1992 United States presidential election in Delaware

The 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
United States presidential election in Delaware, 1992
November 3, 1992
 
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 3 0 0
Popular vote 126,054 102,313 59,213
Percentage 43.52% 35.33% 20.45%
County Results
President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

 Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elections in Delaware

Delaware was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.52%% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.33%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 20.45% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Clinton comfortably won Delaware by a margin of 8.19%, and that confirmed the state's status as reliably Democratic, and it has voted Democratic in every election since.[2]

Results
United States presidential election in Delaware, 1992[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 126,054 43.52% 3
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 102,313 35.33% 0
Independent Ross Perot 59,213 20.45% 0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,105 0.38% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 935 0.32% 0
Totals 289,620 100.00% 3

By county
William Jefferson Clinton

Democratic

 George Herbert Walker Bush

Republican

 Henry Ross Perot

Reform

County#%#%#%[3]
Kent15,36438.2%15,56238.7%8,91622.2%
New Castle91,51646.5%66,31133.7%37,58119.1%
Sussex19,17436.5%20,44038.9%12,71624.2%

References
  1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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