Utah was won by President George H. W. Bush (R-TX) by a 16.0 percent margin of victory. This was one of only two states, the other one being Maine, to have Ross Perot (I-TX) come in second place. Unlike Maine, Perot did not win any counties, though he placed second in nineteen of twenty-nine to overcome Bill Clinton (D-AR) in the popular vote. Likewise it was the only time Bill Clinton finished third in a state, in either the 1992 or 1996 election, despite winning two counties. Utah and Maine (the latter of which where Bush finished third behind Perot) in 1992 constitute the last time (as of the 2020 presidential election[update]) that any major party candidate has finished third in a state, and the only time in a non-Confederate state since Robert M. La Follette finished ahead of John W. Davis in twelve states[a] in 1924.[1]
Utah was Perot’s third-highest vote percentage behind Maine and Alaska.[2]Grand County voted Democratic for the only time between 1964 and 2008.
Technically the voters of Utah cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Utah is allocated five electors because it has three congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of five electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all five electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met in December 1992 to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
All electors from Utah were pledged to and voted for George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle.
^ Because Perot finished ahead of Clinton in Utah as a whole, all margins given are Bush minus Perot unless stated in the total for the county in question.
^ abcdefghijIn this county where Clinton ran ahead of Perot, the margin given is Bush vote minus Clinton vote.
Referencesedit
^Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 55, 109 ISBN0786422173
^"1992 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Utah
^ abOur Campaigns; UT US Presidential Election November 03, 1992
December 01, 2023
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Main article 1992 United States presidential election The 1992 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 7 1992 and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election Voters chose five representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1992 United States presidential election in Utah 1988 November 3 1992 1996 Nominee George H W Bush Ross Perot Bill ClintonParty Republican Independent DemocraticHome state Texas Texas ArkansasRunning mate Dan Quayle James Stockdale Al GoreElectoral vote 5 0 0Popular vote 322 332 203 400 183 429Percentage 43 36 27 34 24 65 County Results Bush 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Clinton 30 40 50 60 President before electionGeorge BushRepublican Elected President Bill ClintonDemocraticUtah was won by President George H W Bush R TX by a 16 0 percent margin of victory This was one of only two states the other one being Maine to have Ross Perot I TX come in second place Unlike Maine Perot did not win any counties though he placed second in nineteen of twenty nine to overcome Bill Clinton D AR in the popular vote Likewise it was the only time Bill Clinton finished third in a state in either the 1992 or 1996 election despite winning two counties Utah and Maine the latter of which where Bush finished third behind Perot in 1992 constitute the last time as of the 2020 presidential election update that any major party candidate has finished third in a state and the only time in a non Confederate state since Robert M La Follette finished ahead of John W Davis in twelve states a in 1924 1 Utah was Perot s third highest vote percentage behind Maine and Alaska 2 Grand County voted Democratic for the only time between 1964 and 2008 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 Electors 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesResults edit1992 United States presidential election in Utah 3 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican George H W Bush incumbent 322 332 43 36 5Independent Ross Perot 203 400 27 34 0Democratic Bill Clinton 183 429 24 65 0Populist James Bo Gritz 28 602 3 84 0Libertarian Andre Marrou 1 900 0 26 0Natural Law Dr John Hagelin 1 319 0 18 0Democrats for Economic Recovery Lyndon LaRouche 1 089 0 15 0New Alliance Lenora Fulani 414 0 06 0Taxpayers Howard Phillips 393 0 05 0American Feimer Smith 292 0 04 0Socialist Workers James Warren 270 0 04 0Independent Peace and Freedom Party Ron Daniels 177 0 02 0Socialist J Quinn Brisben 151 0 02 0Totals 100 00 5Voter turnout Voting age population Results by county edit County George Herbert Walker BushRepublican William Jefferson ClintonDemocratic Henry Ross PerotIndependent James Bo Gritz 4 Populist Various candidates 4 Other parties Margin b Total votes cast Beaver 1 040 49 27 668 31 64 330 15 63 52 2 46 21 0 99 372 c 17 62 2 111Box Elder 7 712 49 58 2 186 14 05 4 507 28 97 1 013 6 51 137 0 88 3 205 20 60 15 555Cache 15 971 51 98 4 973 16 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9 17 68 216Totals 322 632 43 36 183 429 24 65 203 400 27 34 28 602 3 84 5 935 0 80 119 232 16 02 744 068Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit GrandElectors editTechnically the voters of Utah cast their ballots for electors representatives to the Electoral College Utah is allocated five electors because it has three congressional districts and two senators All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write in votes must submit a list of five electors who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all five electoral votes Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate they are not obligated to vote for them An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met in December 1992 to cast their votes for president and vice president The Electoral College itself never meets as one body Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols All electors from Utah were pledged to and voted for George H W Bush and Dan Quayle See also editUnited States presidential elections in Utah Presidency of Bill ClintonNotes edit States where La Follette finished ahead of Davis in 1924 were Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin California Washington South Dakota Wyoming Idaho Iowa Montana Nevada and Oregon Because Perot finished ahead of Clinton in Utah as a whole all margins given are Bush minus Perot unless stated in the total for the county in question a b c d e f g h i j In this county where Clinton ran ahead of Perot the margin given is Bush vote minus Clinton vote References edit Menendez Albert J The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 pp 55 109 ISBN 0786422173 1992 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas 1992 Presidential General Election Results Utah a b Our Campaigns UT US Presidential Election November 03 1992 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1992 United States presidential election in Utah amp oldid 1174194217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
