United States presidential election, 1992
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| United States presidential election, 1992 |
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| November 3, 1992 | ||||
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| Nominee | Bill Clinton | George H. W. Bush | Ross Perot | |
| Party | Democrat | Republican | Independent | |
| Home state | Arkansas | Texas | Texas | |
| Running mate | Al Gore | Dan Quayle | James Stockdale | |
| Electoral vote | 370 | 168 | 0 | |
| States won | 32 + DC | 18 | 0 | |
| Popular vote | 44,909,806 | 39,104,550 | 19,743,821 | |
| Percentage | 43.0% | 37.4% | 18.9% | |
 Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle, Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore. |
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The United States presidential election of 1992 was on November 3, 1992 in the United States. The three main people running were: George H. W. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the President; Bill Clinton, who was a Democrat and Governor of Arkansas; and Ross Perot an Independent candidate.
Bill Clinton was the winner of the election. Clinton got 370 Electoral votes, Bush got 168, and Perot got 0. A person running for president will need to get 270 to win.
George H.W. Bush could have lost the election for several reasons. He broke his promise of "Read my lips: no new taxes" by increasing taxes during his term. Some of his most well-known accomplishments during his presidency came from his foreign policy, and because of the Cold War and Gulf War being over, foreign policy became a smaller issue, as the economy became a bigger issues, since the economy was bad.
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Candidates [change]
Republican Party [change]
Republican candidates
- George H. W. Bush, President of the United States from Texas
- Pat Buchanan, conservative columnist from Virginia
- David Duke, state representative from Louisiana
- Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota and perennial candidate
Candidates gallery [change]
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Louisiana representative David Duke
Democratic Party [change]
Democratic candidates
- Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas
- Jerry Brown, former Governor of California
- Paul Tsongas, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Tom Harkin, U.S. Senator from Iowa
- Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia
- Eugene McCarthy, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Larry Agran, former Mayor of Irvine, California
Candidates gallery [change]
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Governor Jerry Brown of California
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Former Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts
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Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska
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Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa
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Governor Douglas Wilder of Virginia
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Former Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota
