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1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1983 presidential no 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1988 1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota 73.91%http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/ Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us en 2017-07-22 1996 November 3, 1992 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Arkansas Al Gore 10 1,020,997 43.48% George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg George H. W. Bush Independent-Republicans of Minnesota Texas Dan Quayle 0 747,841 31.85% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas James Stockdale 0 562,506 23.96% 320px County results 320px Precinct results 320px
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#808080 President George H. W. Bush Republican Party of Minnesota Bill Clinton Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Flag of Minnesota (1983–2024).svg
The 1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.48% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) who took 31.85%, a victory margin of 11.63%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished third, with 23.96% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.1992 Presidential General Election Results http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992 U.S. Election Atlas 8 June 2012
April 7, 1992 saw the first presidential primary in Minnesota since 1956. Clinton won a plurality of votes in the DFL primary, and Bush won in the IR election.
Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lyon or Roseau counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912, as well as the first to do so without carrying Becker County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
Results
1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota1992 Presidential General Election Results – Minnesota http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=27&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 8 June 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Bill Clinton 1,020,997 43.48% 10 Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 747,841 31.85% 0 Independent Ross Perot 562,506 23.96% 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 3,374 0.14% 0 America First James "Bo" Gritz 3,363 0.14% 0 Grassroots Jack Herer 2,659 0.11% 0 Write-ins 2,499 0.11% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 1,406 0.06% 0 Socialist Workers James Warren 990 0.04% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 958 0.04% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips 733 0.03% 0 Democrats for Economic Recovery Lyndon LaRouche 622 0.03% 0 Totals 2,347,948 100.0% 10
Results by county
County Bill ClintonDFL George H.W. BushRepublican Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,400 44.98% 2,151 28.46% 1,951 25.81% 57 0.75% 1,249 16.52% 7,559 Anoka 54,621 42.01% 39,458 30.35% 35,140 27.03% 801 0.62% 15,163 11.66% 130,020 Becker 4,958 36.18% 5,430 39.63% 3,238 23.63% 76 0.55% -472 -3.45% 13,702 Beltrami 7,210 45.10% 5,204 32.55% 3,473 21.72% 100 0.63% 2,006 12.55% 15,987 Benton 5,156 35.88% 5,053 35.16% 4,048 28.17% 114 0.79% 103 0.72% 14,371 Big Stone 1,610 47.08% 1,052 30.76% 740 21.64% 18 0.53% 558 16.32% 3,420 Blue Earth 11,531 41.41% 8,813 31.65% 7,299 26.21% 204 0.73% 2,718 9.76% 