1996 Democratic National Convention
| 1996 presidential election | |
| Nominees Clinton and Gore | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 26–29, 1996 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | United Center |
| Keynote speaker | Evan Bayh |
| Notable speakers | Christopher Dodd Mario Cuomo Hillary Clinton Christopher Reeve Ted Kennedy |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Bill Clinton of Arkansas |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Al Gore of Tennessee |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 4,289 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,147 |
| Results (president) | Clinton (AR): 4,277 (99.72%) Abstention: 12 (0.28%) |
| Results (vice president) | Gore (TN): 4,289 (100%) |
| Ballots | 1 |
The 1996 Democratic National Convention was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1996. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore were nominated for reelection. It was the first national convention of either major party to be held in Chicago since the 1968 Democratic convention, and, until the 2024 Democratic National Convention, it was the most recent presidential nominating convention held in the city by either major party. The convention was organized in conscious contrast to 1968: contemporaneous reporting emphasized that Chicago police were studying the lessons of the earlier convention and that city officials saw the gathering as an opportunity to demonstrate that Chicago could host a major convention without a reprise of the violence that had scarred its image in 1968.