1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From January 29 to June 4, 1996, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1996 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Bill Clinton was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1996 Democratic National Convention held from August 26 to August 29, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois.

1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 29 to June 4, 1996
 
Candidate Bill Clinton Uncommitted
Home state Arkansas
Contests won 34 1
Popular vote 9,706,802 411,270
Percentage 89.0% 3.8%

 
Candidate Roland Riemers Lyndon LaRouche
Home state North Dakota Virginia
Contests won 1 0
Popular vote 651 596,422
Percentage 0.006% 5.5%



Previous Democratic nominee

Bill Clinton

Democratic nominee

Bill Clinton

This was the first Democratic presidential primary in 16 years in which an incumbent president was a candidate.

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