<page_title> 1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Bob Dole <col_header> United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 49.89% <col_header> United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Bill Clinton (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 43.85% <col_header> United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1996 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
South Carolina was won by Bob Dole, by a margin of 49.89 percent to 43.85 percent over Bill Clinton (D), a 6.04 percent difference.