Incumbents Ronald Reagan and George Bush for the Republicans against challengers Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro for the Democrats. Reagan absolutely destroyed Mondale in the election. Out of a possible 538 electoral votes, Reagan won 525 to 13. The Mondale only took his home state of Minnesota, plus Washington D.C. Reagan got everything else.
Democrats- Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and Lloyd Benson of Texas
Republicans- George Bush of Texas and J. Danforth Quayle of Indiana
Challengers Bob Dole and Jack Kemp for the Republicans against incumbent Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
The Democratic candidate was Bill Clinton, the Republican candidate Bob Dole and the Reform candidate was Ross Perot. Bill Clinton won the election.
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Senator Bob Dole ran for President and his running mate was Jack Kemp, former pro quarterback and US Congressman.
No, there were no significant challengers from within the Democratic Party to Bill Clinton during his reelection campaign for his second term as president in 1996. Clinton easily secured the Democratic nomination and ran unopposed within his own party.
Democratic: Bill Clinton (incumbent President, former Governor of Arkansas) Running mate: Al Gore (incumbent Vice President, former Senator of Tennessee) Republican: Bob Dole (Senator of Kansas) Running mate: Jack Kemp (former Cabinet Secretary and congressman of New York) Reform Party: H. Ross Perot (businessman from Texas) Pat Choate (economist from the District of Columbia)
The incumbent, Gerald R. Ford, ran for another term in 1976. Bob Dole was his running mate.
Gramm made a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996.
Wiconsin voted for the Democratic nominee John Kerry.
Barack Obama has always been a Democrat. Some sources say his maternal grandparents, who raised him, were moderate Republicans, but since he first ran for office in 1996, Mr. Obama has been identified with the Democratic party.
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Kentucky last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1996 when it supported Bill Clinton's reelection bid. Since then, the state has consistently voted for Republican candidates in presidential elections.
DemocratMr. Obama has always been a member of the Democratic party.