1992 United States presidential election in Oklahoma explained

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Election Name:	1992 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Country:	Oklahoma
Flag Year:	1988
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Previous Year:	1988
Next Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Next Year:	1996
Election Date:	November 3, 1992
Image1:	George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	George H. W. Bush
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Texas
Running Mate1:	Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1:	8
Popular Vote1:	592,929
Percentage1:	42.65%
Nominee2:	Bill Clinton
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Arkansas
Running Mate2:	Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	473,066
Percentage2:	34.02%
Image3:	Ross Perot in his office, by Allan Warren (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	Ross Perot
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	319,878
Percentage3:	23.01%
Map Size:	350px
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 Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 42.65 percent of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 34.02 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.01 percent of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[1], this is the last election in which Beckham County, Delaware County, Washita County, and Stephens County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[2] This was the first time that the Democrats won the White House without Jackson County and the first time since Oklahoma statehood that a losing Republican managed to carry any of the 10 counties bordering the Red River. This is the most recent time that a Democrat has carried a majority of Oklahoma's counties in a presidential election.

Campaign

Perot was required to submit 35,132 signatures to appear on the ballot. His campaign submitted over 124,000 signatures on June 19, 1992, and qualified to appear on the ballot on July 13. 106,127 signatures were validated.^[3]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Oklahoma^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	592,929	42.65%	8
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	473,066	34.02%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	319,878	23.01%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	4,486	0.32%	0
Totals			1,390,359	100.0%	8
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered Voters)					60%/60%

