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| Election Name: | 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1988 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| 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: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 126,054 |
| Percentage1: | 43.52% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Running Mate2: | Dan Quayle |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 102,313 |
| Percentage2: | 35.33% |
| Image3: | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Ross Perot |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Texas |
| Running Mate3: | James Stockdale |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 59,213 |
| Percentage3: | 20.45% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| 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 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.
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. 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.[1]
As of the 2020 United States presidential election, this is the last time in which Kent County voted for the losing candidate.
| 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||