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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 three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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%. This was the last election where Delaware was a swing state, with the margin within 3% of the national vote. In 1996, the state would shift to the left, becoming a Democratic stronghold.[2]
As of the 2020 United States presidential election, this is the last time in which Kent County voted for the losing candidate.
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Results
| 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware[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
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic |
George H.W. Bush Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 15,364 | 38.18% | 15,562 | 38.67% | 9,312 | 23.15% | -198 | -0.49% | 40,238 |
| New Castle | 91,516 | 46.50% | 66,311 | 33.69% | 38,990 | 19.81% | 25,205 | 12.81% | 196,817 |
| Sussex | 19,174 | 36.48% | 20,440 | 38.89% | 12,951 | 24.63% | -1,266 | -2.41% | 52,565 |
| Totals | 126,054 | 43.51% | 102,313 | 35.31% | 61,368 | 21.18% | 23,741 | 8.20% | 289,735 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- ^ a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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