Election in South Dakota
Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
1992 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Nominee
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Home state
Texas
Arkansas
Texas
Running mate
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
James Stockdale
Electoral vote
3
0
0
Popular vote
136,718
124,888
73,295
Percentage
40.66%
37.14%
21.80%
County Results
Bush
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
70–80%
President before election
George H. W. Bush
Republican
Elected President
Bill Clinton
Democratic
The 1992 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
South Dakota was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R -Texas ) with 40.66% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D -Arkansas ) with 37.14%. Businessman Ross Perot (I -Texas) finished in third, with 21.80% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.[2] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Spink County , Hanson County , Davison County , and Aurora County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[3]
Results [ ]
1992 United States presidential election in South Dakota[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
George H. W. Bush (incumbent )
136,718
40.66%
3
Democratic
Bill Clinton
124,888
37.14%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
73,295
21.80%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
814
0.24%
0
Independent
Dr. John Hagelin
429
0.13%
0
Independent
Lenora Fulani
110
0.03%
0
Totals
336,254
100.0%
3
Results by county [ ]
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic
Henry Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Aurora
594
34.70%
680
39.72%
435
25.41%
3
0.18%
-86
-5.02%
1,712
Beadle
3,363
36.81%
3,925
42.96%
1,819
19.91%
29
0.32%
-562
-6.15%
9,136
Bennett
556
46.45%
413
34.50%
221
18.46%
7
0.58%
143
11.95%
1,197
Bon Homme
1,212
36.00%
1,294
38.43%
836
24.83%
25
0.74%
-82
-2.44%
3,367
Brookings
4,698
39.14%
4,645
38.70%
2,614
21.78%
45
0.37%
53
0.44%
12,002
Brown
6,665
36.93%
7,521
41.67%
3,812
21.12%
49
0.27%
-856
-4.74%
18,047
Brule
908
33.93%
1,060
39.61%
687
25.67%
21
0.78%
-152
-5.68%
2,676
Buffalo
137
27.62%
282
56.85%
72
14.52%
5
1.01%
-145
-29.23%
496
Butte
1,674
45.24%
973
26.30%
1,039
28.08%
14
0.38%
635[a]
17.16%
3,700
Campbell
574
54.51%
222
21.08%
252
23.93%
5
0.47%
322[a]
30.58%
1,053
Charles Mix
1,570
38.30%
1,639
39.99%
886
21.62%
4
0.10%
-69
-1.68%
4,099
Clark
803
33.81%
799
33.64%
761
32.04%
12
0.51%
4
0.17%
2,375
Clay
1,869
30.96%
2,826
46.82%
1,303
21.59%
38
0.63%
-957
-15.85%
6,036
Codington
3,943
36.03%
3,701
33.82%
3,262
29.81%
37
0.34%
242
2.21%
10,943
Corson
483
38.61%
444
35.49%
321
25.66%
3
0.24%
39
3.12%
1,251
Custer
1,422
42.28%
1,078
32.05%
845
25.13%
18
0.54%
344
10.23%
3,363
Davison
3,111
38.19%
3,285
40.33%
1,706
20.94%
44
0.54%
-174
-2.14%
8,146
Day
1,161
31.17%
1,578
42.36%
973
26.12%
13
0.35%
-417
-11.19%
3,725
Deuel
778
32.11%
880
36.32%
761
31.41%
4
0.17%
-102
-4.21%
2,423
Dewey
642
36.64%
766
43.72%
340
19.41%
4
0.23%
-124
-7.08%
1,752
Douglas
1,175
56.85%
481
23.27%
403
19.50%
8
0.39%
694
33.58%
2,067
Edmunds
944
41.77%
894
39.56%
415
18.36%
7
0.31%
50
2.21%
2,260
Fall River
