United States presidential election in Michigan, 1992
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the
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 ...
. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Michigan was won by Governor Bill Clinton ( D- Arkansas) with 43.77% of the popular vote over incumbent President
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
( R- Texas) with 36.38%. Businessman
Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot (; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an inde ...
( I-Texas) finished in third, with 19.30% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. This was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate carried the state since Hubert Humphrey in
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
. It would not vote Republican again until
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. , this is the last time that
Oakland County Oakland County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Metro Detroit, metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, its population was 1, ...
voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time that Charlevoix County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David
‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
Michigan voted most similarly to the national results of the election.


Results


Results by county


See also

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Presidency of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...
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United States presidential elections in Michigan Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Michigan, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1837, Michigan has participated in every U.S. presidential election, although they did participate in the 1836 election ...


References

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1992 Michigan elections