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1992 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
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1992 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary New Hampshire File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg presidential no 1988 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary 1988 1996 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary 1996 1992 02 18 x175px Texas 14 92,271 53.1% x175px Virginia 9 65,106 37.5% 250px First place by county
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#eccc4bff 50–60% a59400 668c63 George H. W. Bush Pat Buchanan 250px First place by county 250px Vote share by county1992 Republican Party presidential primaries
The 1992 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary took place on February 18, 1992, as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1992 United States presidential election.
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Incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, who had alienated a portion of conservatives by breaking his promise in 1988 for "No New Taxes" during his administration, defeated insurgent paleoconservative candidate Pat Buchanan.New Hampshire. Dept. of State http://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral53newh Manual for the General Court 1993 Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State University of New Hampshire Library 134, 1361992 New Hampshire Republican primary results http://sos.nh.gov/1992RepPresPrim.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20171213005812/http://sos.nh.gov/1992RepPresPrim.aspx 2017-12-13 However, his 15.6% margin of victoryNH Elections Database » 1992 President Republican Primary https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58601/ 2024-04-07 NH Elections Database en-US was unusually narrow for an incumbent president, and foreshadowed his weaknesses amongst the conservative GOP base.Toner Robin 1992-02-19 THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: New Hampshire; BUSH JARRED IN FIRST PRIMARY; TSONGAS WINS DEMOCRATIC VOTE https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/19/us/1992-campaign-new-hampshire-bush-jarred-first-primary-tsongas-wins-democratic.html 2024-04-07 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331
Bush would go on to receive the Republican nomination, winning every state, but lost in the general election to Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
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