1996 Reform Party presidential primaries

1996 Reform Party presidential primaries
August 11–17, 1996
Turnout5%
 
Nominee Ross Perot Richard Lamm
Home state Texas Colorado
Running mate Pat Choate Ed Zschau
States carried 47 3 + D.C.
Popular vote 32,145 17,121
Percentage 65.3% 34.8%
Mail-In Presidential Primary results map.
Perot:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lamm:      50–60%      80–90%

A presidential primary was organized by the Reform Party to determine the party's nominee for president of the United States in the 1996 election. Voting took place by mail, telephone, and electronically. Voting began on August 11, 1996, and continued until August 17, when the results were announced.

Businessman and party founder Ross Perot initially announced he would not seek the presidency again after losing the 1992 United States presidential election, but subsequently entered the race on July 11. The former governor of Colorado Dick Lamm was his opponent. Lamm carried Alaska, Colorado, the District of Columbia, and Minnesota, while Perot won the remaining states and defeated Lamm by a nearly two-to-one margin in the national membership vote.

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