1992 United States presidential election (New Union)
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538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 55.2% 5.0 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.