1992 United States presidential election in Delaware

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.

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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 43.51% 35.31% 20.44%

County results State House district 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

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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 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 in which 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]