1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky

1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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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 vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 665,104 617,178 203,944
Percentage 44.55% 41.34% 13.66%

County Results

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. As of the result of the 1990 census,[1] Kentucky lost an electoral vote. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 44.55 percent of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 41.34 percent, a margin of 3.21%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 13.66 percent of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.[3]

This is the last election in which LaRue County, Daviess County, Bullitt County, Barren County, Breckinridge County, Hart County, Spencer County, Mason County, Fleming County, Todd County, Owen County, Metcalfe County, Crittenden County, Bracken County, or Robertson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[4]

  1. ^ "Congressional Apportionment – 1990 Apportionment Results – People and Households – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
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  3. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016