1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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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. [1][2]
Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton won the straw poll by almost 59.7%.
Results
[edit]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.[3]
| 1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[4] | |||||
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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% | |||
| Elections in Guam |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.