Video: 'CNN Election Night 1996' (coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. EST)

(Tuesday, November 5, 1996, during the 1996 presidential campaign) — Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton of Arkansas was re-elected today over Republican former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.

Video: 'Election Night 1996 ABC News Coverage' (coverage starts at 8 p.m. EST; actually NBC)

Clinton and his running mate, Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, defeated Dole and his running mate, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp, 49.2-40.7% in the national popular vote, resulting in a 379-159 victory in the Electoral College (electoral votes cast Dec. 16, 1996 and tabulated by a joint session of Congress on Jan. 9, 1997).

Video: 'Election Night 1996 ABC News Coverage RARE' (coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. EST)

Texas businessman Ross Perot and his running mate, economist Pat Choate, received 8.4% of the popular vote and no electoral votes on the Reform Party ticket.

Video: 'Election Night 1996: Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole | Full News Coverage + Results'

Clinton and Gore would be sworn in for their second four-year terms on January 20, 1997.

Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1996'

Video: 'The 1996 Election Explained'