1992 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana was won by Governor Bill Clinton, a major swing from the statewide results in 1988 when Republican nominee George H. W. Bush carried the state with 54% of the vote and with a double-digit margin of victory. Clinton won most of the parishes and congressional districts in the state, dominating the rural areas of the state. The only congressional district Bush won was the first district, which includes two of the most heavily Republican parishes in the state, Jefferson and St. Tammany.
Independent Ross Perot gathered 11.81% of the vote, a strong showing for a third-party candidate but still his sixth-weakest state. Perot did best in the southwestern Acadian bayou parishes, reaching almost 23 percent in Cameron Parish.
Background
[edit]Louisiana lost one congressional district as a result of the 1990 census.[1]
The percentage of registered voters in Louisiana who were Republicans rose from 16.4% in 1988 to 19.1% in 1992 while the Democratic figure fell from 75.2% to 71.3%.[2]
Primary
[edit]Democratic
[edit]Bill Clinton won 59 delegates while Paul Tsongas won one delegate.[3]
Statewide officials
- Edwin Edwards, 50th Governor of Louisiana (1972-1980; 1984-1988; 1992-1996)[3]
- Mary Landrieu, Louisiana State Treasurer (1988-1996)[3]
- Melinda Schwegmann, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1992-1996)[3]
Local officials
- Sidney Barthelemy, 58th Mayor of New Orleans (1986–1994)[3]
Republican
[edit]Billy Nungesser, the chair of the Republican Party of Louisiana, endorsed Pat Buchanan. He was the only state chair to not endorse George H. W. Bush and Nungesser survived an attempt to remove him as chair for endorsing Buchanan.[4] Richard Baker, Jack Kemp, W. Fox McKeithen, Henson Moore, and Dave Treen campaigned for Bush.[5]
Bush won Louisiana and all of its delegates, but it was his worst performance on Super Tuesday. David Duke, who ran in the Democratic presidential primary in 1988, received less votes than his previous presidential campaign.[6]
Party officials
- Billy Nungesser, chair of the Republican Party of Louisiana[5]
General
[edit]Clinton hosted an event in the Louisiana Superdome, where the 1988 Republican National Convention was held, on July 29. He was the first presidential candidate to campaign in Lake Charles, Louisiana since John F. Kennedy in 1960.[3] Treasurer Mary Landrieu was the co-chair of Clinton's campaign in the state.[7]
Ross Perot's campaign in the state started with a meeting of 50 volunteers in Alexandria, Louisiana. He had 150 full-time and 1,000 party-time volunteers. His campaign collected over 70,000 signatures, far greater than the 5,000 required to appear on the ballot. He appeared on the ballot as the nominee of the Prudence, Action, Results Party.[8]
78.5% of registered voters and 60.1% of the voting age population participated in the election. 81.5% of white voters and 71% of black voters participated.[1]
Results
[edit]| 1992 United States presidential election in Louisiana[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 815,971 | 45.58% | 9 | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 733,386 | 40.97% | 0 | |
| Prudence, Action, Results | Ross Perot | 211,478 | 11.81% | 0 | |
| America First | James "Bo" Gritz | 18,545 | 1.04% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 3,155 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| Equal Justice and Opportunity | Ron Daniels | 1,663 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Taxpayers’ | Howard Phillips | 1,663 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| More Perfect Democracy | Lenora Fulani | 1,434 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Justice, Industry, Agriculture | Lyndon LaRouche | 1,136 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 889 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Independent | John Yiamouyiannis | 808 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,790,017 | 100.00% | 9 | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | |||||
Results by congressional district
[edit]Clinton won four of seven congressional districts.
