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1992 United States presidential election in Maine

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States presidential election in Maine
country	Maine
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States presidential election in Maine
previous_year	1988
next_election	1996 United States presidential election in Maine
next_year	1996
election_date	November 3, 1992
image_size	x160px
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	4
popular_vote1	263,420
percentage1	38.77%
image2	File:RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee2	Ross Perot
party2	Independent (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	James Stockdale
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	206,820
percentage2	30.44%
image3	George Bush crop.jpg
nominee3	George H. W. Bush
party3	Republican Party (United States)
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	206,504
percentage3	30.39%
map_image	{{Switcher
map_caption
title	President
before_election	George H. W. Bush
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election

| [[File:Maine Presidential Election Results 1992.svg|350px]] | County Results | [[File:Maine Presidential Election Results 1992 CD.svg|350px]] | Congressional District Results | [[File:Maine Presidential Results 1992 by Municipality.svg|350px]] | Municipality Results Clinton Perot Bush Tie The 1992 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.77% of the popular vote over businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) with 30.44%. Incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) finished in third, close behind Perot, with 30.39% of the popular vote. though Maine was the only state of the two where Perot won any counties. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot. Perot's 30.44% would prove Maine as his strongest state in the 1992 election. Ross Perot came within 4.55% of winning an electoral vote in Maine's second congressional district, the closest he came to winning an electoral vote. In Maine's first congressional district, Bush finished in second place, with the 8.11% margin being the closest Bush would come in 1992 to winning an electoral vote in New England after New Hampshire and Connecticut.

Clinton was the first Democrat to carry the state of Maine since 1968 when Hubert Humphrey, running with Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as vice-presidential candidate, did so. Maine has not voted Republican in any subsequent presidential elections, though Donald Trump would win a single electoral vote from Maine's 2nd district in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

As of 2025, this is the last time that a sitting president finished third in a state (along with Utah) or that a non-major party candidate would come in second or better. It is also the only time since 1968 that a Republican candidate failed to come in second or better in a state.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Maine	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton	263,420	38.77%	4
Independent	Ross Perot	206,820	30.44%	0
Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	206,504	30.39%	0
Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,681	0.25%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	519	0.08%	0
U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	464	0.07%	0
Write-ins		91	0.01%	0
Totals	679,499	100.0%	4
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	72%/70%

By congressional district

Clinton won both congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.

District	Clinton	Bush	Perot	Representative
39.9%	31.8%	28.3%		Thomas Andrews
37.8%	29.0%	33.2%		Olympia Snowe

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	Ross Perot
Independent	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Andre Marrou
Libertarian	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	263,420	38.77%	206,820	30.44%	206,504	30.39%	1,681	0.25%	1,074	0.16%	56,600	8.33%	679,499
	Androscoggin		22,247		40.34%		18,518		33.58%		14,174		25.70%		114		0.21%		91		0.17%		3,729		6.76%		55,144
	Aroostook		15,682		40.64%		10,376		26.89%		12,409		32.16%		46		0.12%		72		0.19%		3,273		8.48%		38,585
	Cumberland		60,781		42.95%		34,443		24.34%		45,752		32.33%		373		0.26%		173		0.12%		15,029		10.62%		141,522
	Franklin		6,739		40.79%		5,115		30.96%		4,608		27.89%		37		0.22%		24		0.15%		1,624		9.83%		16,523
	Hancock		10,126		35.15%		9,865		34.25%		8,657		30.05%		75		0.26%		82		0.28%		261		0.90%		28,805
	Kennebec		25,125		39.31%		21,436		33.54%		17,135		26.81%		126		0.20%		99		0.15%		3,689		5.77%		63,921
	Knox		7,631		37.52%		6,303		30.99%		6,310		31.03%		62		0.30%		32		0.16%		1,321		6.49%		20,338
	Lincoln		6,714		35.27%		5,808		30.51%		6,405		33.65%		78		0.49%		31		0.19%		309		1.62%		19,036
	Oxford		11,202		38.16%		9,815		33.43%		8,194		27.91%		89		0.30%		56		0.19%		1,387		4.73%		29,356
	Penobscot		29,485		36.65%		26,437		32.86%		24,218		30.11%		175		0.22%		129		0.16%		3,048		3.79%		80,444
	Piscataquis		3,323		33.13%		3,688		36.77%		2,970		29.61%		38		0.38%		12		0.12%		-365		-3.64%		10,031
	Sagadahoc		6,828		36.88%		5,705		30.82%		5,917		31.96%		41		0.22%		22		0.12%		911		4.92%		18,513
	Somerset		9,274		35.10%		10,293		38.95%		6,780		25.66%		45		0.17%		32		0.12%		-1,019		-3.85%		26,424
	Waldo		6,472		34.93%		6,702		36.17%		5,241		28.29%		77		0.42%		37		0.20%		-230		-1.24%		18,529
	Washington		6,284		35.37%		5,894		33.18%		5,493		30.92%		60		0.34%		34		0.19%		390		2.19%		17,765
	York		35,507		37.55%		26,422		27.94%		32,241		34.09%		245		0.26%		148		0.16%		3,266		3.46%		94,563

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Androscoggin
Aroostook
Cumberland
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Sagadahoc
Washington
York

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

Piscataquis
Somerset
Waldo

Notes

References

(24 November 1992). "Final Vote Returns Put Perot 2d in Maine, Ahead of Bush". The New York Times.
"1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
"1992 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 217-218 {{ISBN. 0786422173
"1992 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas.
Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2067 ME US Presidential Race, November 03, 1992]

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