United States presidential election in Nevada, 1992

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1992

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 189,148 175,828 132,580 Percentage 37.4% 34.7% 26.2%

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

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

The 1992 United States presidential election in Nevada 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.

Nevada was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.36% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) with 34.73%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third with 26.19% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[2]

Clinton's win, although narrow, would mark the beginning of Nevada's transition from a safe Republican state into a swing state; in all three presidential elections held in the 1980s, Republicans had dominated Nevada by double digit margins and swept every county in the state. Although Clinton carried only 2 of the state's 17 counties, his win in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, and the most populous county in the state, would prove the key to this and future Democratic victories in Nevada.

Results

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1992[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	189,148	37.36%	4
	Republican	George H.W. Bush (incumbent)	175,828	34.73%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	132,580	26.19%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz	2,892	0.57%	0
	N/A	"None of these candidates"	2,537	0.50%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,835	0.36%	0
	American Independent	Howard Phillips	677	0.13%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	483	0.10%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	338	0.07%	0
Totals			506,318	100.0%	4

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.