1992 United States presidential election in Maine

none June 2025 September 2023 1992 United States presidential election 1992 United States presidential election in Maine Maine presidential no 1988 United States presidential election in Maine 1988 1996 United States presidential election in Maine 1996 November 3, 1992 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 4 263,420 38.77% File:RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent (United States) Texas James Stockdale 0 206,820 30.44% George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 0 206,504 30.39% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Municipality results Clinton #D3E7FF 30–40% #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #002B84 90–100% Perot #C5FFC5 30–40% #AFE9AF 40–50% #73D873 50–60% #30A630 70–80% Bush #FFCCD0 30–40% #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #AA0000 80–90% Tie #D4C4DC President George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 United States presidential election in Maine 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. Maine was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.77% of the popular vote over businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) with 30.44%. Incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) finished in third, close behind Perot, with 30.39% of the popular vote. Despite the Bush family having strong ties to Maine, most notably owning a home in the town of Kennebunkport, Perot beat Bush for second place in the state by a margin of 316 votes. Maine was one of two states where Perot finished in second place (along with Utah, where Clinton finished in third place),Final Vote Returns Put Perot 2d in Maine, Ahead of Bush https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/us/final-vote-returns-put-perot-2d-in-maine-ahead-of-bush.html 8 June 2012 The New York Times 24 November 1992 though Maine was the only state of the two where Perot won any counties. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both Bush and Perot.1992 Presidential General Election Results http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992 U.S. Election Atlas 8 June 2012 Perot's 30.44% in Maine would make it his strongest state in the nation.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1992&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1992 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Perot came within 4.55% of winning an electoral vote from Maine's 2nd congressional district, making it the closest he came to winning an electoral vote. In Maine's 1st congressional district, Bush finished in second place. Clinton was the first Democrat to carry Maine since 1968, when then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey chose Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as his running mate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 217-218 0786422173 Maine has not voted Republican in any subsequent presidential elections, though Donald Trump would win the electoral vote from the second congressional district in 2016, 2020, and 2024. As of 2026, this is the last time that a major party candidate finished in third place in a state or that a non-major party candidate would come in second place or better. It is also the only time since 1968 that a Republican candidate failed to come in second place or better in a state. Results 1992 United States presidential election in Maine1992 Presidential General Election Results – Maine http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 8 June 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton 263,420 38.77% 4 Independent Ross Perot 206,820 30.44% 0 Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 206,504 30.39% 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 1,681 0.25% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 519 0.08% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips 464 0.07% 0 Write-ins 91 0.01% 0 Totals 679,499 100.0% 4 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 72%/70% By congressional district Clinton won both of Maine's congressional districts, including one held by a Republican. District Clinton Bush Perot RepresentativeMaine 1 1st 39.9% 31.8% 28.3%Thomas AndrewsMaine 2 2nd37.8%29.0%33.2%Olympia Snowe Results by county CountyBill ClintonOur Campaigns; ME US Presidential Race, November 03, 1992DemocraticRoss PerotIndependentGeorge H.W. BushRepublicanAndre MarrouLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginBecause Perot finished ahead of Bush in Maine as a whole, all margins given are Clinton minus Perot unless stated in the total for the county in question.Total votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Androscoggin22,24740.34%18,51833.58%14,17425.70%1140.21%910.17%3,7296.76%55,144Aroostook15,68240.64%10,37626.89%12,40932.16%460.12%720.19%3,273In this county where Bush did run second ahead of Perot, the margin given is that between Clinton and Bush. "BushdPerot"8.48%38,585Cumberland60,78142.95%34,44324.34%45,75232.33%3730.26%1730.12%15,029"BushdPerot"10.62%141,522Franklin6,73940.79%5,11530.96%4,60827.89%370.22%240.15%1,6249.83%16,523Hancock10,12635.15%9,86534.25%8,65730.05%750.26%820.28%2610.90%28,805Kennebec25,12539.31%21,43633.54%17,13526.81%1260.20%990.15%3,6895.77%63,921Knox7,63137.52%6,30330.99%6,31031.03%620.30%320.16%1,321"BushdPerot"6.49%20,338Lincoln6,71435.27%5,80830.51%6,40533.65%780.49%310.19%309"BushdPerot"1.62%19,036Oxford11,20238.16%9,81533.43%8,19427.91%890.30%560.19%1,3874.73%29,356Penobscot29,48536.65%26,43732.86%24,21830.11%1750.22%1290.16%3,0483.79%80,444Piscataquis3,32333.13%3,68836.77%2,97029.61%380.38%120.12%-365-3.64%10,031Sagadahoc6,82836.88%5,70530.82%5,91731.96%410.22%220.12%911"BushdPerot"4.92%18,513Somerset9,27435.10%10,29338.95%6,78025.66%450.17%320.12%-1,019-3.85%26,424Waldo6,47234.93%6,70236.17%5,24128.29%770.42%370.20%-230-1.24%18,529Washington6,28435.37%5,89433.18%5,49330.92%600.34%340.19%3902.19%17,765York35,50737.55%26,42227.94%32,24134.09%2450.26%1480.16%3,266"BushdPerot"3.46%94,563Totals263,42038.77%206,82030.44%206,50430.39%1,6810.25%1,0740.16%56,6008.33%679,499 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 18em Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot Sagadahoc Washington York Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Piscataquis Somerset Waldo See also United States presidential elections in Maine Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Maine 1992 Category:1992 Maine elections