27,847 Brown 4,278 31.41% 5,390 39.57% 3,845 28.23% 108 0.79% -1,112 -8.16% 13,621 Carlton 7,736 52.46% 3,922 26.60% 3,005 20.38% 84 0.57% 3,814 25.86% 14,747 Carver 8,349 31.38% 10,201 38.34% 7,942 29.85% 112 0.42% -1,852 -6.96% 26,604 Cass 4,901 40.18% 4,276 35.06% 2,939 24.10% 81 0.66% 625 5.12% 12,197 Chippewa 2,929 44.26% 2,143 32.39% 1,505 22.74% 40 0.60% 786 11.87% 6,617 Chisago 7,077 41.34% 4,813 28.11% 5,098 29.78% 131 0.77% 1,979"PerotdBush" In this county where Bush ran third behind Clinton and Perot, margin given is Clinton vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Clinton percentage minus Perot percentage. 11.56% 17,119 Clay 9,845 41.93% 9,666 41.17% 3,835 16.33% 132 0.56% 179 0.76% 23,478 Clearwater 1,587 42.23% 1,315 34.99% 841 22.38% 15 0.40% 272 7.24% 3,758 Cook 1,005 38.39% 878 33.54% 704 26.89% 31 1.18% 127 4.85% 2,618 Cottonwood 2,382 35.81% 2,481 37.30% 1,749 26.30% 39 0.59% -99 -1.49% 6,651 Crow Wing 8,896 36.25% 9,112 37.13% 6,367 25.95% 164 0.67% -216 -0.88% 24,539 Dakota 63,660 40.53% 52,312 33.30% 40,244 25.62% 864 0.55% 11,348 7.23% 157,080 Dodge 2,620 32.87% 3,049 38.25% 2,231 27.99% 72 0.90% -429 -5.38% 7,972 Douglas 5,252 33.12% 6,356 40.08% 4,138 26.09% 113 0.71% -1,104 -6.96% 15,859 Faribault 3,339 36.51% 3,439 37.60% 2,322 25.39% 46 0.50% -100 -1.09% 9,146 Fillmore 3,977 37.31% 3,583 33.62% 3,011 28.25% 87 0.82% 394 3.69% 10,658 Freeborn 7,759 43.56% 5,089 28.57% 4,878 27.38% 87 0.49% 2,670 14.99% 17,813 Goodhue 7,916 37.25% 7,321 34.45% 5,790 27.25% 223 1.05% 595 2.80% 21,250 Grant 1,561 42.58% 1,201 32.76% 885 24.14% 19 0.52% 360 9.82% 3,666 Hennepin 278,648 47.50% 179,581 30.61% 123,659 21.08% 4,731 0.81% 99,067 16.89% 586,619 Houston 3,744 35.82% 3,853 36.87% 2,697 25.81% 157 1.50% -109 -1.05% 10,451 Hubbard 3,362 39.14% 3,227 37.57% 1,949 22.69% 51 0.59% 135 1.57% 8,589 Isanti 5,386 40.30% 3,988 29.84% 3,898 29.16% 94 0.70% 1,398 10.46% 13,366 Itasca 9,621 46.17% 5,952 28.56% 5,147 24.70% 118 0.57% 3,669 17.61% 20,838 Jackson 2,481 39.68% 1,824 29.17% 1,918 30.68% 29 0.46% 563"PerotdBush" 9.00% 6,252 Kanabec 2,532 40.27% 1,876 29.83% 1,836 29.20% 44 0.70% 656 10.44% 6,288 Kandiyohi 7,914 40.26% 6,784 34.51% 4,869 24.77% 89 0.45% 1,130 5.75% 19,656 Kittson 1,307 43.80% 1,098 36.80% 558 18.70% 21 0.70% 209 7.00% 2,984 Koochiching 3,474 46.54% 1,954 26.18% 1,993 26.70% 44 0.59% 1,481"PerotdBush" 19.84% 7,465 Lac qui Parle 2,342 47.14% 1,435 28.88% 1,163 23.41% 28 0.56% 907 18.26% 4,968 Lake 3,415 53.72% 1,465 23.05% 1,437 22.61% 40 0.63% 1,950 30.67% 6,357 Lake of the Woods 794 36.12% 762 34.67% 629 28.62% 13 0.59% 32 1.45% 2,198 Le Sueur 4,662 39.00% 3,858 32.27% 3,363 28.13% 71 0.59% 804 6.73% 11,954 Lincoln 1,555 42.77% 1,084 29.81% 967 26.60% 30 0.83% 471 12.96% 3,636 Lyon 4,481 36.36% 4,591 37.25% 3,180 25.80% 72 0.58% -110 -0.89% 12,324 Mahnomen 1,035 43.32% 854 35.75% 483 20.22% 17 0.71% 181 7.57% 2,389 Marshall 2,309 39.79% 2,136 36.81% 1,306 22.51% 52 0.90% 173 2.98% 5,803 Martin 4,019 34.62% 4,438 38.23% 3,089 26.61% 63 0.54% -419 -3.61% 11,609 McLeod 4,919 32.05% 5,422 35.33% 4,933 32.14% 73 0.48% 489In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage. 3.19% 15,347 Meeker 3,861 36.63% 3,497 33.18% 3,120 29.60% 62 0.59% 364 3.45% 10,540 Mille Lacs 3,648 39.85% 2,814 30.74% 2,615 28.57% 77 0.84% 834 9.11% 9,154 Morrison 5,588 38.69% 5,038 34.88% 3,710 25.69% 106 0.73% 550 3.81% 