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The1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Rhode Island was won byGovernorBill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.04% of the popular vote over incumbent PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 29.02%. BusinessmanRoss Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.16% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[3]
| 1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 213,299 | 47.04% | 4 | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 131,601 | 29.02% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 105,045 | 23.16% | 0 | |
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 1,878 | 0.41% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 571 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Ind. For LaRouche | Lyndon LaRouche | 494 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 262 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips | 215 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Write-in | James Bo Gritz | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Write-in | J. Quinn Brisben | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Write-in | Ronald Daniels | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 106 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Totals | 453,477 | 100.0% | 4 | ||
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bristol | 11,414 | 45.82% | 8,208 | 32.95% | 5,289 | 21.23% | 3,206 | 12.87% | 24,911 |
| Kent | 35,934 | 43.60% | 25,217 | 30.59% | 21,274 | 25.81% | 10,717 | 13.01% | 82,245 |
| Newport | 17,584 | 44.35% | 12,386 | 31.24% | 9,674 | 24.41% | 5,198 | 13.11% | 39,644 |
| Providence | 125,358 | 49.46% | 69,579 | 27.45% | 58,504 | 23.09% | 55,779 | 22.01% | 253,441 |
| Washington | 23,009 | 43.46% | 16,211 | 30.62% | 13,724 | 25.92% | 6,798 | 12.84% | 52,944 |
| Totals | 213,299 | 47.04% | 131,601 | 29.02% | 108,578 | 23.94% | 81,698 | 18.02% | 453,478 |
State and district results of the1992 U.S. presidential election | ||
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