United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1992

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1992

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 11 0 0 Popular vote 933,521 841,300 199,968 Percentage 47.08% 42.43% 10.09%

County Results   Clinton—>70%   Clinton—60-70%   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Bush—40-50%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—>70%   Perot—40-50%

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

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

Tennessee was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.08% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) with 42.43%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third with 10.09% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1992[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	933,521	47.08%	11
	Republican	George H.W. Bush (incumbent)	841,300	42.43%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	199,968	10.09%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,847	0.09%	0
	Independent	J. Quinn Brisben	1,356	0.07%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz	756	0.04%	0
	New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	727	0.04%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	599	0.03%	0
	Taxpayers’	Howard Phillips	579	0.03%	0
	Peace and Freedom	Ron Daniels	511	0.03%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	460	0.02%	0
	Prohibition	Earl Dodge	343	0.02%	0
	Socialist Workers Party	James Warren	277	0.01%	0
	Independent	John Yiamouyiannis	233	0.01%	0
	Write-ins		161	0.01%	0
Totals			1,982,638	100.0%	11

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 June 2012.