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1992 United States presidential election in Georgia

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FieldValue
election_name1992 United States presidential election in Georgia
countryGeorgia (U.S. state)
flag_year1956
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1988 United States presidential election in Georgia
previous_year1988
next_election1996 United States presidential election in Georgia
next_year1996
election_dateNovember 3, 1992
image_sizex160px
image1Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1**Bill Clinton**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Arkansas
running_mate1**Al Gore**
electoral_vote1**13**
popular_vote1**1,008,966**
percentage1**43.47%**
image2George Bush crop.jpg
nominee2George H. W. Bush
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Texas
running_mate2Dan Quayle
electoral_vote20
popular_vote2995,252
percentage242.88%
image3File:RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3Ross Perot
party3Independent
home_state3Texas
running_mate3James Stockdale
electoral_vote30
popular_vote3309,657
percentage313.34%
map_image290px
map_size290px
map_captionCounty results
titlePresident
before_electionGeorge H. W. Bush
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBill Clinton
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
turnout47%

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election

Clinton Bush Tie

The 1992 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Georgia was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR). The presidential contest in Georgia was the closest of any state that year, with Clinton winning 43.47% to 42.88% over Incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-TX) by a thin margin of 0.59%. This made it the first time that Georgia had voted Democratic since 1980, when it voted for Jimmy Carter, the former governor. The state flipped back into the Republican column in 1996 and stayed there until 2020. From the mid-1960s into the 1990s, Georgia was a swing state in presidential elections, but also a state where Democrats generally dominated at the state and local level. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (I-TX) finished third, with a significant 13.34% of the popular vote.

Background

Georgia gave the Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy his second best result in the 1960 election, but the state broke away from the Democrats by voting for Republican nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964 and American Independent nominee George Wallace in 1968. Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter his home state of Georgia in 1976 and 1980. The Republican nominee won Georgia in the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections.

Wyche Fowler defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly in the 1986 election. In 1988, the Democrats retained control of the state legislature and nine of the state's ten seats in the U.S. House of Representatives despite losing the state in the presidential election.

In September 1991, Governor Zell Miller proposed that Georgia's primaries should be held on March 3, 1992, one week ahead of Super Tuesday, in order to not be overshadowed by larger states. The state legislature approved this idea in January 1992.

Primary

Democratic

Bill Clinton was endorsed by U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Miller, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives Tom Murphy, and other major Democratic figures in the state. Miller introduced Clinton to Paul Begala, who managed Miller's 1990 gubernatorial campaign, and James Carville. Bob Kerrey had the support of Secretary of State Max Cleland and Agricultural Commissioner Tommy Irvin.

Jesse Jackson won Georgia in the 1988 Democratic primary and Clinton was suffering from a lack of support among black voters. Around 10% of black voters in the south supported him in January 1992, compared to 34% for Jerry Brown. Clinton was endorsed by U.S. Representative John Lewis, Mayor Maynard Jackson, and former Mayor Andrew Young. Mike Thurmond, the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, supported Paul Tsongas.

Tsongas spent $122,295 in the Atlanta media market compared to Clinton's $115,740. Brown only paid for ads on cable television.

Clinton placed first in 158 of the state's 159 counties. He received 52% of the white vote, had a five to one margin with black voters compared to Tsongas, and won 80% of high school dropouts. Kerry withdrew after the primary on March 5, and Tom Harkin on March 9.

Republican

Pat Buchanan focused more on the Georgia primary rather than the ones occurring in Maryland and Colorado on the same day. Buchanan spent $387,723 on television ads in the state compared to George H. W. Bush's $216,053. Buchanan received 44–47% of the male vote and around 25% of female voters. 86% of his supporters stated that they voted for him to send a message to Bush.

General

137,182 signatures were required for Ross Perot to appear on the ballot. His supporters submitted the signatures on June 27, and they were certified on August 31.

The vice presidential debate was hosted in Atlanta on October 13.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that Democrats would carry Pickens, Franklin, Lumpkin, Morgan, Lincoln, Brantley, Bacon, Worth, Bleckley, Monroe, Jeff Davis, Jones, Candler, Haralson, and Laurens counties. Ware County was tied, making this the last time it did not vote Republican, and the last time any county in the United States was tied between the Democratic and Republican parties.

