The 1992 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the
1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president
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.
South Dakota
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was won by incumbent President
George H. W. Bush (
R-
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) with 40.66% of the popular vote over Governor
Bill Clinton
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(
D-
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) with 37.14%. Businessman
Ross Perot (
I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.80% of the popular vote.
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Despite winning the state, Bush's 40.66% of the vote is the worst performance for a Republican in South Dakota since Herbert Hoover's 34.4% in 1932
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and the second-worst ever performance in South Dakota history for a Republican presidential candidate who was on the ballot in South Dakota.
Results
Results by county
See also
* Presidency of Bill Clinton
* United States presidential elections in South Dakota
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in South Dakota, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, South Dakota has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shad ...
Notes
References
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South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
1992
1992 South Dakota elections