United States presidential election in New Mexico, 1992
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The 1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico 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 ...
. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Mexico was won by Governor Bill Clinton ( D- Arkansas) with 45.90 percent of the popular vote over incumbent President
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( R- Texas) with 37.34 percent. Businessman
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( I-Texas) finished in third, with 16.12 percent of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. As a result of his win, Clinton became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in
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to win the state. However, this election would mark a major shift in the state's politics, and it would vote Democratic for every election after this except in
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when Bush's son
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very narrowly won the state over John Kerry. This was the 20th U.S. presidential election that New Mexico participated in since 1912.


Results


Results by county


Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Doña Ana * Eddy * Hidalgo * Luna * Sandoval *
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* Socorro * Valencia


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