The Republicans won in the concurrent U.S. Senate election. Their seat total in the Georgia House of Representatives rose from 34 to 50 and in the Georgia State Senate from 11 to 13.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in GeorgiaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**Democratic****Bill Clinton****Al Gore****1,008,966****43.47%****13**
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)Dan Quayle (incumbent)995,25242.88%0
IndependentRoss PerotJames Stockdale309,65713.34%0
LibertarianAndre MarrouNancy Lord7,1100.31%0
America FirstJames "Bo" Gritz *(write-in)*Cyril Minett780.00%0
New Alliance PartyLenora Fulani (write-in)Maria Elizabeth Muñoz440.00%0
Other write-ins100.00%0
Socialist WorkersJames Warren *(write-in)*Estelle DeBates90.00%0
TaxpayersHoward Phillips *(write-in)*Albion Knight, Jr.70.00%0
**Totals**2,321,133**100.00%****13**
Voter turnout (voting age)47%

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
DemocraticGeorge H.W. Bush
RepublicanRoss Perot
IndependentAndre Marrou
LibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Totals1,008,96643.47%995,25242.88%309,65713.34%7,2580.31%13,7140.59%2,321,133
Appling2,45540.73%2,51441.71%1,04717.37%110.18%-59-0.98%6,027
Atkinson1,05648.33%77935.65%34215.65%80.37%27712.68%2,185
Bacon1,42342.67%1,30139.01%60418.11%70.21%1223.66%3,335
Baker86458.86%39126.63%21014.31%30.20%47332.23%1,468
Baldwin5,81349.31%4,26236.16%1,67914.24%340.29%1,55113.15%11,788
Banks1,53041.68%1,55142.25%58315.88%70.19%-21-0.57%3,671
Barrow3,99139.98%4,32843.36%1,63316.36%300.30%-337-3.38%9,982
Bartow6,67539.29%7,74245.57%2,50014.71%730.43%-1,067-6.28%16,990
Ben Hill2,34852.60%1,47633.06%61913.87%210.47%87219.54%4,464
Berrien2,10346.29%1,63736.03%79617.52%70.15%46610.26%4,543
Bibb28,07051.93%19,84736.72%6,02111.14%1110.21%8,22315.21%54,049
Bleckley1,71043.23%1,57039.69%66216.73%140.35%1403.54%3,956
Brantley1,88344.06%1,54136.06%84019.65%100.23%3428.00%4,274
Brooks1,89543.92%1,77941.23%63014.60%110.25%1162.69%4,315
Bryan2,03134.26%2,78947.05%1,09518.47%130.22%-758-12.79%5,928
Bulloch4,90338.78%5,69045.00%2,02015.98%310.25%-787-6.22%12,644
Burke3,64753.17%2,39034.84%80711.77%150.22%1,25718.33%6,859
Butts2,44850.46%1,76836.45%61912.76%160.33%68014.01%4,851
Calhoun1,30164.47%46422.99%24812.29%50.25%83741.48%2,018
Camden2,95238.99%3,51746.45%1,07714.22%260.34%-565-7.46%7,572
Candler1,19243.27%1,01436.81%54119.64%80.29%1786.46%2,755
Carroll8,40437.21%10,75047.60%3,35814.87%740.33%-2,346-10.39%22,586
Catoosa4,81732.70%7,59951.59%2,29015.55%250.17%-2,782-18.89%14,731
Charlton1,12738.97%1,33346.09%42714.76%50.17%-206-7.12%2,892
Chatham31,53343.75%31,92544.30%8,26911.47%3420.47%-392-0.55%72,069
Chattahoochee60450.42%41334.47%17714.77%40.33%19115.95%1,198
Chattooga2,97646.47%2,43938.09%96515.07%240.37%5378.38%6,404
Cherokee8,11327.77%16,05454.95%4,95016.94%970.33%-7,941-27.18%29,214
Clarke15,40353.12%10,45936.07%2,98710.30%1490.51%4,94417.05%28,998
Clay77865.00%26422.06%15512.95%00.00%51442.94%1,197
Clayton25,89044.65%23,96541.33%7,94213.70%1920.33%1,9253.32%57,989
Clinch75941.32%79043.00%28615.57%20.11%-31-1.68%1,837
Cobb63,96032.45%103,73452.62%28,74714.58%6900.35%-39,774-20.17%197,131
Coffee3,27539.27%3,77845.31%1,25615.06%300.36%-503-6.04%8,339
Colquitt3,89137.86%4,68045.54%1,68216.37%230.22%-789-7.68%10,276
Columbia7,11525.23%16,65759.07%4,37915.53%490.17%-9,542-33.84%28,200
Cook1,73148.02%1,31836.56%53714.90%190.53%41311.46%3,605
Coweta7,09334.51%9,81447.75%3,58717.45%590.29%-2,721-13.24%20,553
Crawford1,64851.78%97430.60%54917.25%120.38%67421.18%3,183
Crisp2,61045.72%2,25339.46%82314.42%230.40%3576.26%5,709
