Page "Solid South" Paragraph 14

In 1992 and 1996, when the Democratic ticket consisted of two Southerners, ( Bill Clinton and Al Gore ), the Democrats and Republicans split the region.

In both elections, Clinton won Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, while the Republican won Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Bill Clinton won Georgia in 1992, but lost it in 1996 to Bob Dole.

Conversely, Clinton lost Florida in 1992 to George Bush, but won it in 1996.