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  2. 1992 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Elected President. Bill Clinton Democratic. The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas.

  3. 2012 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Even worse than Frémont, Romney failed to win a single county in his home state, something last seen by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. [155] [156] In addition, since Obama carried Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, the Romney–Ryan ticket was the first major party ticket since the 1972 election to have both of its nominees lose their home states. [157]

  4. Electoral history of Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia

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    t. e. This is the electoral history of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln served one term in the United States House of Representatives from Illinois (1847–1849). He later served as the 16th president of the United States (1861–1865). [ 1 ]

  5. 1984 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, were re-elected to a second term in a landslide. They defeated the Democratic ticket of former Vice ...

  6. Tipping-point state - Wikipedia

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    The tipping-point state is not related to the chronological order in which state-by-state election results are reported, either by media outlets or by state officials. Rather, the media uses decision desks to project the apparent winners of each state before all the votes are counted, and will announce a state that they project will give a ...

  7. United States Electoral College - Wikipedia

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    Population per electoral vote for each state and Washington, D.C. (2020 census). A single elector could represent more than 700,000 people or under 200,000. A state's number of electors equals the number of representatives plus two electors for the senators the state has in the United States Congress.

  8. List of United States presidential elections by popular vote ...

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    Kennedy is commonly provided the popular votes of the highest-voted Kennedy-pledged elector in Alabama, while the remainder of the Democratic vote is given to the unpledged electors. Proportionally alotting votes would give Nixon a national vote victory of 50,000 votes, or 0.07%, which would have been the closest popular vote margin in history.

  9. Penalty shoot-out (association football) - Wikipedia

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    The United States went on to win the shoot-out 5–4, becoming the first host country to win the tournament. The 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy also went to a penalty shoot-out (after a 1–1 draw followed by a scoreless 30 minutes of extra time) and was won by Italy 5–3 against France in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. [49]