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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1992 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1992 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1992 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1993 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1997 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH March 11, 2018 03:51pm
Data SourcesFederal Election Commission
Description
President George Bush wanted to follow in the footsteps of his popular predecessor with the proviso that he wanted to make the nation kindler and gentler. In his first year in office, the Savings and Loan institutions were headed for insolvency, and Bush persuaded Congress to provide some relief to the investors. In late 1989, American military forces kidnapped the dictator of Panama, Manuel Noriega, and opened the way for the creation of a free government. Bush also sent military forces to Kuwait in 1991 to liberate that country after it had been occupied by Iraq.

Economic troubles deepened during Bush’s administration. During his four years, the federal budget defecit blossomed; it rose more during these four years than during Reagan’s whole presidency. Bush vetoed Congressional bills to raise the minimum wage and increase jobless benefits. As unemployment rose, Bush seemed unable to propose action to encourage economic growth. His high popularity following the Gulf War dispppeared just as the campaign season of 1992 began.

The Democrats were not optimistic at the beginning of 1992, and none of their recognized leaders wanted to face Bush. In the Iowa Caucus, Sen. Harkin won his home state overwhelmingly. The race then swung to New Hampshire, where former Sen. Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts won the primary with 33% of the vote, followed by Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas with 25%. None of the other candidates broke the 10% mark. On 3/3, three states voted; Clinton wo

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1988
NameGeorge H. W. Bush Votes48,886,588 (53.37%)
Term01/20/1989 - 01/20/1993 Margin7,077,103 (+7.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1996
NameBill Clinton Votes47,402,357 (49.24%)
Term01/20/1997 - 01/20/2001 Margin8,203,602 (+8.52%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jul 01, 1992 US President - D Primaries
Bill Clinton
D 20,165,169
Jul 01, 1992 US President - R Primaries
George H. W. Bush
R 12,630,062
Jul 01, 1992 US President - Lbt Primaries
Andre Marrou
LBT 21,485
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/00/1992 11/01/1992

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Bill Clinton (I) President George H. W. Bush H. Ross Perot St. Rep. Andre Marrou James "Bo" Gritz Lenora Fulani Howard Phillips
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Libertarian Populist New Alliance U.S. Taxpayers
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 44,909,889 (43.01%) 39,104,545 (37.45%) 19,742,267 (18.91%) 291,628 (0.28%) 107,002 (0.10%) 73,708 (0.07%) 43,398 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,805,344 (-5.56%) -25,167,622 (-24.10%) -44,618,261 (-42.73%) -44,802,887 (-42.91%) -44,836,181 (-42.94%) -44,866,491 (-42.97%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bar
MATCHUP POLLS (5 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg42.38%-- 36.48%-- 14.11%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Harris Interactive 
11/01/92-11/01/92
44.00% -- 38.00% -- 17.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
New York Times - CBS News 
10/27/92-10/30/92
43.00% -- 34.00% -- 15.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
10/01/92-10/01/92
40.00% 15.0 38.00% 7.0 17.00% 22.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
06/04/92-06/08/92
25.00% -- 31.00% 4.0 39.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
05/00/92-05/00/92
25.00% -- 35.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I NCModerate
F Blue Republican
R TurnerforCongress
D Tsongas Democrat
  Scripps-Howard Newspapers
R PASteve
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name John Hagelin Ron Daniels Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. James "Mac" Warren Drew Bradford Jack Herer J. Quinn Brisben
PartyNatural Law Peace & Freedom Democrats for Economic Recovery Socialist Workers Independent Grassroots Socialist
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 39,163 (0.04%) 27,969 (0.03%) 26,334 (0.03%) 23,091 (0.02%) 4,749 (0.01%) 3,875 (0.00%) 3,064 (0.00%)
Margin-44,870,726 (-42.97%) -44,881,920 (-42.99%) -44,883,555 (-42.99%) -44,886,798 (-42.99%) -44,905,140 (-43.01%) -44,906,014 (-43.01%) -44,906,825 (-43.01%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (5 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Harris Interactive 
11/01/92-11/01/92
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
New York Times - CBS News 
10/27/92-10/30/92
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
10/01/92-10/01/92
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
06/04/92-06/08/92
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
05/00/92-05/00/92
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
S Tax Suchart
POP None
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Oct 11, 1992 07:50pm Oct 11, 1992 07:50pm Debate First Clinton-Bush-Perot Debate  Chronicler 
Oct 15, 1992 07:00pm Oct 15, 1992 07:00pm Debate Second Clinton-Bush-Perot Debate  Chronicler 
Oct 19, 1992 07:00pm Oct 19, 1992 07:00pm Debate Third Clinton-Bush-Perot Debate  Chronicler 

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