1992 United States presidential election in Alaska

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The 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska 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.

1992 United States presidential election in Alaska

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Nominee George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Texas Arkansas Texas Running mate Dan Quayle Al Gore James Stockdale Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 102,000 78,294 73,481 Percentage 39.46% 30.29% 28.43%

Borough and Census Area Results (historical boundaries) Borough and Census Area Results (modern boundaries) State house results Bush   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Clinton   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Perot   30–40%   40–50%

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

Alaska was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 39.4% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 30.2%. Bush won Alaska by a margin of 9.2%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 28.4% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson.^[2] As of 2020, this is the last time the Republican margin of victory in Alaska has been in single digits and the last time that the state was won with a plurality.

With 28.43% of the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Perot's second strongest state after Maine. Alaska was also one of seven states to give a county to Perot, the others being California, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Nevada and Texas. Alaska awarded Perot Denali Borough, making it the last time it did not vote for the Republican candidate.^[3]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Alaska[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	102,000	39.46%	3
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	78,294	30.29%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	73,481	28.43%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz	1,379	0.53%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,378	0.53%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	469	0.18%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	433	0.17%	0
	Taxpayers’	Howard Phillips	377	0.15%	0
	Write-ins		365	0.14%	0
	New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	330	0.13%	0
Totals			258,506	100.0%	3

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Haines Borough
• Nome Census Area
• North Slope Borough
• Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Boroughs that flipped from Republican to Independent

• Denali Borough

See also

• United States presidential elections in Alaska

References

1. "State of Alaska Official Returns November 3, 1992 General Election" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
3. "1992 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.