Dade1,78237.09%2,19145.61%82317.13%80.17%-409-8.52%4,804
Dawson1,39935.95%1,69643.58%79020.30%70.18%-297-7.63%3,892
Decatur3,19843.11%3,14242.35%1,06814.40%110.15%560.76%7,419
DeKalb124,55957.82%70,28232.62%19,7419.16%8530.40%54,27725.20%215,435
Dodge3,00247.82%2,28736.43%97815.58%110.18%71511.39%6,278
Dooly1,99358.84%1,03430.53%35010.33%100.30%95928.31%3,387
Dougherty15,23649.26%12,45540.27%3,17810.27%620.20%2,7818.99%30,931
Douglas8,86933.27%13,34950.08%4,36216.36%770.29%-4,480-16.81%26,657
Early1,97047.55%1,45735.17%65215.74%641.54%51312.38%4,143
Echols31234.25%36139.63%23826.13%00.00%-49-5.38%911
Effingham2,69033.78%3,81447.90%1,44318.12%160.20%-1,124-14.12%7,963
Elbert3,02549.05%2,37238.46%75712.28%130.21%65310.59%6,167
Emanuel2,95145.93%2,66241.43%75511.75%570.89%2894.50%6,425
Evans1,23041.55%1,24442.03%48016.22%60.20%-14-0.48%2,960
Fannin2,90240.33%3,25545.24%1,02814.29%100.14%-353-4.91%7,195
Fayette8,43026.60%17,57655.47%5,59817.67%830.26%-9,146-28.87%31,687
Floyd11,61441.69%12,37844.43%3,77913.56%890.32%-764-2.74%27,860
Forsyth4,93628.89%8,65250.64%3,45320.21%450.26%-3,716-21.75%17,086
Franklin2,50542.29%2,39140.37%1,01417.12%130.22%1141.92%5,923
Fulton147,45957.29%85,45133.20%23,5789.16%9210.36%62,00824.09%257,409
Gilmer2,31139.25%2,66145.19%87914.93%370.63%-350-5.94%5,888
Glascock31631.19%51650.94%18017.77%10.10%-200-19.75%1,013
Glynn8,58137.42%11,24249.02%3,05313.31%560.24%-2,661-11.60%22,932
Gordon4,10336.59%5,26546.95%1,81816.21%270.24%-1,162-10.36%11,213
Grady2,52041.77%2,37039.28%1,12618.66%170.28%1502.49%6,033
Greene2,25955.67%1,30732.21%48311.90%90.22%95223.46%4,058
Gwinnett44,25329.39%81,82254.34%23,92615.89%5750.38%-37,569-24.95%150,576
Habersham3,09833.92%4,56950.02%1,44415.81%230.25%-1,471-16.10%9,134
Hall11,21434.58%16,10849.67%5,04315.55%680.21%-4,894-15.09%32,433
Hancock2,46177.95%50616.03%1895.99%10.03%1,95561.92%3,157
Haralson3,28143.05%3,14241.23%1,16715.31%310.41%1391.82%7,621
Harris2,67938.49%3,31647.64%95413.71%110.16%-637-9.15%6,960
Hart3,61447.50%2,60734.26%1,37618.08%120.16%1,00713.24%7,609
Heard1,45644.49%1,19036.36%61718.85%100.31%2668.13%3,273
Henry7,81732.19%12,63452.03%3,76915.52%640.26%-4,817-19.84%24,284
Houston12,27037.47%14,11943.11%6,26319.12%960.29%-1,849-5.64%32,748
Irwin1,36648.44%97334.50%46516.49%160.57%39313.94%2,820
Jackson3,79241.37%3,97643.38%1,38115.07%160.17%-184-2.01%9,165
Jasper1,48549.12%1,15338.14%37312.34%120.40%33210.98%3,023
Jeff Davis2,03141.01%1,94739.32%95819.35%160.32%841.69%4,952
Jefferson3,22053.77%2,07734.68%68511.44%70.12%1,14319.09%5,989
Jenkins1,40151.36%92934.05%39414.44%40.15%47217.31%2,728
Johnson1,47344.70%1,31439.88%50215.24%60.18%1594.82%3,295
Jones3,33845.86%2,77038.05%1,15915.92%120.16%5687.81%7,279
Lamar2,06546.83%1,70738.71%60013.61%380.86%3588.12%4,410
Lanier81147.34%60035.03%29817.40%40.23%21112.31%1,713
Laurens6,18443.99%6,14643.72%1,60211.39%1270.90%380.27%14,059
Lee1,81130.65%3,06151.81%1,02417.33%120.20%-1,250-21.16%5,908
Liberty3,85348.80%2,83235.87%1,17614.90%340.43%1,02112.93%7,895
Lincoln1,32744.86%1,14938.84%47916.19%30.10%1786.02%2,958
Long87444.66%71936.74%35518.14%90.46%1557.92%1,957
Lowndes9,01940.64%10,27646.30%2,86412.91%330.15%-1,257-5.66%22,192
Lumpkin2,01039.91%1,97239.16%1,03520.55%190.38%380.75%5,036
McDuffie2,64040.82%2,95545.69%86013.30%130.20%-315-4.87%6,468
McIntosh1,92554.73%1,02729.20%55015.64%150.43%89825.53%3,517
Macon2,49165.45%94424.80%3639.54%80.21%1,54740.65%3,806
Madison2,39334.72%3,35148.61%1,12916.38%200.29%-958-13.89%6,893
Marion1,14555.69%71134.58%1989.63%20.10%43421.11%2,056
Meriwether4,00254.67%2,36432.30%94212.87%120.16%1,63822.37%7,320
