1992 United States presidential election (New Union)

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1992 United States presidential election
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← 1988 November 3, 1992 1996 →

538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout 55.2% Increase 5.0 pp

  George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg Governor Bill Clinton (cropped).png RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee George Bush Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Home state Texas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Dan Quayle Al Gore James Stockdale
Electoral vote 283 255 0
States carried 30 20 + DC 0
Popular vote 42,187,265 41,769,569 19,743,821
Percentage 40.4% 40.0% 18.9%

1992 US presidential election results (New Union).svg
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle and blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

George Bush
Republican

Elected President

George Bush
Republican

The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican President George Bush defeated Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, Independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas, and many minor candidates.

Bush had alienated many of the conservatives in his party by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes, but he fended off a primary challenge from conservative commentator Pat Buchanan. Bush's popularity after his success in the Gulf War dissuaded high-profile Democratic candidates like Mario Cuomo from entering the 1992 Democratic primaries.