United States presidential election in Oregon, 1992
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Oregon 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 seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Oregon was won by Governor Bill Clinton ( D- Arkansas) with 42.48% 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 32.53%. Businessman
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(Independent politician, I-Texas) finished in third, with 24.21% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. , this is the last occasion when Curry County, Oregon, Curry and Jefferson County, Oregon, Jefferson counties have given a plurality to the Democratic Party nominee.Sullivan, Robert David
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It was also the first election since 1888 United States presidential election in Oregon, 1888 when Crook County, Oregon, Crook County had not backed the winning candidate, although Bush’s margin was less than 200 votes and was only a plurality. Nevertheless, this would mark the county becoming a Republican bastion.Lewis-Beck; Michael S.; ‘Election Forecasts in 1984: How Accurate Were They’; ''Political Science and Politics'' 18(1) (January 1985), pp. 53-63 Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, which was narrowly won by Clinton via plurality, would not vote for a Democrat again until 2020.


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See also

* United States presidential elections in Oregon * Presidency of Bill Clinton


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{{1992 United States elections 1992 United States presidential election by state, Oregon United States presidential elections in Oregon, 1992 1992 Oregon elections, President