Miller93442.13%82637.26%45520.52%20.09%1084.87%2,217
Mitchell3,05252.67%1,91733.08%81814.12%80.14%1,13519.59%5,795
Monroe2,77444.97%2,42339.28%94915.39%220.36%3515.69%6,168
Montgomery1,18545.28%1,00938.56%41615.90%70.27%1766.72%2,617
Morgan2,05746.17%1,79740.34%59613.38%50.11%2605.83%4,455
Murray2,76438.31%3,25645.13%1,18616.44%80.11%-492-6.82%7,214
Muscogee25,47649.68%21,38641.70%4,3278.44%910.18%4,0907.98%51,280
Newton5,81142.54%5,80442.49%1,99814.63%460.34%70.05%13,659
Oconee2,74533.99%4,12551.08%1,18214.64%240.30%-1,380-17.09%8,076
Oglethorpe1,49140.26%1,59042.94%62016.74%20.05%-99-2.68%3,703
Paulding5,21234.54%7,18047.59%2,65417.59%420.28%-1,968-13.05%15,088
Peach3,67752.73%2,32733.37%94713.58%220.32%1,35019.36%6,973
Pickens2,35941.04%2,33240.57%1,03718.04%200.35%270.47%5,748
Pierce1,85241.41%1,89942.46%70815.83%130.29%-47-1.05%4,472
Pike1,65140.23%1,82244.40%62315.18%80.19%-171-4.17%4,104
Polk4,87245.67%4,15838.98%1,59814.98%400.37%7146.69%10,668
Pulaski1,75650.88%1,07531.15%61417.79%60.17%68119.73%3,451
Putnam2,14945.78%1,75637.41%77516.51%140.30%3938.37%4,694
Quitman52356.72%28430.80%11312.26%20.22%23925.92%922
Rabun1,87840.63%1,90241.15%82517.85%170.37%-24-0.52%4,622
Randolph1,75659.34%88729.98%31510.65%10.03%86929.36%2,959
Richmond28,91048.57%24,22740.70%6,29010.57%960.16%4,6837.87%59,523
Rockdale7,00330.86%11,94552.64%3,66416.15%780.34%-4,942-21.78%22,690
Schley60146.37%51139.43%18013.89%40.31%906.94%1,296
Screven1,94044.43%1,70539.05%70916.24%120.27%2355.38%4,366
Seminole1,19347.36%85033.74%46818.58%80.32%34313.62%2,519
Spalding6,39240.63%7,26246.15%2,04412.99%360.23%-870-5.52%15,734
Stephens2,97635.04%4,04747.65%1,44817.05%220.26%-1,071-12.61%8,493
Stewart1,54052.94%1,18640.77%1756.02%80.28%35412.17%2,909
Sumter4,48948.96%3,61639.44%1,04611.41%170.19%8739.52%9,168
Talbot1,76865.92%67125.02%2388.87%50.19%1,09740.90%2,682
Taliaferro75568.26%26924.32%807.23%20.18%48643.94%1,106
Tattnall2,36039.72%2,56643.18%99616.76%200.34%-206-3.46%5,942
Taylor1,50852.51%1,07837.53%2819.78%50.17%43014.98%2,872
Telfair2,23853.39%1,32431.58%61314.62%170.41%91421.81%4,192
Terrell1,94255.90%1,14332.90%38411.05%50.14%79923.00%3,474
Thomas4,84140.52%5,50046.03%1,59113.32%160.13%-659-5.51%11,948
Tift3,93041.07%4,48546.87%1,13911.90%150.16%-555-5.80%9,569
Toombs2,64835.35%3,60948.18%1,21016.15%230.31%-961-12.83%7,490
Towns1,48740.15%1,67445.19%53714.50%60.16%-187-5.04%3,704
Treutlen1,11647.61%89838.31%31813.57%120.51%2189.30%2,344
Troup6,41237.63%8,11847.64%2,48814.60%210.12%-1,706-10.01%17,039
Turner1,66955.19%93630.95%37012.24%491.62%73324.24%3,024
Twiggs2,09761.82%85325.15%43212.74%100.29%1,24436.67%3,392
Union2,30440.74%2,53344.78%80414.21%150.27%-229-4.04%5,656
Upson3,74041.55%4,05345.03%1,18613.18%220.24%-313-3.48%9,001
Walker6,21735.55%8,48948.54%2,74815.71%340.19%-2,272-12.99%17,488
Walton4,82138.91%5,61945.35%1,92315.52%280.23%-798-6.44%12,391
Ware4,57343.87%4,57343.87%1,26312.12%150.14%00.00%10,424
Warren1,23956.97%75134.53%1808.28%50.23%48822.44%2,175
Washington3,50852.16%2,38435.45%82012.19%130.19%1,12416.71%6,725
Wayne3,05240.41%3,38144.77%1,10714.66%120.16%-329-4.36%7,552
Webster60065.86%20822.83%10311.31%00.00%39243.03%911
Wheeler88051.80%60135.37%21412.60%40.24%27916.43%1,699
White1,75633.58%2,47747.37%98118.76%150.29%-721-13.79%5,229
Whitfield7,33532.98%12,00353.97%2,86612.89%350.16%-4,668-20.99%22,239
Wilcox1,36550.13%91633.64%43315.90%90.33%44916.49%2,723
Wilkes1,95549.34%1,53538.74%46411.71%80.20%42010.60%3,962
Wilkinson2,28656.14%1,23230.26%52012.77%340.83%1,05425.88%4,072
Worth2,57844.17%2,34440.16%90515.50%100.17%2344.01%5,837

