1992 Presidential Election (Byrd Timeline)

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United States Presidential Election, 1992
November 3, 1992
Nominee		Jesse Jackson	Donald Rumsfeld
Party		Democratic	Republican
Home state		South Carolina	Illinois
Running mate		Walter Mondale	Nancy Kassebaum
Electoral vote		270	268
States carried		19 + D.C.	31
Popular vote		44,942,357	46,516,212
Percentage		48.7%	50.4%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Jackson/Mondale. Red denotes states won by Rumsfeld/Kassebaum.
President before election John Glenn Democrat Elected President Jesse Jackson Democrat

The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic vice president Jesse Jackson defeated United States Senator from Illinois Donald Rumsfeld. This election was the third and final time a candidate would win the Electoral College but not the popular vote.

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Nominee

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position	States won
Jesse Jackson	October 8, 1941 (age 50) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.	South Carolina	43rd Vice President of the United States	CO, GA, MD, MN, UT, WA, SC, HI, TN, IL, MI, VT, PR, NC, D.C., OR, ID, AL, CA, NJ, NM, OH

Withdrew During the Primaries

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position	States won
Bill Clinton	August 19, 1946 (age 45) Hope, Arkansas, U.S.	Arkansas	United States Senator from Arkansas (1985-2003)	WY, FL, LA, MS, OK, TX, AK, KS, MN, NY, WI, VA, PN, IN, NE, WV, KY, AR, MT
Michael Dukakis	November 3, 1933 (age 58) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.	Massachusetts	Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991)	NH, AZ, MA, RI, CT
Tom Harkin	November 19, 1939 (age 52) Cumming, Iowa, U.S.	Iowa	United States Senator from Iowa (1985-1997)	IA, ME, SD
Joe Biden	November 29, 1942 (age 49) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Delaware	United States Senator from Delaware (1973-2015)	DE
Gary Hart	November 28, 1936 (age 55) Ottawa, Kansas, U.S.	Colorado	United States Senator from Colorado (1975-1993)	None

Withdrew Before the Primaries

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position
Jerry Brown	April 7, 1938 (age 53) San Francisco, California, U.S.	California	Governor of California (1975-1983)
Paul Tsongas	February 14, 1941 (age 51) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.	Massachusetts	United States Senator from Massachusetts (1979-1985)

Repulican Primary

Candidates

Nominee

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position	States won
Donald Rumsfeld	July 9, 1932 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Illinois	United States Senator from Illinois (1981-1993)	CO, MD, GA, OK, TN, TX, IL, MI, MN, NY, WI, PA, D.C., DE, IN, NC, MT, NE, WV, OR, WA, AR, ID, KY, AL, CA, NJ, NM, ND, OH

Withdrew During the Primaries

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position	States won
Pat Buchanan	November 2, 1938 (age 53) Washington, D.C., U.S.	Virginia	Host of CNN's Crossfire	NH, SD, FL, LA, MS, PR, KS
Bill Weld	July 31, 1945 (age 46) Smithtown, New York, U.S.	Massachusetts	Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1999	MA, RI, CT

Withdrew Before the Primaries

Candidate	Born	Home state	Most recent position
Dan Quayle	February 4, 1947 (age 45) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Indiana	United States Senator from Indiana (1981-Present)
Dick Cheney	January 30, 1941 (age 52) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.	Wyoming	United States Representative from Wyoming's at-large district (1991-2005)
Oliver North	October 7, 1943 (age 49) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Virginia	Lt. Colonel on the National Security Council (1981-1990)