1992 United States presidential election in Maine

The 1992 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.77% of the popular vote over businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) with 30.44%. Incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) finished in third, close behind Perot, with 30.39% of the popular vote. Despite the Bush family having strong ties to Maine, most notably owning a home in the town of Kennebunkport, Perot beat Bush for second place in the state by a margin of 316 votes. Maine was one of two states where Perot finished in second place (along with Utah, where Clinton finished in third place), though Maine was the only state of the two where Perot won any counties. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both Bush and Perot.

Perot's 30.44% in Maine would make it his strongest state in the nation. Perot came within 4.55% of winning an electoral vote from Maine's 2nd congressional district, making it the closest he came to winning an electoral vote. In Maine's 1st congressional district, Bush finished in second place.

Clinton was the first Democrat to carry Maine since 1968, when then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey chose Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as his running mate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 217-218 Maine has not voted Republican in any subsequent presidential elections, though Donald Trump would win the electoral vote from the second congressional district in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

As of 2026, this is the last time that a major party candidate finished in third place in a state or that a non-major party candidate would come in second place or better. It is also the only time since 1968 that a Republican candidate failed to come in second place or better in a state.

Results 1992 United States presidential election in MainePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton 263,420 38.77% 4 Independent Ross Perot 206,820 30.44% 0 Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 206,504 30.39% 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 1,681 0.25% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 519 0.08% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips 464 0.07% 0 Write-ins 91 0.01% 0 Totals 679,499 100.0% 4 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 72%/70% By congressional district Clinton won both of Maine's congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.

District Clinton Bush Perot Representative 39.9% 31.8% 28.3%Thomas Andrews37.8%29.0%33.2%Olympia Snowe

Results by county CountyBill ClintonOur Campaigns; ME US Presidential Race, November 03, 1992DemocraticRoss PerotIndependentGeorge H.W. BushRepublicanAndre MarrouLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Androscoggin22,24740.34%18,51833.58%14,17425.70%1140.21%910.17%3,7296.76%55,144Aroostook15,68240.64%10,37626.89%12,40932.16%460.12%720.19%3,2738.48%38,585Cumberland60,78142.95%34,44324.34%45,75232.33%3730.26%1730.12%15,02910.62%141,522Franklin6,73940.79%5,11530.96%4,60827.89%370.22%240.15%1,6249.83%16,523Hancock10,12635.15%9,86534.25%8,65730.05%750.26%820.28%2610.90%28,805Kennebec25,12539.31%21,43633.54%17,13526.81%1260.20%990.15%3,6895.77%63,921Knox7,63137.52%6,30330.99%6,31031.03%620.30%320.16%1,3216.49%20,338Lincoln6,71435.27%5,80830.51%6,40533.65%780.49%310.19%3091.62%19,036Oxford11,20238.16%9,81533.43%8,19427.91%890.30%560.19%1,3874.73%29,356Penobscot29,48536.65%26,43732.86%24,21830.11%1750.22%1290.16%3,0483.79%80,444Piscataquis3,32333.13%3,68836.77%2,97029.61%380.38%120.12%-365-3.64%10,031Sagadahoc6,82836.88%5,70530.82%5,91731.96%410.22%220.12%9114.92%18,513Somerset9,27435.10%10,29338.95%6,78025.66%450.17%320.12%-1,019-3.85%26,424Waldo6,47234.93%6,70236.17%5,24128.29%770.42%370.20%-230-1.24%18,529Washington6,28435.37%5,89433.18%5,49330.92%600.34%340.19%3902.19%17,765York35,50737.55%26,42227.94%32,24134.09%2450.26%1480.16%3,2663.46%94,563Totals263,42038.77%206,82030.44%206,50430.39%1,6810.25%1,0740.16%56,6008.33%679,499

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot Sagadahoc Washington York

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

Piscataquis Somerset Waldo

See also United States presidential elections in Maine Presidency of Bill Clinton

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