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| City | Bill Clinton Al Gore Democratic Party | Bob Dole Jack Kemp Republican Party | Ross Perot James Campbell Reform Party | Ralph Nader Winona Laduke Green Party | Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Party | Marsha Feinland Kate McClatchy Peace and Freedom Party | Howard Phillips Herbert W. Titus American Independent Party | John Hagelin Mike Tompkins Natural Law Party | Voter Turnout |
| Atherton | 1,204 34.4% | 2,022 57.8% | 136 3.9% | 98 2.8% | 28 0.8% | 5 0.1% | 3 0.1% | 3 0.1% | 63.8% |
| East Palo Alto | 3,375 88.3% | 210 5.5% | 100 2.6% | 99 2.6% | 16 0.4% | 10 0.3% | 1 0.0% | 11 0.3% | 46.3% |
| Menlo Park | 7,243 59.1% | 3,817 31.1% | 488 4.0% | 519 4.2% | 119 1.0% | 28 0.2% | 10 0.1% | 41 0.3% | 66.2% |
| Palo Alto | 17,051 65.7% | 5,788 22.3% | 1,099 4.2% | 1,433 5.5% | 377 1.5% | 78 0.3% | 34 0.1% | 104 0.4% | 65.5% |
| Stanford | 2,372 70.9% | 461 13.8% | 103 3.1% | 350 10.5% | 38 1.1% | 12 0.3% | 1 0.0% | 7 0.2% | 48.8% |
| Santa Clara County Total | 266,728 57.3% | 147,337 31.6% | 31,714 6.8% | 10,985 2.4% | 5,079 1.1% | 1,693 0.4% | 1,145 0.2% | 1,091 0.2% | 58.9% |
| San Mateo County Total | 135,972 60.7% | 64,944 28.9% | 13,603 6.1% | 6,579 2.9% | 1,813 0.8% | 372 0.2% | 326 0.2% | 426 0.2% | 63.8% |
Complete unofficial results
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