1992 United States presidential election in Maine

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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...

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