United States gubernatorial elections, 1992
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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1992, in 12 states and two territories. Going into the elections, six of the seats were held by Democrats and six by
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. After the elections, eight seats were held by Democrats and four by Republicans. The elections coincided with the
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. This was the last year in which Rhode Island held a gubernatorial election in the same year as the presidential election. The length of gubernatorial terms for Rhode Island's governor would be extended from two to four years, with elections taking place in midterm election years.


Election results


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Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%: # Montana, 2.7% # Puerto Rico, 4.0% # Washington, 4.3% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: # Utah, 8.6% # North Carolina, 9.5%


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1992 United States elections The 1992 United States elections elected state governors, the President of the United States, and members of the 103rd United States Congress. The election took place after the redistricting that resulted from the 1990 Census. Democrats won con ...
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1992 United States presidential election The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent ...
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1992 United States Senate elections The 1992 United States Senate elections, held November 3, 1992, were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. Both parties swapped a pair of seats, resulting in no net change ...
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1992 United States House of Representatives elections The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with the 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 presidential election, in which Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Bill Clinton was elected as President of the Uni ...
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