Timeline Tuesday 5 November 1996

Events on Tuesday 5 November 1996 1

• 1996 Bill Clinton Re-elected US President Clinton defeats Bob Dole to win a second term Bill Clinton won re-election as President of the United States, defeating Republican challenger Bob Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot. Clinton carried 31 states and became the first Democrat to win a second term since Franklin Roosevelt. The election was fought largely over the strength of the US economy.