1,533
40.84%
1,416
37.72%
792
21.10%
13
0.35%
117
3.12%
3,754
Faulk
658
45.89%
488
34.03%
281
19.60%
7
0.49%
170
11.85%
1,434
Grant
1,595
38.81%
1,484
36.11%
1,018
24.77%
13
0.32%
111
2.70%
4,110
Gregory
1,027
39.27%
879
33.61%
688
26.31%
21
0.80%
148
5.66%
2,615
Haakon
860
65.25%
209
15.86%
245
18.59%
4
0.30%
615[a]
46.66%
1,318
Hamlin
1,133
41.35%
826
30.15%
774
28.25%
7
0.26%
307
11.20%
2,740
Hand
1,130
44.38%
785
30.83%
624
24.51%
7
0.27%
345
13.55%
2,546
Hanson
522
36.38%
566
39.44%
341
23.76%
6
0.42%
-44
-3.07%
1,435
Harding
515
58.46%
139
15.78%
225
25.54%
2
0.23%
290[a]
32.92%
881
Hughes
4,325
53.26%
2,578
31.74%
1,160
14.28%
58
0.71%
1,747
21.51%
8,121
Hutchinson
2,002
48.17%
1,211
29.14%
920
22.14%
23
0.55%
791
19.03%
4,156
Hyde
440
46.07%
301
31.52%
211
22.09%
3
0.31%
139
14.55%
955
Jackson
627
53.68%
351
30.05%
184
15.75%
6
0.51%
276
23.63%
1,168
Jerauld
518
35.31%
600
40.90%
346
23.59%
3
0.20%
-82
-5.59%
1,467
Jones
454
58.28%
166
21.31%
154
19.77%
5
0.64%
288
36.97%
779
Kingsbury
1,113
35.41%
1,267
40.31%
744
23.67%
19
0.60%
-154
-4.90%
3,143
Lake
1,890
33.81%
2,388
42.72%
1,299
23.24%
13
0.23%
-498
-8.91%
5,590
Lawrence
3,770
39.03%
3,157
32.68%
2,673
27.67%
59
0.61%
613
6.35%
9,659
Lincoln
3,365
42.47%
2,943
37.15%
1,593
20.11%
22
0.28%
422
5.33%
7,923
Lyman
669
45.20%
486
32.84%
311
21.01%
14
0.95%
183
12.36%
1,480
Marshall
810
35.26%
1,056
45.97%
427
18.59%
4
0.17%
-246
-10.71%
2,297
McCook
1,177
39.44%
1,167
39.11%
617
20.68%
23
0.77%
10
0.34%
2,984
McPherson
945
53.94%
478
27.28%
322
18.38%
7
0.40%
467
26.66%
1,752
Meade
4,724
46.89%
2,694
26.74%
2,611
25.92%
46
0.46%
2,030
20.15%
10,075
Mellette
417
49.58%
277
32.94%
140
16.65%
7
0.83%
140
16.65%
841
Miner
543
34.28%
698
44.07%
332
20.96%
11
0.69%
-155
-9.79%
1,584
Minnehaha
25,081
39.32%
27,016
42.35%
11,496
18.02%
193
0.30%
-1,935
-3.03%
63,786
Moody
898
28.93%
1,473
47.45%
715
23.03%
18
0.58%
-575
-18.52%
3,104
Pennington
18,052
47.92%
11,106
29.48%
8,358
22.19%
153
0.41%
6,946
18.44%
37,669
Perkins
872
43.80%
566
28.43%
541
27.17%
12
0.60%
306
15.37%
1,991
Potter
901
50.67%
493
27.73%
375
21.09%
9
0.51%
408
22.95%
1,778
Roberts
1,437
34.87%
1,716
41.64%
954
23.15%
14
0.34%
-279
-6.77%
4,121
Sanborn
595
36.96%
632
39.25%
376
23.35%
7
0.43%
-37
-2.30%
1,610
Shannon
225
13.63%
1,267
76.74%
137
8.30%
22
1.33%
-1,042
-63.11%
1,651
Spink
1,527
37.14%
1,732
42.12%
839
20.40%
14
0.34%
-205
-4.99%
4,112
Stanley
719
51.39%
427
30.52%
240
17.16%
13
0.93%
292
20.87%
1,399
Sully
565
55.94%
273
27.03%
167
16.53%
5
0.50%
292
28.91%
1,010
Todd
456
27.98%
915
56.13%
246
15.09%
13
0.80%
-459
-28.16%
1,630
Tripp
1,459
43.38%
1,046
31.10%
848
25.22%
10
0.30%
413
12.28%
3,363
Turner
1,906
44.43%
1,507
35.13%
867
20.21%
10
0.23%
399
9.30%
4,290
Union
1,784
35.00%
2,210
43.36%
1,085
21.29%
18
0.35%
-426
-8.36%
5,097
Walworth
1,439
49.48%
829
28.51%
628
21.60%
12
0.41%
610
20.98%
2,908
Yankton
3,430
36.60%
3,404
36.32%
2,511
26.79%
27
0.29%
26
0.28%
9,372
Ziebach
328
44.93%
280
38.36%
117
16.03%
5
0.68%
48
6.58%
730
Totals
136,718
40.66%
124,888
37.14%
73,295
21.80%
1,353
0.40%
11,830
3.52%
336,254
Notes [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.
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