1992 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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.

1992 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 3 0 0 Popular vote 126,054 102,313 59,213 Percentage 43.52% 35.33% 20.45%

County Results State House Results Clinton   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   80-90% Bush   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%

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

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]

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

• New Castle

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware