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1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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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.

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

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

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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

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County Bill Clinton
Democratic 		George H.W. Bush
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bristol 11,414 45.82% 8,208 32.95% 5,289 21.23% 3,206 12.87% 24,911
Kent 35,934 43.60% 25,217 30.59% 21,274 25.81% 10,717 13.01% 82,245
Newport 17,584 44.35% 12,386 31.24% 9,674 24.41% 5,198 13.11% 39,644
Providence 125,358 49.46% 69,579 27.45% 58,504 23.09% 55,779 22.01% 253,441
Washington 23,009 43.46% 16,211 30.62% 13,724 25.92% 6,798 12.84% 52,944
Totals 213,299 47.04% 131,601 29.02% 108,578 23.94% 81,698 18.02% 453,478

See also

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References

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  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.
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