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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | William Clinton | Albert Gore Jr. | Democratic |
327,812 |
51.51% | 5 |
 | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | Republican |
233,946 |
36.76% | 0 |
 | H. Ross Perot | Pat Choate | Reform |
71,639 |
11.26% | 0 |
 | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian |
3,062 |
0.48% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
| 2000 Population: | 1,808,344 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 29.0 | persons/km2 | | 1996 Population: | 1,822,808 | Est. | 1996 Population Density: | 29.2 | persons/km2 | | 1990 Population: | 1,793,477 | Enum. | 1990 Population Density: | 28.8 | persons/km2 | | Total Electoral Vote: | 5 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 364,562 | persons/EV | | Land Area (2000): | 62,361 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.1 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, "President," General Election Returns, 1996 (Charleston, 1996)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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