Electoral history of Dan Quayle

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Dan Quayle is a politician from the state of Indiana. Quayle represented Indiana's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Quayle upset 3-term incumbent United States Senator Birch Bayh in 1980 as part of the Republican landslide, which saw the party gain 12 seats and the majority in the United States Senate and Ronald Reagan elected president. In 1988, Quayle was chosen by U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush, the Republican presidential nominee as his running mate and elected the nation's 44th vice president, serving from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993.

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United States House of Representatives

1976 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Quayle 107,762 54.4 N/A
Democratic J. Edward Roush 88,36144.6N/A
American Gail E. Crain2,0601.0N/A
1978 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Quayle (incumbent) 80,527 64.4 +10.0
Democratic John D. Walda42,23833.8-10.8
American Terry Eugene Hively2,3521.9+0.9

United States Senate

1980 General Election - United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1980 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Quayle 1,182,414 53.8 N/A
Democratic Birch Bayh (I)1,015,96246.2N/A
1986 General Election - United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1986 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Quayle (I) 936,143 60.6 +6.8
Democratic Jill Long 595,19238.5-7.7
Libertarian Bradford L. Warren8,3140.5N/A
American Rockland R. Snyder5,9140.4-7.7

Presidential elections

1988

Electoral results
Presidential candidatePartyHome statePopular voteElectoral
vote
Running mate
CountPercentageVice-presidential candidateHome stateElectoral vote
George H. W. Bush Republican Texas48,886,09753.37%426 Dan Quayle Indiana 426
Michael Dukakis Democratic Massachusetts 41,809,07445.65%111 Lloyd Bentsen Texas111
Ronald Paul Libertarian Texas431,7500.47%0 Andre Marrou Alaska 0
Lenora Fulani New Alliance Pennsylvania 217,2210.24%0(b)0
Other249,6420.27%Other
Lloyd Bentsen Democratic Texas(a)(a)1 Michael Dukakis Massachusetts 1
Total91,594,686100%538538
Needed to win270270

1992

Electoral results
Presidential candidatePartyHome statePopular voteElectoral
vote
Running mate
CountPercentageVice-presidential candidateHome stateElectoral vote
Bill Clinton Democratic Arkansas 44,909,80643.01%370 Albert A. Gore Jr. Tennessee 370
George H. W. Bush (I) Republican Texas39,104,55037.45%168 Dan Quayle (I) Indiana 168
Ross Perot Independent Texas19,743,82118.91%0 James Stockdale California0
Andre Verne Marrou Libertarian Alaska 290,0870.28%0 Nancy Lord Nevada 0
Bo Gritz Populist Nevada106,1520.10%0 Cy Minett New Mexico 0
Lenora Fulani New Alliance Party New York73,6220.07%0 Maria MunozCalifornia0
Howard Phillips U.S. Taxpayers Party Virginia 43,3690.04%0 Albion Knight, Jr. Florida0
Other152,5160.13%Other
Total104,423,923100%538538
Needed to win270270

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 14.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 11.
  3. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 20.
  4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 12.