| District | Bush | Clinton | Perot | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 56% | 32% | 12% | Bob Livingston |
| 2nd | 24% | 69% | 6% | William J. Jefferson |
| 3rd | 40% | 44% | 14% | Billy Tauzin |
| 4th | 24% | 67% | 7% | Cleo Fields |
| 5th | 48% | 36% | 14% | Jim McCrery |
| 6th | 50% | 34% | 13% | Richard H. Baker |
| 7th | 47% | 37% | 14% | Jimmy Hayes |
Results by parish
[edit]| Parish[10] | Bill Clinton Democratic |
George H.W. Bush Republican |
Ross Perot Independent |
Bo Gritz America First |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 12,276 | 49.97% | 9,017 | 36.70% | 3,145 | 12.80% | 41 | 0.17% | 89 | 0.36% | 3,259 | 13.27% | 24,568 |
| Allen | 5,626 | 56.16% | 3,069 | 30.64% | 1,245 | 12.43% | 37 | 0.37% | 40 | 0.40% | 2,557 | 25.52% | 10,017 |
| Ascension | 13,036 | 46.98% | 10,275 | 37.03% | 4,295 | 15.48% | 38 | 0.14% | 104 | 0.37% | 2,761 | 9.95% | 27,748 |
| Assumption | 5,639 | 53.95% | 2,928 | 28.01% | 1,358 | 12.99% | 408 | 3.90% | 120 | 1.15% | 2,711 | 25.94% | 10,453 |
| Avoyelles | 8,696 | 52.55% | 4,851 | 29.31% | 2,139 | 12.93% | 652 | 3.94% | 211 | 1.28% | 3,845 | 23.24% | 16,549 |
| Beauregard | 5,037 | 40.13% | 5,119 | 40.79% | 2,103 | 16.76% | 216 | 1.72% | 76 | 0.61% | -82 | -0.66% | 12,551 |
| Bienville | 3,899 | 52.46% | 2,412 | 32.45% | 832 | 11.19% | 221 | 2.97% | 68 | 0.91% | 1,487 | 20.01% | 7,432 |
| Bossier | 11,313 | 34.49% | 15,628 | 47.64% | 4,863 | 14.83% | 859 | 2.62% | 138 | 0.42% | -4,315 | -13.15% | 32,801 |
| Caddo | 47,733 | 46.49% | 42,665 | 41.55% | 11,830 | 11.52% | 128 | 0.12% | 322 | 0.31% | 5,068 | 4.94% | 102,678 |
| Calcasieu | 33,570 | 48.05% | 24,847 | 35.57% | 10,980 | 15.72% | 151 | 0.22% | 314 | 0.45% | 8,723 | 12.48% | 69,862 |
| Caldwell | 2,061 | 44.00% | 1,752 | 37.40% | 653 | 13.94% | 164 | 3.50% | 54 | 1.15% | 309 | 6.60% | 4,684 |
| Cameron | 1,985 | 45.76% | 1,329 | 30.64% | 995 | 22.94% | 13 | 0.30% | 16 | 0.37% | 656 | 15.12% | 4,338 |
| Catahoula | 2,570 | 46.97% | 1,976 | 36.12% | 773 | 14.13% | 99 | 1.81% | 53 | 0.97% | 594 | 10.85% | 5,471 |
| Claiborne | 3,263 | 46.64% | 2,599 | 37.15% | 926 | 13.24% | 156 | 2.23% | 52 | 0.74% | 664 | 9.49% | 6,996 |
| Concordia | 4,283 | 46.82% | 3,223 | 35.23% | 1,317 | 14.40% | 242 | 2.65% | 83 | 0.91% | 1,060 | 11.59% | 9,148 |
| DeSoto | 5,671 | 51.46% | 3,643 | 33.06% | 1,358 | 12.32% | 239 | 2.17% | 110 | 1.00% | 2,028 | 18.40% | 11,021 |
| East Baton Rouge | 68,622 | 41.17% | 81,072 | 48.64% | 16,102 | 9.66% | 183 | 0.11% | 712 | 0.43% | -12,450 | -7.47% | 166,691 |
| East Carroll | 1,835 | 54.37% | 1,142 | 33.84% | 283 | 8.39% | 59 | 1.75% | 56 | 1.66% | 693 | 20.53% | 3,375 |
| East Feliciana | 4,093 | 51.84% | 2,813 | 35.63% | 932 | 11.80% | 14 | 0.18% | 43 | 0.54% | 1,280 | 16.21% | 7,895 |
| Evangeline | 8,564 | 52.30% | 5,147 | 31.43% | 2,124 | 12.97% | 336 | 2.05% | 205 | 1.25% | 3,417 | 20.87% | 16,376 |
| Franklin | 4,127 | 42.75% | 3,889 | 40.29% | 1,311 | 13.58% | 226 | 2.34% | 100 | 1.04% | 238 | 2.46% | 9,653 |
| Grant | 3,122 | 39.63% | 3,214 | 40.80% | 1,174 | 14.90% | 286 | 3.63% | 82 | 1.04% | -92 | -1.17% | 7,878 |
