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From February 10 to June 9, 1992, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1992 United States presidential election.Despite scandals and questions about his character, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the nomination through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1992 Democratic National Convention held from July 13 to July 16, 1992, in New ...
Clinton won his first primary in Georgia. Tsongas won the Utah and Maryland primaries and a caucus in Washington. Harkin won caucuses in Idaho and Minnesota while Brown won Colorado. Kerrey dropped out two days later. Clinton won the South Carolina and Wyoming primaries and Tsongas won Arizona. Harkin dropped out. Brown won the Nevada caucus.
Tsongas won the primary with 33.21% of the vote, while Clinton secured a strong second place with 24.78%. Bob Kerrey finished third with 11.09%, followed by Tom Harkin at 10.18% and Jerry Brown with 8.15%. The results were particularly impressive for Clinton given earlier polls showing him significantly behind. [9]
Bill Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas, in 1946. [2] After graduating from the Georgetown University, he won a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford. [2] After receiving his Juris Doctor degree from the Yale Law School in 1973, he decided to compete in the 1974 congressional election in Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. [3]
New Hampshire was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.91% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 37.69%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 22.59% of the popular vote. [1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. [2]
The 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton, the then-governor of Arkansas, was announced on October 3, 1991, at the Old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas. [2] After winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic primaries of 1992, the campaign announced that then-junior U.S. senator from Tennessee, Al Gore, would be Clinton's running mate.
Bill Clinton (D) 370: George H. W. Bush (R) 168: 1992 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Bush, blue denotes states won by Clinton. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: 36 of 100 seats (34 Class 3 seats + 2 special elections) Net ...
Bill Clinton Official portrait, 1993 42nd President of the United States In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Vice President Al Gore Preceded by George H. W. Bush Succeeded by George W. Bush 40th & 42nd Governor of Arkansas In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 Lieutenant Winston Bryant Jim Guy Tucker Preceded by Frank D. White Succeeded by Jim Guy Tucker In office ...