1992 United States presidential election in Maine explained

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Election Name:1992 United States presidential election in Maine
Country:Maine
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 United States presidential election in Maine
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1996 United States presidential election in Maine
Next Year:1996
Election Date:November 3, 1992
Image1:Bill Clinton.jpg
Nominee1:Bill Clinton
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Arkansas
Running Mate1:Al Gore
Electoral Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:263,420
Percentage1:38.77%
Nominee2:Ross Perot
Party2:Independent (United States)
Home State2:Texas
Running Mate2:James Stockdale
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:206,820
Percentage2:30.44%
Image3:George Bush crop.jpg
Party3:Republican Party (United States)
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:206,504
Percentage3:30.39%
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 Maine took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.77% of the popular vote over businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) with 30.44%. Incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) finished in third, close behind Perot, with 30.39% of the popular vote. Despite the Bush family having ties to Maine, with Bush owning a house in Kennebunkport, Maine, Perot beat Bush for second place in the state by a slim margin of 316 votes, making Maine one of two states where Perot finished better than third place, the other being Utah,[1] though Maine was the only state of the two where Perot won any counties. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.[2] Perot's 30.44% would prove Maine as his strongest state in the 1992 election.[3] Ross Perot came within 4.55% of winning an electoral vote in Maine's second congressional district, the closest he came to winning an electoral vote. In Maine's first congressional district, Bush finished in second place, with the 8.11% margin being the closest Bush would come in 1992 to winning an electoral vote in New England after New Hampshire and Connecticut.

Clinton was the first Democrat to carry the state of Maine since 1968 when Hubert Humphrey, running with Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as vice-presidential candidate, did so.[4] Maine has not voted Republican in any subsequent presidential elections, though Donald Trump would win a single electoral vote from Maine's 2nd district in 2016 and 2020.

As of 2020, this is the last time that a sitting president finished third in a state or (along with Utah) that a non-major party candidate would come in second or better.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Maine[5]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton263,42038.77%4
IndependentRoss Perot206,820 30.44%0
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)206,50430.39%0
LibertarianAndre Marrou1,681 0.25% 0
New AllianceLenora Fulani519 0.08%0
U.S. Taxpayers'Howard Phillips464 0.07%0
Write-ins910.01% 0
Totals679,499100.0%4
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)72%/70%

Congressional district

districtClintonBushPerotRepresentative
39.9%31.8%28.3%Thomas Andrews
37.8%29.0%33.2%Olympia Snowe

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton[6]
Democratic		Ross Perot
Independent		George H.W. Bush
Republican		Andre Marrou
Libertarian		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
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Androscoggin22,24740.34%18,51833.58%14,17425.70%1140.21%910.17%3,7296.76%55,144
Aroostook15,68240.64%10,37626.89%12,40932.16%460.12%720.19%3,2738.48%38,585
Cumberland60,78142.95%34,44324.34%45,75232.33%3730.26%1730.12%15,02910.62%141,522
Franklin6,73940.79%5,11530.96%4,60827.89%370.22%240.15%1,6249.83%16,523
Hancock10,12635.15%9,86534.25%8,65730.05%750.26%820.28%2610.90%28,805
Kennebec25,12539.31%21,43633.54%17,13526.81%1260.20%990.15%3,6895.77%63,921
Knox7,63137.52%6,30330.99%6,31031.03%620.30%320.16%1,3216.49%20,338
Lincoln6,71435.27%5,80830.51%6,40533.65%780.49%310.19%3091.62%19,036
Oxford11,20238.16%9,81533.43%8,19427.91%890.30%560.19%1,3874.73%29,356
Penobscot29,48536.65%26,43732.86%24,21830.11%1750.22%1290.16%3,0483.79%80,444
Piscataquis3,32333.13%3,68836.77%2,97029.61%380.38%120.12%-365-3.64%10,031
Sagadahoc6,82836.88%5,70530.82%5,91731.96%410.22%220.12%9114.92%18,513
Somerset9,27435.10%10,29338.95%6,78025.66%450.17%320.12%-1,019-3.85%26,424
Waldo6,47234.93%6,70236.17%5,24128.29%770.42%370.20%-230-1.24%18,529
Washington6,28435.37%5,89433.18%5,49330.92%600.34%340.19%3902.19%17,765
York35,50737.55%26,42227.94%32,24134.09%2450.26%1480.16%3,2663.46%94,563
Totals263,42038.77%206,82030.44%206,50430.39%1,6810.25%1,0740.16%56,6008.33%679,499

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Final Vote Returns Put Perot 2d in Maine, Ahead of Bush. 8 June 2012. The New York Times. 24 November 1992.
  2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  3. Web site: 1992 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  4. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 217-218
  5. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Maine. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  6. Our Campaigns; ME US Presidential Race, November 03, 1992

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