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H. Ross Perot vs William J. Clinton

H. Ross Perot vs William J. Clinton in 1992 and 1996: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

H. Ross Perot

Elections
2 (1992, 1996)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
0
Best popular vote
18.9% in 1992
Parties
Reform, Independent
vs

William J. Clinton

Elections
2 (1992, 1996)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
749
Best popular vote
49.2% in 1996
Parties
Democratic

1996

H. Ross Perot states
0
William J. Clinton states
32
Popular vote
8.4% – 49.2%
Alabama: another candidateAlaska: another candidateArizona: William J. ClintonArkansas: William J. ClintonCalifornia: William J. ClintonColorado: another candidateConnecticut: William J. ClintonDelaware: William J. ClintonDistrict of Columbia: William J. ClintonFlorida: William J. ClintonGeorgia: another candidateHawaii: William J. ClintonIdaho: another candidateIllinois: William J. ClintonIndiana: another candidateIowa: William J. ClintonKansas: another candidateKentucky: William J. ClintonLouisiana: William J. ClintonMaine: William J. ClintonMaryland: William J. ClintonMassachusetts: William J. ClintonMichigan: William J. ClintonMinnesota: William J. ClintonMississippi: another candidateMissouri: William J. ClintonMontana: another candidateNebraska: another candidateNevada: William J. ClintonNew Hampshire: William J. ClintonNew Jersey: William J. ClintonNew Mexico: William J. ClintonNew York: William J. ClintonNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth Dakota: another candidateOhio: William J. ClintonOklahoma: another candidateOregon: William J. ClintonPennsylvania: William J. ClintonRhode Island: William J. ClintonSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth Dakota: another candidateTennessee: William J. ClintonTexas: another candidateUtah: another candidateVermont: William J. ClintonVirginia: another candidateWashington: William J. ClintonWest Virginia: William J. ClintonWisconsin: William J. ClintonWyoming: another candidateVermont: William J. ClintonNew Hampshire: William J. ClintonMassachusetts: William J. ClintonRhode Island: William J. ClintonConnecticut: William J. ClintonNew Jersey: William J. ClintonDelaware: William J. ClintonMaryland: William J. ClintonDistrict of Columbia: William J. Clinton
Every state, 1996
StateH. Ross PerotWilliam J. ClintonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 6.0% 43.2% -37.2 9
Alaska 10.9% 33.3% -22.4 3
Arizona 8.0% 46.5% 8 -38.5 8
Arkansas 7.9% 53.7% 6 -45.8 6
California 7.0% 51.1% 54 -44.1 54
Colorado 6.6% 44.4% -37.8 8
Connecticut 10.0% 52.8% 8 -42.8 8
Delaware 10.6% 51.8% 3 -41.2 3
District of Columbia 1.9% 85.2% 3 -83.3 3
Florida 9.1% 48.0% 25 -38.9 25
Georgia 6.4% 45.8% -39.4 13
Hawaii 7.6% 56.9% 4 -49.3 4
Idaho 12.7% 33.6% -20.9 4
Illinois 8.0% 54.3% 22 -46.3 22
Indiana 10.5% 41.6% -31.1 12
Iowa 8.5% 50.3% 7 -41.8 7
Kansas 8.6% 36.1% -27.5 6
Kentucky 8.7% 45.8% 8 -37.1 8
Louisiana 6.9% 52.0% 9 -45.1 9
Maine 14.2% 51.6% 4 -37.4 4
Maryland 6.5% 54.3% 10 -47.8 10
Massachusetts 8.9% 61.5% 12 -52.6 12
Michigan 8.7% 51.7% 18 -43.0 18
Minnesota 11.8% 51.1% 10 -39.3 10
Mississippi 5.8% 44.1% -38.3 7
Missouri 10.1% 47.5% 11 -37.4 11
Montana 13.6% 41.3% -27.7 3
Nebraska 10.5% 35.0% -24.5 5
Nevada 9.5% 43.9% 4 -34.4 4
New Hampshire 9.7% 49.3% 4 -39.6 4
New Jersey 8.5% 53.7% 15 -45.2 15
New Mexico 5.8% 49.2% 5 -43.4 5
New York 8.0% 59.5% 33 -51.5 33
North Carolina 6.7% 44.0% -37.3 14
North Dakota 12.2% 40.1% -27.9 3
Ohio 10.7% 47.4% 21 -36.7 21
Oklahoma 10.8% 40.4% -29.6 8
Oregon 8.8% 47.2% 7 -38.4 7
Pennsylvania 9.6% 49.2% 23 -39.6 23
Rhode Island 11.2% 59.7% 4 -48.5 4
South Carolina 5.6% 44.0% -38.4 8
South Dakota 9.7% 43.0% -33.3 3
Tennessee 5.6% 48.0% 11 -42.4 11
Texas 6.7% 43.8% -37.1 32
Utah 10.0% 33.3% -23.3 5
Vermont 12.0% 53.4% 3 -41.4 3
Virginia 6.6% 45.1% -38.5 13
Washington 8.9% 49.8% 11 -40.9 11
West Virginia 11.3% 51.5% 5 -40.2 5
Wisconsin 10.4% 48.8% 11 -38.4 11
Wyoming 12.3% 36.8% -24.5 3

