1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
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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 vote400
Popular vote209,040202,484121,337
Percentage38.91%37.69%22.59%
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President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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.

Contents

New Hampshire was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.91% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 37.69%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 22.59% of the popular vote. [1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. [2] This was the best result the New England-born Bush would record in that region for the 1992 election.

Clinton's win marked the beginning of a dramatic shift in New Hampshire politics toward the Democratic Party. The state had been regarded as a Republican bastion, having previously voted Republican in every presidential election since 1944 except for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide. In 1988 Bush carried the state by over 26 points, making it his second-best state in that election. Nevertheless, like the rest of New England, New Hampshire began trending hard toward the Democratic Party in the 1990s, and starting in 1992 the state has voted Democratic in every presidential election except 2000 when Bush's son eked out a narrow plurality over Clinton's vice president, Al Gore. This marked the first presidential election since 1912 in which a non-incumbent Democrat carried New Hampshire. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which Hillsborough County backed the candidate who lost the presidency nationwide.

Primaries

Results

1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 209,04038.91%4
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)202,48437.69%0
Independent Ross Perot 121,33722.59%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 3,5480.66%0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 5120.10%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 2940.05%0
Totals537,215100.0%4

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton [3]
Democratic		George H.W. Bush [3]
Republican		Ross Perot [3]
Independent		Andre Marrou [3]
Libertarian		Various candidates [3]
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Belknap 8,40533.50%10,57842.16%5,97023.79%1100.44%270.11%-2,173-8.66%25,090
Carroll 7,25833.44%8,71540.16%5,54625.55%1340.62%500.23%-1,457-6.72%21,703
Cheshire 15,03746.33%11,03734.00%6,19519.09%1560.48%320.10%4,00012.33%32,457
Coös 6,55941.50%5,27133.35%3,86824.47%750.47%310.20%1,2888.15%15,804
Grafton 15,38942.34%13,45037.01%7,29620.08%1510.42%570.16%1,9395.33%36,343
Hillsborough 58,47037.04%61,62039.04%36,06722.85%1,3290.84%3540.22%-3,150-2.00%157,840
Merrimack 24,43741.54%22,11437.59%11,86020.16%3650.62%580.10%2,3233.95%58,834
Rockingham 44,31735.80%47,35338.25%31,19225.19%8020.65%1420.11%-3,036-2.45%123,806
Strafford 21,24744.69%16,02833.72%9,92020.87%3060.64%380.08%5,21910.97%47,539
Sullivan 7,92144.50%6,31835.50%3,42319.23%1200.67%170.10%1,6039.00%17,799
Totals209,04038.86%202,48437.64%121,33722.56%3,5480.66%1,5360.29%6,5561.22%537,945

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. 1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results – New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Campaigns; NH US President Race, November 03, 1992
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