United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1992

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1992

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Ross Perot Party DFL Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 10 0 0 Popular vote 1,020,997 747,841 562,506 Percentage 43.48% 31.85% 23.96%

County Results   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Clinton—<40%   Bush—<40%   Bush—40-50%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

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

Minnesota was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.48% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) who took 31.85%, a victory margin of 11.63%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third with 23.96% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.^[2]

April 7, 1992, saw the first presidential primary in Minnesota since 1956. Clinton won a plurality of votes in the DFL primary and Bush won in the IR election.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1992[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	1,020,997	43.48%	10
	Republican	George H.W. Bush (incumbent)	747,841	31.85%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	562,506	23.96%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	3,374	0.14%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz	3,363	0.14%	0
	Grassroots	Jack Herer	2,659	0.11%	0
	Write-ins		2,499	0.11%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	1,406	0.06%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Warren	990	0.04%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	958	0.04%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	733	0.03%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	622	0.03%	0
Totals			2,347,948	100.0%	10

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.