1992 Presidential Election

November 3, 1992 · The Post-Cold-War Era · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win

Clinton's war-room campaign ('the economy, stupid') unseated Bush as Perot took 18.9%, the biggest third-party vote since 1912, though not a single electoral vote. The baby-boom generation took the presidency.

Elected

Bill Clinton

Democratic

Electoral vote

370 of 538

Popular vote

43.0%

44,909,806 votes

Turnout

58.1%

VEP 58.2% · VAP 56.3%

The result

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Bill Clinton

Democratic · 43.00% of votes

370

electoral votes

George H. W. Bush

Republican · 37.40% of votes

168

electoral votes

Ross Perot

Independent · 18.90% of votes

—

electoral votes

Andre Marrou

Libertarian · 0.28% of votes

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electoral votes

Bo Gritz

Populist · 0.10% of votes

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electoral votes

Lenora Fulani

New Alliance · 0.07% of votes

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Bill Clinton	Democratic	Al Gore	370	44,909,806	43.00%	33
George H. W. Bush	Republican	Dan Quayle	168	39,104,550	37.40%	18
Ross Perot	Independent	James Stockdale	—	19,743,821	18.90%	—
Andre Marrou	Libertarian	Nancy Lord	—	290,087	0.28%	—
Bo Gritz	Populist	Cyril Minett	—	106,152	0.10%	—
Lenora Fulani	New Alliance	Maria Elizabeth Muñoz	—	73,622	0.07%	—

104,228,038 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

George H. W. Bush · 47.9% · runner-up Bill Clinton 41.1%

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Alaska

George H. W. Bush · 40.2% · runner-up Bill Clinton 30.8%

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Arizona

George H. W. Bush · 38.9% · runner-up Bill Clinton 37.0%

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Arkansas

Bill Clinton · 53.7% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 35.8%

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California

Bill Clinton · 46.3% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 32.9%

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Colorado

Bill Clinton · 40.4% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 36.1%

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Connecticut

Bill Clinton · 42.4% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 35.9%

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D of Columbia

Bill Clinton · 86.4% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 9.3%

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Delaware

Bill Clinton · 43.8% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 35.6%

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Florida

George H. W. Bush · 41.0% · runner-up Bill Clinton 39.1%

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Georgia

Bill Clinton · 43.6% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 43.0%

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Hawaii

Bill Clinton · 48.6% · runner-up George H. W. Bush 37.1%

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Alabama	George H. W. Bush	47.9%	9	Bill Clinton · 41.1%
Alaska	George H. W. Bush	40.2%	3	Bill Clinton · 30.8%
Arizona	George H. W. Bush	38.9%	8	Bill Clinton · 37.0%
Arkansas	Bill Clinton	53.7%	6	George H. W. Bush · 35.8%
California	Bill Clinton	46.3%	54	George H. W. Bush · 32.9%
Colorado	Bill Clinton	40.4%	8	George H. W. Bush · 36.1%
Connecticut	Bill Clinton	42.4%	8	George H. W. Bush · 35.9%
D of Columbia	Bill Clinton	86.4%	3	George H. W. Bush · 9.3%
Delaware	Bill Clinton	43.8%	3	George H. W. Bush · 35.6%
Florida	George H. W. Bush	41.0%	25	Bill Clinton · 39.1%
Georgia	Bill Clinton	43.6%	13	George H. W. Bush · 43.0%
Hawaii	Bill Clinton	48.6%	4	George H. W. Bush · 37.1%
Idaho	George H. W. Bush	43.1%	4	Bill Clinton · 29.1%
Illinois	Bill Clinton	48.8%	22	George H. W. Bush · 34.5%
Indiana	George H. W. Bush	41.9%	12	Bill Clinton · 37.8%
Iowa	Bill Clinton	43.6%	7	George H. W. Bush · 37.5%
Kansas	George H. W. Bush	39.1%	6	Bill Clinton · 33.9%
Kentucky	Bill Clinton	44.7%	8	George H. W. Bush · 41.5%
Louisiana	Bill Clinton	46.3%	9	George H. W. Bush · 41.6%
Maine	Bill Clinton	38.9%	4	Ross Perot · 30.6%
Maryland	Bill Clinton	50.0%	10	George H. W. Bush · 35.8%
Massachusetts	Bill Clinton	47.9%	12	George H. W. Bush · 29.2%
Michigan	Bill Clinton	44.0%	18	George H. W. Bush · 36.6%
Minnesota	Bill Clinton	43.8%	10	George H. W. Bush · 32.1%
Mississippi	George H. W. Bush	49.1%	7	Bill Clinton · 40.3%
Missouri	Bill Clinton	44.2%	11	George H. W. Bush · 34.0%
Montana	Bill Clinton	38.1%	3	George H. W. Bush · 35.5%
Nebraska	George H. W. Bush	46.8%	5	Bill Clinton · 29.5%
Nevada	Bill Clinton	38.0%	4	George H. W. Bush · 35.3%
New Hampshire	Bill Clinton	39.2%	4	George H. W. Bush · 38.0%
New Jersey	Bill Clinton	43.3%	15	George H. W. Bush · 40.9%
New Mexico	Bill Clinton	46.2%	5	George H. W. Bush · 37.6%
New York	Bill Clinton	50.1%	33	George H. W. Bush · 34.1%
North Carolina	George H. W. Bush	43.5%	14	Bill Clinton · 42.7%
North Dakota	George H. W. Bush	44.4%	3	Bill Clinton · 32.3%
Ohio	Bill Clinton	40.4%	21	George H. W. Bush · 38.5%
Oklahoma	George H. W. Bush	42.8%	8	Bill Clinton · 34.1%
Oregon	Bill Clinton	42.8%	7	George H. W. Bush · 32.8%
Pennsylvania	Bill Clinton	45.4%	23	George H. W. Bush · 36.3%
Rhode Island	Bill Clinton	47.4%	4	George H. W. Bush · 29.2%
South Carolina	George H. W. Bush	48.3%	8	Bill Clinton · 40.1%
South Dakota	George H. W. Bush	40.8%	3	Bill Clinton · 37.3%
Tennessee	Bill Clinton	47.3%	11	George H. W. Bush · 42.6%
Texas	George H. W. Bush	40.7%	32	Bill Clinton · 37.2%
Utah	George H. W. Bush	43.4%	5	Bill Clinton · 27.3%
Vermont	Bill Clinton	46.4%	3	George H. W. Bush · 30.6%
Virginia	George H. W. Bush	45.3%	13	Bill Clinton · 40.9%
Washington	Bill Clinton	43.8%	11	George H. W. Bush · 32.3%
West Virginia	Bill Clinton	48.5%	5	George H. W. Bush · 35.5%
Wisconsin	Bill Clinton	41.4%	11	George H. W. Bush · 37.0%
Wyoming	George H. W. Bush	39.9%	3	Bill Clinton · 34.3%

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