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Atkinson
  • Bacon
  • Baldwin
  • Ben Hill
  • Berrien
  • Bibb
  • Bleckley
  • Brantley
  • Brooks
  • Burke
  • Butts
  • Candler
  • Chattahoochee
  • Chattooga
  • Clayton
  • Cook
  • Crisp
  • Decatur
  • Dodge
  • Dougherty
  • Early
  • Elbert
  • Emanuel
  • Franklin
  • Grady
  • Haralson
  • Hart
  • Heard
  • Irwin
  • Jasper
  • Jeff Davis
  • Jefferson
  • Jenkins
  • Johnson
  • Jones
  • Lamar
  • Lanier
  • Laurens
  • Liberty
  • Lincoln
  • Long
  • Lumpkin
  • Meriwether
  • Miller
  • Mitchell
  • Monroe
  • Montgomery
  • Morgan
  • Muscogee
  • Newton
  • Pickens
  • Polk
  • Putnam
  • Richmond
  • Schley
  • Screven
  • Seminole
  • Sumter
  • Taylor
  • Telfair
  • Terrell
  • Treutlen
  • Turner
  • Ware (tied in 1992)
  • Washington
  • Wheeler
  • Wilcox
  • Wilkes
  • Worth

Notes

References

Works cited

References

  1. "1992 Presidential Election results".
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