# Electoral history of Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle is a politician from the state of Indiana. Quayle represented Indiana's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Quayle upset 3-term incumbent United States Senator Birch Bayh in 1980 as part of the Republican landslide, which saw the party gain 12 seats and the majority in the United States Senate and Ronald Reagan elected president. In 1988, Quayle was chosen by U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush, the Republican presidential nominee as his running mate and elected the nation's 44th vice president, serving from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993.

## United States House of Representatives

1976 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Dan Quayle | 107,762 | 54.4 | N/A |
| Democratic | J. Edward Roush | 88,361 | 44.6 | N/A |
| American | Gail E. Crain | 2,060 | 1.0 | N/A |
1978 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Dan Quayle (incumbent) | 80,527 | 64.4 | +10.0 |
| Democratic | John D. Walda | 42,238 | 33.8 | −10.8 |
| American | Terry Eugene Hively | 2,352 | 1.9 | +0.9 |

## United States Senate

1980 General Election - United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dan Quayle | 1,182,414 | 53.8 | N/A |
| | Democratic | Birch Bayh (I) | 1,015,962 | 46.2 | N/A |
1986 General Election - United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1986 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Dan Quayle (I) | 936,143 | 60.6 | +6.8 |
| Democratic | Jill Long | 595,192 | 38.5 | −7.7 |
| Libertarian | Bradford L. Warren | 8,314 | 0.5 | N/A |
| American | Rockland R. Snyder | 5,914 | 0.4 | −7.7 |

## Presidential elections
### 1988

Electoral results :
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | Running mate | Running mate |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Count | Percentage | Electoral vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote |
| George H. W. Bush | Republican | Texas | 48,886,097 | 53.37% | 426 | Dan Quayle | Indiana | 426 |
| Michael Dukakis | Democratic | Massachusetts | 41,809,074 | 45.65% | 111 | Lloyd Bentsen | Texas | 111 |
| Ronald Paul | Libertarian | Texas | 431,750 | 0.47% | 0 | Andre Marrou | Alaska | 0 |
| Lenora Fulani | New Alliance | Pennsylvania | 217,221 | 0.24% | 0 | —$^{(b)}$ | — | 0 |
| Other | Other | Other | 249,642 | 0.27% | — | Other | Other | — |
| Lloyd Bentsen | Democratic | Texas | —$^{(a)}$ | —$^{(a)}$ | 1 | Michael Dukakis | Massachusetts | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 91,594,686 | 100% | 538 | | | 538 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 270 | | | 270 |

### 1992

Electoral results :
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | Running mate | Running mate |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Count | Percentage | Electoral vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote |
| Bill Clinton | Democratic | Arkansas | 44,909,806 | 43.01% | 370 | Albert A. Gore Jr. | Tennessee | 370 |
| George H. W. Bush (I) | Republican | Texas | 39,104,550 | 37.45% | 168 | Dan Quayle (I) | Indiana | 168 |
| Ross Perot | Independent | Texas | 19,743,821 | 18.91% | 0 | James Stockdale | California | 0 |
| Andre Verne Marrou | Libertarian | Alaska | 290,087 | 0.28% | 0 | Nancy Lord | Nevada | 0 |
| Bo Gritz | Populist | Nevada | 106,152 | 0.10% | 0 | Cy Minett | New Mexico | 0 |
| Lenora Fulani | New Alliance Party | New York | 73,622 | 0.07% | 0 | Maria Munoz | California | 0 |
| Howard Phillips | U.S. Taxpayers Party | Virginia | 43,369 | 0.04% | 0 | Albion Knight, Jr. | Florida | 0 |
| Other | Other | Other | 152,516 | 0.13% | — | Other | Other | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 104,423,923 | 100% | 538 | | | 538 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 270 | | | 270 |