Results by county

County	George H.W. Bush Republican		Bill Clinton Democratic		Ross Perot Independent		Andre Marrou Libertarian		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		2,994		45.48%		2,645		40.18%		914		13.88%		30		0.46%		349		5.30%		6,583
	Alfalfa		1,567		51.46%		741		24.33%		722		23.71%		15		0.49%		826		27.13%		3,045
	Atoka		1,561		30.21%		2,336		45.21%		1,255		24.29%		15		0.29%		-775		-15.00%		5,167
	Beaver		1,699		59.61%		580		20.35%		565		19.82%		6		0.21%		1,119		39.26%		2,850
	Beckham		2,913		37.25%		2,947		37.69%		1,929		24.67%		31		0.40%		-34		-0.44%		7,820
	Blaine		2,209		43.73%		1,564		30.96%		1,258		24.90%		21		0.42%		645		12.77%		5,052
	Bryan		3,452		25.63%		6,259		46.47%		3,713		27.57%		44		0.33%		2,546		18.90%		13,468
	Caddo		3,664		31.89%		4,861		42.31%		2,911		25.34%		52		0.45%		-1,197		-10.42%		11,488
	Canadian		16,756		50.70%		7,215		21.83%		8,985		27.19%		94		0.28%		7,771		23.51%		33,050
	Carter		5,947		32.38%		7,171		39.04%		5,188		28.24%		62		0.34%		-1,224		-6.66%		18,368
	Cherokee		4,977		32.94%		6,794		44.96%		3,297		21.82%		43		0.28%		-1,817		-12.02%		15,111
	Choctaw		1,641		25.73%		3,413		53.52%		1,298		20.35%		25		0.39%		-1,772		-27.79%		6,377
	Cimarron		965		59.42%		395		24.32%		254		15.64%		10		0.62%		570		35.10%		1,624
	Cleveland		35,561		44.10%		24,404		30.27%		20,352		25.24%		312		0.39%		11,157		13.83%		80,629
	Coal		714		25.50%		1,448		51.71%		618		22.07%		20		0.71%		-734		-26.21%		2,800
	Comanche		15,704		44.21%		12,237		34.45%		7,463		21.01%		116		0.33%		3,467		9.76%		35,520
	Cotton		910		29.44%		1,314		42.51%		853		27.60%		14		0.45%		-404		-13.07%		3,091
	Craig		2,106		33.86%		2,780		44.70%		1,316		21.16%		17		0.27%		-674		-10.84%		6,219
	Creek		10,055		39.84%		9,118		36.13%		5,984		23.71%		81		0.32%		937		3.71%		25,238
	Custer		5,362		45.85%		3,540		30.27%		2,741		23.44%		51		0.44%		1,822		15.58%		11,694
	Delaware		4,840		38.95%		4,842		38.97%		2,689		21.64%		55		0.44%		-2		-0.02%		12,426
	Dewey		1,244		44.72%		845		30.37%		684		24.59%		9		0.32%		399		14.35%		2,782
	Ellis		1,072		46.47%		594		25.75%		632		27.39%		9		0.39%		440		19.08%		2,307
	Garfield		13,095		51.38%		6,720		26.37%		5,559		21.81%		111		0.44%		6,375		25.01%		25,485
	Garvin		3,983		33.57%		4,811		40.55%		3,014		25.41%		55		0.46%		-828		-6.98%		11,863
	Grady		6,997		39.40%		6,177		34.79%		4,528		25.50%		55		0.31%		820		4.61%		17,757
	Grant		1,311		42.90%		864		28.27%		871		28.50%		10		0.33%		440		14.40%		3,056
	Greer		964		34.69%		1,162		41.81%		640		23.03%		13		0.47%		-198		-7.12%		2,779
	Harmon		496		30.79%		783		48.60%		326		20.24%		6		0.37%		-287		-17.81%		1,611
	Harper		1,038		51.01%		486		23.88%		501		24.62%		10		0.49%		537		26.39%		2,035
	Haskell		1,461		26.34%		3,069		55.34%		995		17.94%		21		0.38%		-1,608		-29.00%		5,546
	Hughes		1,522		27.40%		2,850		51.31%		1,158		20.85%		24		0.43%		-1,328		-23.91%		5,554
	Jackson		3,893		41.33%		3,273		34.75%		2,227		23.64%		27		0.29%		620		6.58%		9,420
	Jefferson		671		22.23%		1,580		52.34%		758		25.11%		10		0.33%		822		27.23%		3,019
	Johnston		1,191		27.45%		2,096		48.31%		1,040		23.97%		12		0.28%		-905		-20.86%		4,339
	Kay		9,115		39.93%		6,643		29.10%		6,984		30.59%		86		0.38%		2,131		9.34%		22,828
	Kingfisher		3,479		54.27%		1,379		21.51%		1,534		23.93%		19		0.30%		1,945		30.34%		6,411
	Kiowa		1,635		33.30%		2,143		43.65%		1,114		22.69%		18		0.37%		-508		-10.35%		4,910
	Latimer		1,212		24.81%		2,606		53.35%		1,049		21.47%		18		0.37%		-1,394		-28.54%		4,885
	LeFlore		5,850		34.90%		7,843		46.79%		3,021		18.02%		49		0.29%		-1,993		-11.89%		16,763
	Lincoln		5,315		42.78%		3,904		31.43%		3,160		25.44%		44		0.35%		1,411		11.35%		12,423
	Logan		6,071		43.97%		4,453		32.25%		3,239		23.46%		43		0.31%		1,618		11.72%		13,806
	Love		922		25.06%		1,708		46.43%		1,033		28.08%		16		0.43%		675		18.35%		3,679
	McClain		4,377		40.62%		3,378		31.35%		2,996		27.80%		25		0.23%		999		9.27%		10,776
	McCurtain		3,519		30.62%		5,082		44.21%		2,852		24.81%		41		0.36%		-1,563		-13.59%		11,494
	McIntosh		2,225		28.19%		4,184		53.01%		1,469		18.61%		15		0.19%		-1,959		-24.82%		7,893