| Iberia | 13,040 | 42.71% | 11,905 | 38.99% | 4,337 | 14.21% | 1,011 | 3.31% | 237 | 0.78% | 1,135 | 3.72% | 30,530 |
| Iberville | 8,218 | 52.70% | 5,211 | 33.42% | 1,543 | 9.89% | 326 | 2.09% | 296 | 1.90% | 3,007 | 19.28% | 15,594 |
| Jackson | 3,370 | 44.54% | 3,072 | 40.60% | 882 | 11.66% | 169 | 2.23% | 73 | 0.96% | 298 | 3.94% | 7,566 |
| Jefferson | 64,302 | 34.38% | 100,493 | 53.73% | 21,278 | 11.38% | 253 | 0.14% | 712 | 0.38% | -36,191 | -19.35% | 187,038 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7,022 | 50.74% | 4,513 | 32.61% | 2,221 | 16.05% | 34 | 0.25% | 48 | 0.35% | 2,509 | 18.13% | 13,838 |
| Lafayette | 28,583 | 39.83% | 32,406 | 45.16% | 9,124 | 12.71% | 1,217 | 1.70% | 432 | 0.60% | -3,823 | -5.33% | 71,762 |
| Lafourche | 16,182 | 45.40% | 12,744 | 35.75% | 5,077 | 14.24% | 1,372 | 3.85% | 270 | 0.76% | 3,438 | 9.65% | 35,645 |
| LaSalle | 2,389 | 35.53% | 3,068 | 45.63% | 993 | 14.77% | 221 | 3.29% | 52 | 0.77% | -679 | -10.10% | 6,723 |
| Lincoln | 7,205 | 43.51% | 7,220 | 43.60% | 1,751 | 10.57% | 282 | 1.70% | 103 | 0.62% | -15 | -0.09% | 16,561 |
| Livingston | 11,499 | 36.60% | 14,808 | 47.13% | 4,971 | 15.82% | 54 | 0.17% | 89 | 0.28% | -3,309 | -10.53% | 31,421 |
| Madison | 2,773 | 54.31% | 1,702 | 33.33% | 469 | 9.19% | 105 | 2.06% | 57 | 1.12% | 1,071 | 20.98% | 5,106 |
| Morehouse | 6,013 | 44.66% | 5,364 | 39.84% | 1,727 | 12.83% | 255 | 1.89% | 104 | 0.77% | 649 | 4.82% | 13,463 |
| Natchitoches | 6,974 | 47.19% | 5,694 | 38.53% | 1,606 | 10.87% | 369 | 2.50% | 136 | 0.92% | 1,280 | 8.66% | 14,779 |
| Orleans | 133,261 | 67.53% | 52,019 | 26.36% | 10,889 | 5.52% | 211 | 0.11% | 969 | 0.49% | 81,242 | 41.17% | 197,349 |
| Ouachita | 20,835 | 36.87% | 27,600 | 48.85% | 6,612 | 11.70% | 1,117 | 1.98% | 338 | 0.60% | -6,765 | -11.98% | 56,502 |
| Plaquemines | 4,467 | 39.68% | 5,018 | 44.58% | 1,729 | 15.36% | 16 | 0.14% | 27 | 0.24% | -551 | -4.90% | 11,257 |
| Pointe Coupee | 6,512 | 57.52% | 3,563 | 31.47% | 1,157 | 10.22% | 34 | 0.30% | 56 | 0.49% | 2,949 | 26.05% | 11,322 |
| Rapides | 20,873 | 40.23% | 22,783 | 43.91% | 6,599 | 12.72% | 1,169 | 2.25% | 458 | 0.88% | -1,910 | -3.68% | 51,882 |
| Red River | 2,360 | 50.43% | 1,649 | 35.24% | 566 | 12.09% | 67 | 1.43% | 38 | 0.81% | 711 | 15.19% | 4,680 |
| Richland | 3,706 | 41.63% | 3,808 | 42.77% | 1,054 | 11.84% | 247 | 2.77% | 88 | 0.99% | -102 | -1.14% | 8,903 |
| Sabine | 4,173 | 44.64% | 3,586 | 38.36% | 1,219 | 13.04% | 283 | 3.03% | 87 | 0.93% | 587 | 6.28% | 9,348 |
| St. Bernard | 12,305 | 37.36% | 16,131 | 48.97% | 4,308 | 13.08% | 55 | 0.17% | 139 | 0.42% | -3,826 | -11.61% | 32,938 |
| St. Charles | 8,810 | 42.20% | 9,158 | 43.87% | 2,593 | 12.42% | 118 | 0.57% | 198 | 0.95% | -348 | -1.67% | 20,877 |
| St. Helena | 3,416 | 60.80% | 1,515 | 26.97% | 589 | 10.48% | 36 | 0.64% | 62 | 1.10% | 1,901 | 33.83% | 5,618 |
| St. James | 6,609 | 59.08% | 3,339 | 29.85% | 993 | 8.88% | 73 | 0.65% | 172 | 1.54% | 3,270 | 29.23% | 11,186 |
| St. John the Baptist | 8,977 | 50.29% | 6,730 | 37.70% | 1,922 | 10.77% | 83 | 0.46% | 139 | 0.78% | 2,247 | 12.59% | 17,851 |
