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1996 GOP Primary/Caucus Results
Other Past Results
  '96 GOP
   '92 Dem
   '92 GOP
   '88 Dem
  '88 GOP

Here is a look back at how the GOP candidates fared in '96, based on results available from The Hotline database. The table below shows first, second and third place finishes for each candidate, followed by a state-by-state breakdown of the percent of the vote received by each candidate.




Primary Scorecard

CANDIDATE:      1ST:    2ND:    3RD:   
Bob Dole4241
Steve Forbes2726
Pat Buchanan3367
Lamar Alexander013
Alan Keyes005
Richard Lugar001
HI, KS, VA and WY results omitted due to non-binding
delegate selection. DC is included in these results.


State-By-State Breakdown

Alabama· Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin

ALABAMA (6/4):
Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         76%
Buchanan     16
Keyes         3
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ALASKA (1/29):

Candidate:   Percent:
Buchanan     33%
Forbes       31
Dole         17
Keyes        10
Gramm         9
Alexander     1
Lugar         0
Dornan        0
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ARIZONA (2/27):

Candidate:   Percent:
Forbes       33%
Dole         30
Buchanan     27
Alexander     7
Keyes         1
Lugar         1
Taylor        0
Gramm         0
Dornan        0
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ARKANSAS (5/21):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         77%
Buchanan     23
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CALIFORNIA (3/26):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         66%
Buchanan     19
Forbes        8
Keyes         4
Alexander     2
Lugar         1
Gramm         1
Dornan        1
Taylor        0
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COLORADO (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         44%
Buchanan     22
Forbes       21
Keyes         4
Alexander     4
Lugar         1
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CONNECTICUT (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         54%
Forbes       20
Buchanan     15
Alexander     5
Keyes         2
Lugar         1
Taylor        1
Dornan        0
Gramm         0
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DELAWARE (2/25):

Candidate:   Percent:
Forbes       33%
Dole         27
Buchanan     19
Alexander    13
Keyes         5
Lugar         2
Gramm         1
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (5/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         76%
Buchanan     10
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FLORIDA (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         57%
Forbes       20
Buchanan     18
Alexander     2
Keyes         2
Dornan        0
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GEORGIA (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         41%
Buchanan     29
Forbes       13
Alexander    13
Keyes         3
Lugar         0
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
Gramm         0
Collins       0
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HAWAII (1/29):

All 14 HI delegates to the RNC convention
went for Dole.
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IDAHO (5/28):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         63%
Buchanan     22
Keyes         5
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ILLINOIS (3/19):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         64%
Buchanan     23
Forbes        5
Keyes         4
Alexander     3
Lugar         1
Gramm         1
Taylor        0
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INDIANA (5/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         71%
Buchanan     19
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IOWA (2/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         26%
Buchanan     23
Alexander    18
Forbes       10
Gramm         9
Keyes         7
Lugar         4
Taylor        1
Dornan        0
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KANSAS (4/2):

All 31 KS delegates to the RNC convention
went for Dole.
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KENTUCKY (5/28):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         74%
Buchanan      8
Keyes         4
Forbes        3
Alexander     3
Lugar         2
Gramm         1
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LOUISIANA (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         47%
Buchanan     33
Forbes       13
Alexander     3
Keyes         3
Taylor        1
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MAINE (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         46%
Buchanan     25
Forbes       15
Alexander     7
Lugar         3
Keyes         2
Taylor        0
Gramm         0
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MARYLAND (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         53%
Buchanan     21
Forbes       13
Keyes         5
Alexander     5
Lugar         1
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
Gramm         0
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MASSACHUSETTS (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         48%
Buchanan     25
Forbes       14
Alexander     8
Keyes         2
Lugar         2
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
Gramm         0
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MICHIGAN (3/19):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         51%
Buchanan     34
Forbes        5
Keyes         3
Alexander     1
Lugar         0
Gramm         0
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
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MINNESOTA (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         41%
Buchanan     33
Forbes       10
Keyes         9
Alexander     5
Lugar         1
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
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MISSISSIPPI (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         61%
Buchanan     26
Forbes        8
Alexander     2
Keyes         2
Dornan        1
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MISSOURI (3/9):

