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1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
← 1988 November 3, 1992 1996 →
Turnout76.6%[1] Increase 6.4 pp
 
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 213,299 131,601 105,045
Percentage 47.04% 29.02% 23.16%
President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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The 1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.04% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 29.02%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.16% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[3]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 213,299 47.04% 4
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 131,601 29.02% 0
Independent Ross Perot 105,045 23.16% 0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,878 0.41% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 571 0.13% 0
Ind. For LaRouche Lyndon LaRouche 494 0.11% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 262 0.06% 0
U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips 215 0.05% 0
Write-in James Bo Gritz 3 0.00% 0
Write-in J. Quinn Brisben 2 0.00% 0
Write-in Ronald Daniels 1 0.00% 0
N/A Write-ins 106 0.02% 0
Totals 453,477 100.0% 4

By county

1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [4]
County William Jefferson Clinton

Democratic

George Herbert Walker Bush

Republican

Henry Ross Perot Various candidates

Other parties

Total Votes
Name % # % # % # % # #
Providence 49.5% 125,358 27.5% 69,579 22.3% 56,575 0.8% 1,929 253,441
Bristol 45.8% 11,414 32.9% 8,208 20.6% 5,132 0.6% 157 24,911
Newport 44.4% 17,584 31.2% 12,386 23.6% 9,366 0.8% 308 39,644
Kent 43.6% 35,934 30.6% 25,217 25.1% 20,690 0.7% 584 82,245
Washington 43.5% 23,009 30.6% 16,211 25.1% 13,282 0.8% 442 52,944

See also

References

  1. ^ This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1992 (424,818) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1992 (554,664). See "Voter Turnout, 1992". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.ri.gov/election/results/
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