1992

H. Ross Perot states
0
William J. Clinton states
33
Popular vote
18.9% – 43.0%
Alabama: another candidateAlaska: another candidateArizona: another candidateArkansas: William J. ClintonCalifornia: William J. ClintonColorado: William J. ClintonConnecticut: William J. ClintonDelaware: William J. ClintonDistrict of Columbia: William J. ClintonFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: William J. ClintonHawaii: William J. ClintonIdaho: another candidateIllinois: William J. ClintonIndiana: another candidateIowa: William J. ClintonKansas: another candidateKentucky: William J. ClintonLouisiana: William J. ClintonMaine: William J. ClintonMaryland: William J. ClintonMassachusetts: William J. ClintonMichigan: William J. ClintonMinnesota: William J. ClintonMississippi: another candidateMissouri: William J. ClintonMontana: William J. ClintonNebraska: another candidateNevada: William J. ClintonNew Hampshire: William J. ClintonNew Jersey: William J. ClintonNew Mexico: William J. ClintonNew York: William J. ClintonNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth Dakota: another candidateOhio: William J. ClintonOklahoma: another candidateOregon: William J. ClintonPennsylvania: William J. ClintonRhode Island: William J. ClintonSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth Dakota: another candidateTennessee: William J. ClintonTexas: another candidateUtah: another candidateVermont: William J. ClintonVirginia: another candidateWashington: William J. ClintonWest Virginia: William J. ClintonWisconsin: William J. ClintonWyoming: another candidateVermont: William J. ClintonNew Hampshire: William J. ClintonMassachusetts: William J. ClintonRhode Island: William J. ClintonConnecticut: William J. ClintonNew Jersey: William J. ClintonDelaware: William J. ClintonMaryland: William J. ClintonDistrict of Columbia: William J. Clinton
Every state, 1992
StateH. Ross PerotWilliam J. ClintonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 10.8% 40.9% -30.1 9
Alaska 28.4% 30.3% -1.9 3
Arizona 23.8% 36.5% -12.7 8
Arkansas 10.4% 53.2% 6 -42.8 6
California 20.6% 46.0% 54 -25.4 54
Colorado 23.3% 40.1% 8 -16.8 8
Connecticut 21.6% 42.2% 8 -20.6 8
Delaware 20.4% 43.5% 3 -23.1 3
District of Columbia 4.3% 84.6% 3 -80.3 3
Florida 19.8% 39.0% -19.2 25
Georgia 13.3% 43.5% 13 -30.2 13
Hawaii 14.2% 48.1% 4 -33.9 4
Idaho 27.0% 28.4% -1.4 4
Illinois 16.6% 48.6% 22 -32.0 22
Indiana 19.8% 36.8% -17.0 12
Iowa 18.7% 43.3% 7 -24.6 7
Kansas 27.0% 33.7% -6.7 6
Kentucky 13.7% 44.6% 8 -30.9 8
Louisiana 11.8% 45.6% 9 -33.8 9
Maine 30.4% 38.8% 4 -8.4 4
Maryland 14.2% 49.8% 10 -35.6 10
Massachusetts 22.7% 47.5% 12 -24.8 12
Michigan 19.3% 43.8% 18 -24.5 18
Minnesota 24.0% 43.5% 10 -19.5 10
Mississippi 8.7% 40.8% -32.1 7
Missouri 21.7% 44.1% 11 -22.4 11
Montana 26.1% 37.6% 3 -11.5 3
Nebraska 23.6% 29.4% -5.8 5
Nevada 26.2% 37.4% 4 -11.2 4
New Hampshire 22.6% 38.9% 4 -16.3 4
New Jersey 15.6% 43.0% 15 -27.4 15
New Mexico 16.1% 45.9% 5 -29.8 5
New York 15.7% 49.7% 33 -34.0 33
North Carolina 13.7% 42.7% -29.0 14
North Dakota 23.1% 32.2% -9.1 3
Ohio 21.0% 40.2% 21 -19.2 21
Oklahoma 23.0% 34.0% -11.0 8
Oregon 24.2% 42.5% 7 -18.3 7
Pennsylvania 18.2% 45.1% 23 -26.9 23
Rhode Island 23.2% 47.0% 4 -23.8 4
South Carolina 11.5% 39.9% -28.4 8
South Dakota 21.8% 37.1% -15.3 3
Tennessee 10.1% 47.1% 11 -37.0 11
Texas 22.0% 37.1% -15.1 32
Utah 27.3% 24.7% 2.6 5
Vermont 22.8% 46.1% 3 -23.3 3
Virginia 13.6% 40.6% -27.0 13
Washington 23.7% 43.4% 11 -19.7 11
West Virginia 15.9% 48.4% 5 -32.5 5
Wisconsin 21.5% 41.1% 11 -19.6 11
Wyoming 25.6% 34.0% -8.4 3

Questions and answers

Who won between H. Ross Perot and William J. Clinton in 1996?

William J. Clinton won the presidency. Electoral votes: H. Ross Perot 0, William J. Clinton 379. Popular vote: H. Ross Perot 8.4%, William J. Clinton 49.2%.

How many states did H. Ross Perot and William J. Clinton each win in 1996?

H. Ross Perot carried 0 and William J. Clinton carried 32.

Who won between H. Ross Perot and William J. Clinton in 1992?

William J. Clinton won the presidency. Electoral votes: H. Ross Perot 0, William J. Clinton 370. Popular vote: H. Ross Perot 18.9%, William J. Clinton 43.0%.

How many states did H. Ross Perot and William J. Clinton each win in 1992?

H. Ross Perot carried 0 and William J. Clinton carried 33.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data