	Major		2,154		57.36%		731		19.47%		857		22.82%		13		0.35%		1,297		34.54%		3,755
	Marshall		1,478		26.88%		2,519		45.82%		1,486		27.03%		15		0.27%		1,033		18.79%		5,498
	Mayes		5,445		35.89%		6,432		42.40%		3,235		21.32%		59		0.39%		-987		-6.51%		15,171
	Murray		1,536		27.49%		2,594		46.42%		1,447		25.89%		11		0.20%		-1,058		-18.93%		5,588
	Muskogee		8,782		31.44%		13,619		48.76%		5,454		19.53%		77		0.28%		-4,837		-17.32%		27,932
	Noble		2,474		46.83%		1,333		25.23%		1,449		27.43%		27		0.51%		1,025		19.40%		5,283
	Nowata		1,531		33.84%		1,912		42.26%		1,063		23.50%		18		0.40%		-381		-8.42%		4,524
	Okfuskee		1,580		34.13%		2,141		46.24%		889		19.20%		20		0.43%		-561		-12.11%		4,630
	Oklahoma		126,788		48.78%		76,271		29.34%		56,139		21.60%		725		0.28%		50,517		19.44%		259,923
	Okmulgee		4,586		29.74%		7,767		50.37%		3,013		19.54%		55		0.36%		-3,181		-20.63%		15,421
	Osage		5,891		34.01%		6,894		39.80%		4,477		25.85%		60		0.35%		-1,003		-5.79%		17,322
	Ottawa		4,141		31.35%		6,304		47.73%		2,721		20.60%		43		0.33%		-2,163		-16.38%		13,209
	Pawnee		2,675		38.36%		2,612		37.46%		1,656		23.75%		30		0.43%		63		0.90%		6,973
	Payne		13,032		42.20%		9,886		32.01%		7,852		25.43%		110		0.36%		3,146		10.19%		30,880
	Pittsburg		5,659		30.06%		8,523		45.27%		4,594		24.40%		51		0.27%		-2,864		-15.21%		18,827
	Pontotoc		5,206		33.54%		6,350		40.91%		3,916		25.23%		49		0.32%		-1,144		-7.37%		15,521
	Pottawatomie		10,350		40.47%		8,616		33.69%		6,520		25.50%		86		0.34%		1,734		6.78%		25,572
	Pushmataha		1,319		26.93%		2,553		52.13%		1,000		20.42%		25		0.51%		-1,234		-25.20%		4,897
	Roger Mills		890		40.96%		767		35.30%		505		23.24%		11		0.51%		123		5.66%		2,173
	Rogers		12,455		44.65%		8,257		29.60%		7,101		25.46%		79		0.28%		4,198		15.05%		27,892
	Seminole		3,253		31.77%		4,624		45.16%		2,330		22.75%		33		0.32%		-1,371		-13.39%		10,240
	Sequoyah		4,925		36.33%		6,092		44.94%		2,486		18.34%		53		0.39%		-1,167		-8.61%		13,556
	Stephens		7,085		34.61%		7,644		37.34%		5,692		27.81%		50		0.24%		-559		-2.73%		20,471
	Texas		4,059		58.15%		1,487		21.30%		1,417		20.30%		17		0.24%		2,572		36.85%		6,980
	Tillman		1,377		32.96%		1,749		41.86%		1,039		24.87%		13		0.31%		-372		-8.90%		4,178
	Tulsa		117,465		49.13%		71,165		29.77%		49,760		20.81%		678		0.28%		46,300		19.36%		239,068
	Wagoner		9,053		42.05%		7,041		32.70%		5,381		24.99%		54		0.25%		2,012		9.35%		21,529
	Washington		11,342		47.93%		6,593		27.86%		5,664		23.94%		64		0.27%		4,749		20.07%		23,663
	Washita		1,912		35.81%		1,929		36.13%		1,468		27.50%		30		0.56%		-17		-0.32%		5,339
	Woods		2,225		46.58%		1,361		28.49%		1,167		24.43%		24		0.50%		864		18.09%		4,777
	Woodward		4,006		46.99%		2,063		24.20%		2,411		28.28%		46		0.54%		1,595		18.71%		8,526
Totals	592,929	42.65%	473,066	34.02%	319,878	23.01%	4,486	0.32%	119,863	8.63%	1,390,359

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Beckham
• Carter
• Delaware
• LeFlore
• Pontotoc
• Sequoyah
• Stephens
• Washita

Slates of Electors

Democrat: Earl E. Abernathy, Carl Albert, Obera Bergdall, Carolyn Crump, Lynn D. Hall, Glorine Henley, Grace Hudlin, Pete White

Republican: Jana Barker, Linda Blaylock, Ed Calhoon, Betty Casey, Allan Goodbary, Warren Roberts, Paul Thornbrugh, Dorothy Zumwalt,

Libertarian: Michael Alan Clem, Phillip R. Denney, Anne Hill Fruits, Randy Lee Gann, Vanessa C. McNeill, Brian J. Sullivan, David J. Walker, Paul O. Woodward

Independent: Pat Bigelow, Kathryn Fanning, Joe D. Sewell, A. D. Hollingsworth, A. R. Posey, John Sanders, Robert T. Jones, Jeanie Wolfgram^[5]

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oklahoma
• Presidency of Bill Clinton

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Data - National . Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
3. News: July 14, 1992 . Petition earns Perot Oklahoma ballot spot . 5B . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207223221/https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/140476521/ . February 7, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Oklahoma. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
5. Web site: Elections of 1992 - Results . Oklahoma State Election Board.