% 2,919 40.72% 613 8.55% 80 1.12% 638 8.90% 7,169 St. Mary's 9,988 41.95% 11,835 49.71% 1,827 7.67% 158 0.66% -1,847 -7.76% 23,808 Talbot 4,821 37.50% 6,997 54.43% 914 7.11% 123 0.96% -2,176 -16.93% 12,855 Washington 16,481 39.11% 21,434 50.86% 3,934 9.34% 293 0.70% -4,953 -11.75% 42,142 Wicomico 12,303 45.09% 12,687 46.50% 2,160 7.92% 136 0.50% -384 -1.41% 27,286 Worcester 7,587 44.81% 7,621 45.01% 1,612 9.52% 111 0.66% -34 -0.20% 16,931Totals966,20754.25%681,53038.27%115,8126.50%17,3210.97%284,67715.98%1,780,870 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dorchester Kent Somerset

By congressional district Clinton won five of eight congressional districts, including one which elected a Republican, while the other three were won by Dole. District Clinton Dole Perot Representative 43% 48% 9%Wayne Gilchrest 40% 50% 10%Bob Ehrlich 59% 34% 7%Ben Cardin 81% 16% 3%Albert Wynn 52% 42% 6%Steny Hoyer 38.8% 52.6% 8.6%Roscoe Bartlett 82% 15% 5%Elijah Cummings57.5% 38% 4.5%Connie Morella

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States elections

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