1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
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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 vote1100
Popular vote933,521841,300199,968
Percentage47.08%42.43%10.09%

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President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Tennessee was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.08% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 42.43%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 10.09% of the popular vote. [1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot. [2]

Clinton, from neighboring Arkansas, benefited from having the state's junior U.S. Senator Al Gore as his vice presidential running mate. As of the 2024 presidential election , this is the last election in which Rutherford County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Lincoln County, Claiborne County, Hardin County, Macon County, Bledsoe County, and Pickett County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [3]

Background

The Republican presidential nominee had won Tennessee in every presidential election since 1968 except for Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter's victory in 1976. [4]

Primary

Democratic

Paul Tsongas stated that he was only seeking a strong second-place result as he was campaigning with Bill Clinton's region. Jeff Clark, the director of Bob Kerrey's campaign in the state, criticized Democratic officials in the state for almost entirely endorsing Clinton, but Clark later endorsed Clinton himself. [5]

Clinton selected Al Gore, one of Tennessee's two U.S. Senators, as his running mate. [6]

Republican

Pat Buchanan only visited Tennessee once during the primary while George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle conducted a combined five visits. [7]

General

The Democrats won their biggest majority since 1976 in the concurrent Tennessee House of Representatives elections. [8]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 933,52147.08%11
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)841,30042.43%0
Independent Ross Perot 199,96810.09%0
Independent Andre Marrou 1,8470.09%0
Independent J. Quinn Brisben 1,3560.07%0
Independent James "Bo" Gritz 7560.04%0
Independent Lenora Fulani 7270.04%0
Independent Dr. John Hagelin 5990.03%0
Independent Howard Phillips 5790.03%0
Independent Ron Daniels 5110.03%0
Independent Lyndon LaRouche 4600.02%0
Independent Earl Dodge 3430.02%0
Independent James Warren 2770.01%0
Independent John Yiamouyiannis 2330.01%0
Write-ins1610.01%0
Totals1,982,638100.0%11