Candidate:   Percent:
Buchanan     35%
Dole         30
Keyes         9
Forbes        0
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MONTANA (6/4):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         61%
Buchanan     24
Forbes        7
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NEBRASKA (5/14):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         76%
Buchanan     10
Forbes        6
Alexander     3
Keyes         3
Lugar         1
Dornan        1
Taylor        0
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NEVADA (3/26):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         52%
Forbes       19
Buchanan     15
Alexander     2
Keyes         1
Gramm         1
Lugar         0
Collins       0
LeTulle       0
Milko         0
Taylor        0
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (2/22):

Candidate:   Percent:
Buchanan     27%
Dole         26
Alexander    23
Forbes       12
Lugar         5
Keyes         3
Taylor        1
Dornan        0
Gramm         0
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NEW JERSEY (6/4):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         82%
Buchanan     11
Keyes         7
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NEW MEXICO (6/4):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         75%
Buchanan      8
Forbes        6
Alexander     4
Keyes         3
Dornan        1
Gramm         1
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NEW YORK (3/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         53%
Forbes       30
Buchanan     14
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NORTH CAROLINA (5/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         72%
Buchanan     13
Forbes        4
Keyes         4
Alexander     3
Lugar         1
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NORTH DAKOTA (2/27):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         42%
Forbes       20
Buchanan     18
Gramm         9
Alexander     6
Keyes         3
Lugar         1
Taylor        0
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OHIO (3/19):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         66%
Buchanan     22
Forbes        6
Keyes         3
Alexander     2
Lugar         1
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OKLAHOMA (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         59%
Buchanan     22
Forbes       14
Keyes         2
Alexander     1
Gramm         1
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OREGON (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         52%
Buchanan     22
Forbes       13
Alexander     7
Keyes         4
Gramm         1
Lugar         1
Dornan        0
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PENNSYLVANIA (4/23):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         63%
Buchanan     18
Forbes        8
Keyes         6
Lugar         5
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RHODE ISLAND (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         67%
Alexander    20
Lugar         3
Taylor        1
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SOUTH CAROLINA (3/2):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         45%
Buchanan     29
Forbes       13
Alexander    10
Keyes         2
Lugar         0
Gramm         0
Taylor        0
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SOUTH DAKOTA (2/27):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         45%
Buchanan     29
Forbes       13
Alexander     9
Keyes         3
Gramm         1
Taylor        0
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TENNESSEE (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         51%
Buchanan     25
Alexander    11
Forbes        8
Keyes         3
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TEXAS (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         56%
Buchanan     21
Forbes       13
Keyes         4
Alexander     2
Gramm         2
Lugar         0
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UTAH (3/25):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         60%
Forbes       12
Buchanan      8
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VERMONT (3/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         41%
Buchanan     17
Forbes       16
Lugar        14
Alexander    11
Gramm         1
Taylor        0
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VIRGINIA (5/14):

Delegates to '96 RNC convention were selected
at state convention, but they were not bound
to any presidential candidate.
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WASHINGTON (3/26):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         63%
Buchanan     21
Forbes        9
Keyes         5
Alexander     1
Gramm         1
Lugar         0
Dornan        0
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WEST VIRGINIA (5/14):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         69%
Buchanan     16
Forbes        5
Keyes         4
Alexander     3
Gramm         2
Lugar         1
Taylor        1
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WISCONSIN (3/19):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dole         53%
Buchanan     34
Forbes        6
Keyes         3
Alexander     2
Lugar         1
Gramm         0
Taylor        0
Dornan        0
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WYOMING (3/2):

Candidate:   Delegates:
Uncommitted  6
Dole         5
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