1992 United States presidential election in Arizona explained

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Election Name:1992 United States presidential election in Arizona
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 United States presidential election in Arizona
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1996 United States presidential election in Arizona
Next Year:1996
Election Date:November 3, 1992
Image1:George Bush crop.jpg
Nominee1:George H. W. Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1:8
Popular Vote1:572,086
Percentage1:38.47%
Nominee2:Bill Clinton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Arkansas
Running Mate2:Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:543,050
Percentage2:36.52%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Independent (United States)
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:353,741
Percentage3:23.79%
Map Size:250px
President
Before Election:George H. W. Bush
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1992 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arizona was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 38.5% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 36.5%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.8% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Bush very narrowly won in Arizona by a margin of 2.0%, and Clinton went on to win the state four years later narrowly over Bob Dole.[2]

In achieving the best performance by a Democrat in Arizona since Lyndon Johnson's landslide in 1964 – when Barry Goldwater held the state by five thousand votes due to a "favorite son" vote in the Phoenix metropolitan area – Clinton broke some notable county droughts. He placed Cochise County in the Democratic camp for the first time since 1964 and last to date,[3] Pima County and Santa Cruz County also voted Democratic for the first time since 1964, whilst Flagstaff's Coconino County voted Democratic for the first time since Harry S. Truman carried it in 1948. These three counties have since stayed reliably Democratic in presidential elections.[4]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Arizona
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)572,08638.47%8
DemocraticBill Clinton543,05036.52%0
IndependentRoss Perot353,74123.79%0
IndependentJames "Bo" Gritz8,1410.55%0
LibertarianAndre Marrou6,759 0.45%0
Natural LawDr. John Hagelin2,2670.15%0
New Alliance PartyLenora Fulani9230.06%0
IndependentLyndon LaRouche (write-in)8 0.00%0
Totals1,486,975100.00%8

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Andre Marrou
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Apache4,58825.13%11,21861.44%1,97910.84%940.51%3792.08%-6,630-36.31%18,258
Cochise12,20236.81%12,70138.31%7,85723.70%1490.45%2410.73%-499-1.50%33,150
Coconino13,76932.31%18,88844.32%9,36321.97%2730.64%3250.77%-5,119-12.01%42,618
Gila5,78131.29%7,57140.97%4,69425.40%980.53%3341.81%-1,790-9.68%18,478
Graham4,16942.98%3,39134.96%1,86019.18%290.30%2502.58%7788.02%9,699
Greenlee1,45136.34%1,69542.45%79419.88%40.10%491.23%-244-6.11%3,993
La Paz1,59932.23%1,80836.44%1,48829.99%310.62%350.70%-209-4.21%4,961
Maricopa360,04941.06%285,45732.56%221,47525.26%3,7420.43%6,1090.70%74,5928.50%876,832
Mohave13,68433.69%13,25532.63%12,70631.28%2800.69%6911.70%4291.06%40,616
Navajo7,99432.45%10,88244.17%4,78719.43%1390.56%8363.39%-2,888-11.72%24,638
Pima97,03634.47%128,56945.68%53,92519.16%1,2680.45%6860.24%-31,533-11.21%281,484
Pinal11,66931.76%15,46842.10%9,23125.13%1360.37%2350.63%-3,799-10.34%36,739
Santa Cruz3,02437.43%3,51243.47%1,44717.91%460.57%510.63%-488-6.04%8,080
Yavapai23,41939.42%18,26830.75%16,40927.62%3220.54%9971.67%5,1518.67%59,415
Yuma11,65241.55%10,36736.97%5,72620.42%1480.53%1520.55%1,2854.58%28,045
Totals572,08638.47%543,05036.52%353,74123.79%6,7590.55%11,3700.67%29,0361.95%1,487,006

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Electors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 3, 1992. Arizona Secretary of State. 2024-07-30.
  2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868–2004, p. 148