Democratic Candidates With the advantage of incumbency , Bill Clinton 's path to renomination by the Democratic Party was uneventful . At the 1996 Democratic National Convention , Clinton and incumbent Vice President Al Gore were renominated with token opposition . Incarcerated fringe candidate Lyndon LaRouche won a few Arkansas delegates who were barred from the convention . Jimmy Griffin , former Mayor of Buffalo , New York , mounted a brief campaign but withdrew after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary . Former Pennsylvania governor Bob Casey contemplated a challenge to Clinton , but health problems forced Casey to abandon a bid
1996 Democratic National Convention
1996 Democratic National Convention
1996 United States presidential election