# 1992 United States presidential election

1992 United States presidential election|

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| **November 3, 1992** |

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538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win |
| Turnout | 55.2%  5.0 pp |
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| Nominee | **Bill Clinton** | George H. W. Bush | Ross Perot |
| Party | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
| Home state | Arkansas | Texas | Texas |
| Running mate | **Al Gore** | Dan Quayle | James Stockdale |
| Electoral vote | **370** | 168 | 0 |
| States carried | **32 + DC** | 18 | 0 |
| Popular vote | **44,909,806** | 39,104,550 | 19,743,821 |
| Percentage | **43.0%** | 37.4% | 18.9% |

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle, Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore. |
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| **Presidentbefore election**
George H. W. Bush
Republican | **ElectedPresident**
Bill Clinton
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The **1992 United States presidential election** happened on November 3, 1992. Bill Clinton, the Democratic candidate and Governor of Arkansas, won the election. He defeated the incumbent president, George H. W. Bush, who was a Republican, and Ross Perot, an independent candidate.

Clinton got 370 electoral votes, Bush got 168, and Perot got 0. A person running for president needs to get 270 to win.

George H.W. Bush may have lost the election for several reasons. He broke his promise of "Read my lips: no new taxes" by increasing taxes during his term. Some of his most well-known accomplishments during his presidency came from his foreign policy, and because of the Cold War and Gulf War being over, foreign policy became a smaller issue, as the economy became a bigger issue, since the economy was bad.

Prior to 2020, this was the last election where a candidate won the presidency without winning Florida.

## Candidates

### Republican Party

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| Republican Party (United States)**1992 Republican Party ticket** |
| George H. W. Bush | Dan Quayle |
| for President | for Vice President |
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| 41st President of the United States (1989–1993) | 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–1993) |
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Republican candidates

* George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States from Texas (1989-1993) *(Nominee)*
* Pat Buchanan, conservative columnist and former White House Communications Director (1985-1987) from Virginia
* David Duke, state representative from Louisiana (1985-1987) and former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (1974-1980)
* Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota (1939-1945) and perennial candidate (1944, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1980, 1984, 1988, and **1992**)

#### Candidates gallery

* **President George H. W. Bush Conservative Columnist **Pat Buchanan** of Virginia
* Louisiana representative **David Duke Former Governor of Minnesota **Harold Stassen**

### Democratic Party

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| Democratic Party (United States)**1992 Democratic Party Ticket** |
| Bill Clinton | Al Gore |
| for President | for Vice President |
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| 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992) | U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) |
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Democratic candidates

* Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981, 1983-1992) *(Nominee)*
* Jerry Brown, former Governor of California (1975-1983)
* Paul Tsongas, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1979-1985)
* Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989-2001)
* Tom Harkin, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1975-1983)
* Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia (1990-1994)
* Eugene McCarthy, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1959-1971)
* Larry Agran, former Mayor of Irvine, California (1982-1984, 1986-1990)

#### Candidates gallery

* Governor **Bill Clinton** of Arkansas
* Governor **Jerry Brown** of California
* Former Senator **Paul Tsongas** of Massachusetts
* Senator **Bob Kerrey** of Nebraska
* Senator **Tom Harkin** of Iowa
* Governor **Douglas Wilder** of Virginia
* Former Senator **Eugene McCarthy** of Minnesota

## Ross Perot candidacy

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| **1992 Independent ticket** |
| Ross Perot | James Stockdale |
| for President | for Vice President |
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| President and CEO of Perot Systems (1988–2009) | President of the Naval War College (1977–1979) |
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## Other websites

* 1992 popular vote by counties
* 1992 popular vote by state
* 1992 popular vote by states (with bar graphs)