| St. Landry | 20,383 | 55.37% | 11,882 | 32.27% | 4,266 | 11.59% | 67 | 0.18% | 217 | 0.59% | 8,501 | 23.10% | 36,815 |
| St. Martin | 11,252 | 55.09% | 5,909 | 28.93% | 2,573 | 12.60% | 453 | 2.22% | 239 | 1.17% | 5,343 | 26.16% | 20,426 |
| St. Mary | 10,648 | 45.43% | 8,792 | 37.51% | 3,257 | 13.90% | 501 | 2.14% | 242 | 1.03% | 1,856 | 7.92% | 23,440 |
| St. Tammany | 19,735 | 29.49% | 37,839 | 56.54% | 9,005 | 13.46% | 96 | 0.14% | 246 | 0.37% | -18,104 | -27.05% | 66,921 |
| Tangipahoa | 15,194 | 44.37% | 14,128 | 41.26% | 4,612 | 13.47% | 73 | 0.21% | 238 | 0.69% | 1,066 | 3.11% | 34,245 |
| Tensas | 1,666 | 51.01% | 1,153 | 35.30% | 353 | 10.81% | 47 | 1.44% | 47 | 1.44% | 513 | 15.71% | 3,266 |
| Terrebonne | 13,325 | 38.44% | 14,662 | 42.30% | 5,505 | 15.88% | 951 | 2.74% | 221 | 0.64% | -1,337 | -3.86% | 34,664 |
| Union | 4,005 | 39.78% | 4,434 | 44.04% | 1,209 | 12.01% | 348 | 3.46% | 73 | 0.72% | -429 | -4.26% | 10,069 |
| Vermilion | 12,324 | 52.57% | 7,062 | 30.12% | 3,127 | 13.34% | 786 | 3.35% | 145 | 0.62% | 5,262 | 22.45% | 23,444 |
| Vernon | 6,005 | 40.66% | 5,912 | 40.04% | 2,313 | 15.66% | 413 | 2.80% | 124 | 0.84% | 93 | 0.62% | 14,767 |
| Washington | 9,095 | 48.50% | 7,227 | 38.54% | 2,303 | 12.28% | 43 | 0.23% | 85 | 0.45% | 1,868 | 9.96% | 18,753 |
| Webster | 8,380 | 45.88% | 6,640 | 36.36% | 2,629 | 14.39% | 478 | 2.62% | 137 | 0.75% | 1,740 | 9.52% | 18,264 |
| West Baton Rouge | 5,131 | 51.43% | 3,522 | 35.30% | 1,249 | 12.52% | 15 | 0.15% | 59 | 0.59% | 1,609 | 16.13% | 9,976 |
| West Carroll | 2,068 | 40.39% | 2,082 | 40.66% | 771 | 15.06% | 145 | 2.83% | 54 | 1.05% | -14 | -0.27% | 5,120 |
| West Feliciana | 2,328 | 53.22% | 1,501 | 34.32% | 516 | 11.80% | 11 | 0.25% | 18 | 0.41% | 827 | 18.90% | 4,374 |
| Winn | 3,537 | 46.85% | 2,932 | 38.84% | 843 | 11.17% | 173 | 2.29% | 64 | 0.85% | 605 | 8.01% | 7,549 |
| Totals | 815,971 | 45.58% | 733,386 | 40.97% | 211,478 | 11.81% | 18,545 | 1.04% | 10,637 | 0.59% | 82,585 | 4.61% | 1,790,017 |
Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Avoyelles
- Caddo
- Caldwell
- Catahoula
- Claiborne
- Concordia
- Franklin
- Iberia
- Jackson
- Lafourche
- Morehouse
- Natchitoches
- Red River
- Sabine
- St. Mary
- Tangipahoa
- Tensas
- Vernon
- Washington
- Webster
- Winn
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 59.
- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 62.
- ^ a b c d e f Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 54.
- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, pp. 53, 61.
- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 53.
- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, pp. 53–54.
- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 56.
- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, pp. 58–59.
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana
- ^ "LA US President Race, November 03, 1992". Our Campaigns.
Works cited
[edit]- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1994). The 1992 Presidential Election in the South: Current Patterns of Southern Party and Electoral Politics. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0275945340.
