November 3, 1996 General
President/Vice-President
November 3, 1996 · 5,611,644 votes cast · 0 counties
Statewide total
Official canvass| Bob DoleREP | 2,736,167 | 48.8% |
| Bill ClintonDEM | 2,459,683 | 43.8% |
| Ross PerotIND | 378,537 | 6.7% |
| Harry BrowneLIB | 20,256 | 0.4% |
| Howard PhillipsTAX | 7,472 | 0.1% |
| Ralph NaderW-I | 4,810 | 0.1% |
| John HagelinNLP | 4,422 | 0.1% |
| Mary Cal HollisW-I | 297 | 0.0% |
Margin: 276,484 votes (4.9%)
County totals reconcile to the statewide total
Source: Presidental results all.txt — Texas Secretary of State, loaded 9/7/2026