1996 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

The 1996 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on February 20, 1996, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Bill Clinton easily won the primary, facing only minor opposition.

1996 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)

Candidate Bill Clinton Pat Buchanan (write-in) Home state Arkansas Virginia Popular vote 76,797 3,347 Percentage 84.37% 3.68%

Main article: 1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Results

1996 New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Candidate	Votes	%
Bill Clinton	76,797	84.37%
Pat Buchanan †	3,347	3.68%
Lamar Alexander †	1,888	2.07%
Steve Forbes †	1,294	1.42%
Bob Dole †	1,257	1.38%
Pat Paulsen	1,007	1.11%
Al Gore †	1,257	0.74%
Carmen C. Chimento	656	0.72%
Lyndon LaRouche	433	0.48%
Richard Lugar †	410	0.45%
Caroline Killeen	391	0.43%
Heather Anne Harder	369	0.40%
Bruce Daniels	312	0.34%
James D. Griffin	307	0.34%
Alan Keyes †	281	0.31%
Colin Powell †	280	0.31%
Ralph Nader †	187	0.20%
Morry Taylor †	167	0.18%
Stephen Michael	94	0.10%
Willie Felix Carter	85	0.09%
Robert Drucker	81	0.09%
David Pauling	74	0.08%
Vincent Hamm	72	0.08%
Ted Gunderson	70	0.08%
Frank Legas	63	0.07%
Robert Spangler	62	0.07%
Michael Dass	57	0.06%
Osie Thorpe	50	0.05%
Ben Tomeo	47	0.05%
Sal Casamassima	45	0.05%
John Safran	42	0.05%
Ross Perot †	41	0.04%
Phil Gramm †	25	0.03%
Robert Dornan †	21	0.02%
Charles Edwin Collins †	5	0.00%
Michael Stephen Levinson †	4	0.00%
George Bush †	3	0.00%
Harry Browne †	1	0.00%
Newt Gingrich †	1	0.00%
John Hurd †	1	0.00%
Irwin Schiff †	1	0.00%
Total	91,027	100%

† Indicates a write-in candidate