<page_title> 1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Bill Clinton (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 51.10% <col_header> United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Bob Dole <col_header> United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 34.96% <col_header> United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Clinton took 51.10% of the vote over Republican Bob Dole, who took 34.96%, a victory margin of 16.14%.