14,442 Mower 9,935 49.16% 5,147 25.47% 5,001 24.75% 127 0.63% 4,788 23.69% 20,210 Murray 1,993 38.23% 1,609 30.87% 1,588 30.46% 23 0.44% 384 7.36% 5,213 Nicollet 6,055 40.26% 5,091 33.85% 3,799 25.26% 94 0.63% 964 6.41% 15,039 Nobles 3,756 37.82% 3,548 35.73% 2,586 26.04% 40 0.40% 208 2.09% 9,930 Norman 1,784 43.29% 1,541 37.39% 776 18.83% 20 0.49% 243 5.90% 4,121 Olmsted 19,039 33.60% 23,404 41.30% 13,806 24.37% 413 0.73% -4,365 -7.70% 56,662 Otter Tail 9,176 34.41% 11,074 41.52% 6,274 23.52% 146 0.55% -1,898 -7.11% 26,670 Pennington 2,578 40.54% 2,155 33.89% 1,598 25.13% 28 0.44% 423 6.65% 6,359 Pine 4,929 45.58% 2,841 26.27% 2,952 27.30% 91 0.84% 1,977"PerotdBush" 18.28% 10,813 Pipestone 1,773 34.29% 1,953 37.78% 1,429 27.64% 15 0.29% -180 -3.49% 5,170 Polk 5,850 39.17% 5,817 38.95% 3,176 21.27% 91 0.61% 33 0.22% 14,934 Pope 2,619 43.87% 1,886 31.59% 1,390 23.28% 75 1.26% 733 12.28% 5,970 Ramsey 130,932 51.97% 68,206 27.08% 50,757 20.15% 2,020 0.80% 62,726 24.89% 251,915 Red Lake 1,020 46.34% 691 31.39% 472 21.44% 18 0.82% 329 14.95% 2,201 Redwood 2,740 30.74% 3,408 38.24% 2,710 30.41% 55 0.62% -668 -7.50% 8,913 Renville 3,414 38.27% 2,852 31.97% 2,598 29.13% 56 0.63% 562 6.30% 8,920 Rice 10,908 45.24% 7,015 29.09% 6,057 25.12% 133 0.55% 3,893 16.15% 24,113 Rock 2,006 37.58% 2,065 38.68% 1,244 23.30% 23 0.43% -59 -1.10% 5,338 Roseau 2,346 32.27% 2,785 38.31% 2,099 28.88% 39 0.54% -439 -6.04% 7,269 St. Louis 61,813 56.81% 24,579 22.59% 21,714 19.95% 709 0.65% 37,234 34.22% 108,815 Scott 11,225 34.84% 10,936 33.95% 9,881 30.67% 174 0.54% 289 0.89% 32,216 Sherburne 7,843 35.91% 7,339 33.60% 6,534 29.92% 125 0.57% 504 2.31% 21,841 Sibley 2,421 33.70% 2,315 32.22% 2,407 33.50% 42 0.58% 14"PerotdBush" 0.20% 7,185 Stearns 21,451 36.15% 22,502 37.92% 14,834 25.00% 553 0.93% -1,051 -1.77% 59,340 Steele 5,152 32.63% 5,964 37.77% 4,542 28.77% 131 0.83% -812 -5.14% 15,789 Stevens 2,466 42.40% 2,229 38.33% 1,086 18.67% 35 0.60% 237 4.07% 5,816 Swift 2,980 49.74% 1,603 26.76% 1,359 22.68% 49 0.82% 1,377 22.98% 5,991 Todd 4,059 36.55% 3,990 35.93% 2,976 26.80% 79 0.71% 69 0.62% 11,104 Traverse 1,053 42.39% 841 33.86% 582 23.43% 8 0.32% 212 8.53% 2,484 Wabasha 3,736 36.57% 3,397 33.25% 3,012 29.48% 72 0.70% 339 3.32% 10,217 Wadena 2,340 36.57% 2,492 38.95% 1,535 23.99% 31 0.48% -152 -2.38% 6,398 Waseca 3,146 34.93% 3,118 34.62% 2,621 29.10% 121 1.34% 28 0.31% 9,006 Washington 35,820 41.90% 26,568 31.07% 22,585 26.42% 526 0.62% 9,252 10.83% 85,499 Watonwan 2,100 37.65% 1,871 33.54% 1,574 28.22% 33 0.59% 229 4.11% 5,578 Wilkin 1,122 31.97% 1,626 46.32% 748 21.31% 14 0.40% -504 -14.35% 3,510 Winona 9,707 39.59% 8,585 35.02% 5,993 24.44% 233 0.95% 1,122 4.57% 24,518 Wright 12,465 35.45% 11,650 33.13% 10,829 30.80% 216 0.61% 815 2.32% 35,160 Yellow Medicine 2,593 41.87% 1,909 30.83% 1,645 26.56% 46 0.74% 684 11.04% 6,193Totals1,020,99743.48%747,84131.85%562,50623.96%16,6040.71%273,15611.63%2,347,948
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
20em
Benton
Cass
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hubbard
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Meeker
Morrison
Nicollet
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Todd
Wabasha
Waseca
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
See also
United States presidential elections in Minnesota
Note
References
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