1992 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 3, 1992
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.52%% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.33%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished third, with 20.45% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Clinton comfortably won Delaware by a margin of 8.19%. This was the last election in which Delaware was a swing state, with the margin within 3% of the national vote. In 1996, the state would shift to the left, becoming a Democratic stronghold.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 126,054 | 43.51% | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (inc.) | 102,313 | 35.31% | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 59,213 | 20.44% | |
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 1,105 | 0.38% | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 935 | 0.32% | |
| Write-in | Bo Gritz | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | Lyndon LaRouche | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | John Hagelin | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | James Warren | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | Howard Phillips | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | All Others | 86 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 289,735 | 100.00% | ||
By county
| County[1][4] | Bill Clinton Democratic |
George H. W. Bush Republican |
Ross Perot Independent |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 15,634 | 38.17% | 15,562 | 38.66% | 8,916 | 22.15% | 413 | 1.03% | -198 | -0.49% | 40,255 |
| New Castle | 91,516 | 46.48% | 66,311 | 33.68% | 37,581 | 19.09% | 1,496 | 0.76% | 25,205 | 12.80% | 196,904 |
| Sussex | 19,174 | 36.47% | 20,440 | 38.88% | 12,716 | 24.19% | 246 | 0.47% | -1,266 | -2.41% | 52,576 |
| Totals | 126,054 | 43.51% | 102,313 | 35.31% | 59,213 | 20.44% | 2,155 | 0.74% | 23,741 | 8.19% | 289,735 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- ^ a b c Harper Jr., Richard B. (1993). "State of Delaware 1992 General Election Results" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Klein, Patricia A. (1993). "Federal Elections 92" (PDF). Washington D.C.: Federal Election Commission. pp. 16–17. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Scammon, Richard M.; McGillivray, Alice V., eds. (1993). America Votes 20: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. pp. 140–142. Retrieved December 17, 2025.