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Anderson 13,48247.12%11,83841.38%3,14911.01%1420.50%1,6445.74%28,611
Bedford 5,97852.34%3,83633.59%1,54113.49%660.58%2,14218.75%11,421
Benton 3,89663.72%1,62526.58%5599.14%340.56%2,27137.14%6,114
Bledsoe 1,88446.89%1,77644.20%3528.76%60.15%1082.69%4,018
Blount 14,65538.92%18,41548.91%4,46811.87%1130.30%-3,760-9.99%37,651
Bradley 9,88933.30%16,52855.66%3,21210.82%670.23%-6,639-22.36%29,696
Campbell 6,75652.25%4,89737.87%1,2409.59%380.29%1,85914.38%12,931
Cannon 2,59359.87%1,22928.38%49511.43%140.32%1,36431.49%4,331
Carroll 5,74148.66%4,84241.04%1,1399.65%770.65%8997.62%11,799
Carter 6,50233.88%10,71255.82%1,8989.89%780.41%-4,210-21.94%19,190
Cheatham 4,81749.21%3,49635.72%1,43314.64%420.43%1,32113.49%9,788
Chester 2,31741.40%2,83450.64%4397.84%60.11%-517-9.24%5,596
Claiborne 4,50947.54%4,06542.86%8609.07%510.54%4444.68%9,485
Clay 1,92259.58%1,07233.23%2236.91%90.28%85026.35%3,226
Cocke 3,49534.95%5,29852.98%1,12411.24%830.83%-1,803-18.03%10,000
Coffee 8,53450.07%6,04735.48%2,42014.20%430.25%2,48714.59%17,044
Crockett 2,65749.60%2,18040.69%5079.46%130.24%4778.91%5,357
Cumberland 6,39340.48%7,11645.06%2,20013.93%830.53%-723-4.58%15,792
Davidson 106,35552.18%76,56737.57%20,1849.90%7010.34%29,78814.61%203,807
Decatur 2,63356.49%1,66735.76%3517.53%100.21%96620.73%4,661
DeKalb 4,38265.19%1,71425.50%6089.04%180.27%2,66839.69%6,722
Dickson 7,86355.79%4,45031.58%1,73012.28%500.35%3,41324.21%14,093
Dyer 5,84545.71%5,66844.33%1,2419.71%330.26%1771.38%12,787
Fayette 4,21148.91%3,71343.13%6577.63%280.33%4985.78%8,609
Fentress 2,73047.40%2,39141.52%60610.52%320.56%3395.88%5,759
Franklin 7,77354.83%4,50731.79%1,83712.96%590.42%3,26623.04%14,176
Gibson 9,55552.12%7,16139.06%1,5368.38%800.44%2,39413.06%18,332
Giles 5,60157.26%2,82728.90%1,30913.38%440.45%2,77428.36%9,781
Grainger 2,24240.37%2,77249.92%5139.24%260.47%-530-9.55%5,553
Greene 7,85737.64%9,91247.48%2,93014.04%1760.84%-2,055-9.84%20,875
Grundy 2,99768.33%1,00422.89%3668.34%190.43%1,99345.44%4,386
Hamblen 7,11439.85%8,89849.84%1,7609.86%820.46%-1,784-9.99%17,854
Hamilton 46,77040.64%53,47646.47%14,40012.51%4390.38%-6,706-5.83%115,085
Hancock 1,00040.83%1,27452.02%1516.17%240.98%-274-11.19%2,449
Hardeman 4,83256.01%3,12236.19%5946.89%790.92%1,71019.82%8,627
Hardin 3,92245.65%3,87545.10%7348.54%610.71%470.55%8,592
Hawkins 6,62340.67%7,75847.64%1,84711.34%570.35%-1,135-6.97%16,285
Haywood 3,51155.07%2,51839.49%3315.19%160.25%99315.58%6,376
Henderson 3,50238.81%4,71952.29%7858.70%180.20%-1,217-13.48%9,024
Henry 6,79756.20%3,66130.27%1,58813.13%490.41%3,13625.93%12,095
Hickman 4,09360.84%1,82027.06%79511.82%190.28%2,27333.78%6,727
Houston 2,01268.18%64821.96%2809.49%110.37%1,36446.22%2,951
Humphreys 3,87563.16%1,64126.75%6099.93%100.16%2,23436.41%6,135
Jackson 3,20875.34%70816.63%3327.80%100.23%2,50058.71%4,258
Jefferson 4,74038.34%6,18450.02%1,38511.20%530.43%-1,444-11.68%12,362
Johnson 1,78132.02%3,17056.98%57410.32%380.68%-1,389-24.96%5,563
Knox 59,70241.90%66,60746.75%15,66911.00%4980.35%-6,905-4.85%142,476
Lake 1,44962.84%68029.49%1516.55%261.13%76933.35%2,306
Lauderdale 4,45255.94%2,92836.79%5617.05%170.21%1,52419.15%7,958
Lawrence 6,81649.16%5,60840.45%1,40310.12%370.27%1,2088.71%13,864
Lewis 2,49160.00%1,21829.34%43410.45%90.22%1,27330.66%4,152
