User:LizArchive/1996 United States presidential election

The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. For the first time since 1824, no candidate received a majority of the electoral college. After two days of voting, the House chose Bill Clinton 4-1, with Superior's delegation deadlocking. The Senate voted 11-4 to elect Freya Oliver Vice President. Clinton was the first President to be a Progressive during his term.

Farmer Labor Party nomination
Farmer Labor candidates
 * Chamel Collins, U.S. Senator from Savannah
 * David Golden, Governor of Cheyenne

Farmer Labor primaries

 * Chamel Collins: 8
 * David Golden]: 2

Progressive Party Primary
Popular vote:
 * Bill Clinton: 9
 * Cave Johnson Jr.: 6

Independents
Jeremy Grenwich, John Justice, and Albert Kinsman both pursued independent campaigns.

1997 Contingent election
The 1997 contingent election was held on January 10, 1997. As no presidential candidate had won an absolute electoral vote majority, the responsibility for electing a new president devolved upon the U.S. House of Representatives. As prescribed by the Twelfth Amendment, the House was limited to choosing from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes: Chamel Collins, Bill Clinton, and Jeremy Grenwich; Elizabeth Kent and John Justice, who had finished fourth and fifth respectively, were eliminated. Each state delegation, voting en bloc, had a single vote. There were six states at the time, thus an absolute majority of 4 votes was required for victory.