United States presidential election in Maine, 1992

United States presidential election in Maine, 1992

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bill Clinton Ross Perot George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Independent Republican Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore James Stockdale Dan Quayle Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 263,420 206,820 206,504 Percentage 38.8% 30.4% 30.4%

County Results   Clinton—40-50%   Clinton—<40%   Perot—<40%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

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.^[1] Despite the Bush family having ties to 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.^[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[3]

Results

United States presidential election in Maine, 1992[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	263,420	38.77%	4
	Independent	Ross Perot	206,820	30.44%	0
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	206,504	30.39%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,681	0.25%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	519	0.08%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	464	0.07%	0
	Write-ins		91	0.01%	0
Totals			679,499	100.0%	4
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)					72%/70%

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
2. "Final Vote Returns Put Perot 2d in Maine, Ahead of Bush". The New York Times. 24 November 1992. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
3. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.