Lincoln 5,06349.15%3,81437.02%1,37113.31%540.52%1,24912.13%10,302
Loudon 5,41440.07%6,44447.70%1,60211.86%500.37%-1,030-7.63%13,510
Macon 2,96151.71%2,29940.15%4437.74%230.40%66211.56%5,726
Madison 13,62943.69%14,86947.66%2,6348.44%640.21%-1,240-3.97%31,196
Marion 5,58955.51%3,26232.40%1,18611.78%310.31%2,32723.11%10,068
Marshall 4,49155.46%2,51631.07%1,05012.97%410.51%1,97524.39%8,098
Maury 9,99748.86%7,44036.37%2,82113.79%2010.98%2,55712.49%20,459
McMinn 6,68241.79%7,45346.61%1,81211.33%430.27%-771-4.82%15,990
McNairy 4,69148.89%4,09342.66%7748.07%370.39%5986.23%9,595
Meigs 1,67348.02%1,35538.89%45313.00%30.09%3189.13%3,484
Monroe 5,38443.38%6,02548.55%9367.54%660.53%-641-5.17%12,411
Montgomery 14,50746.29%13,01141.51%3,75311.97%700.22%1,4964.78%31,341
Moore 1,15153.66%66130.82%32715.24%60.28%49022.84%2,145
Morgan 3,19051.58%2,30637.29%65810.64%300.49%88414.29%6,184
Obion 6,49750.51%4,81237.41%1,49411.61%610.47%1,68513.10%12,864
Overton 4,48967.49%1,65724.91%4687.04%370.56%2,83242.58%6,651
Perry 1,88964.71%70824.25%31710.86%50.17%1,18140.46%2,919
Pickett 1,14448.31%1,09446.20%1215.11%90.38%502.11%2,368
Polk 2,58356.03%1,58434.36%4199.09%240.52%99921.67%4,610
Putnam 10,85850.54%7,99837.23%2,47311.51%1530.71%2,86013.31%21,482
Rhea 4,28941.45%4,86046.97%1,16311.24%360.35%-571-5.52%10,348
Roane 9,81246.73%8,71941.52%2,39611.41%720.34%1,0935.21%20,999
Robertson 8,49853.86%5,27133.41%1,97812.54%320.20%3,22720.45%15,779
Rutherford 21,08444.73%18,87740.04%7,00514.86%1740.37%2,2074.69%47,140
Scott 2,73042.54%3,01146.91%64310.02%340.53%-281-4.37%6,418
Sequatchie 1,75449.28%1,38138.80%40511.38%190.53%37310.48%3,559
Sevier 6,71931.60%11,71455.08%2,76012.98%730.34%-4,995-23.48%21,266
Shelby 191,32252.26%153,31041.88%20,2235.52%1,2550.34%38,01210.38%366,110
Smith 5,06171.85%1,48221.04%4866.90%150.21%3,57950.81%7,044
Stewart 2,77964.28%1,04624.20%48711.27%110.25%1,73340.08%4,323
Sullivan 20,93536.74%28,80150.55%6,73011.81%5140.90%-7,866-13.81%56,980
Sumner 19,38746.01%17,40141.30%5,17712.29%1670.40%1,9864.71%42,132
Tipton 5,65241.20%6,75749.26%1,2799.32%290.21%-1,105-8.06%13,717
Trousdale 1,84669.29%56521.21%2439.12%100.38%1,28148.08%2,664
Unicoi 2,37536.84%3,34451.87%70911.00%190.29%-969-15.03%6,447
Union 2,47846.28%2,27442.47%58010.83%220.41%2043.81%5,354
Van Buren 1,32963.89%55526.68%1919.18%50.24%77437.21%2,080
Warren 7,18958.19%3,70429.98%1,41511.45%470.38%3,48528.21%12,355
Washington 13,07136.84%18,20651.31%4,00211.28%2040.57%-5,135-14.47%35,483
Wayne 1,86835.47%2,95556.11%4248.05%190.36%-1,087-20.64%5,266
Weakley 5,69147.95%4,80040.44%1,35511.42%230.19%8917.51%11,869
White 4,10257.99%2,11829.94%82111.61%330.47%1,98428.05%7,074
Williamson 13,05332.47%22,01554.77%5,02612.50%1010.25%-8,962-22.30%40,195
Wilson 13,86146.35%12,06140.33%3,84812.87%1330.44%1,8006.02%29,903
Totals933,52147.08%841,30042.43%199,96810.09%7,8490.40%92,2214.65%1,982,638

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 202.
  5. Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 159.
  6. Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 160.
  7. Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 158.
  8. Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 166.

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