ELECTIONS 1992 through 2012 ©2012, TESCCC U.S. History Unit 13, Lesson 2.

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ELECTIONS 1992 through 2012 ©2012, TESCCC U.S. History Unit 13, Lesson 2

NAME THE CANDIDATE! When did they run? ©2012, TESCCC

1992: Candidates Democrat Governor William J. Clinton Republican Incumbent George H.W. Bush Independent Businessman H. Ross Perot First Presidential Debate, Oct 11, 1992 ©2012, TESCCC

INCUMBENT Description : Examples : Non- Examples ©2012, TESCCC

Brief Overview: Electoral College Results of the 2012 Election ©2012, TESCCC

1992: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

1992: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 55.2%): – Bush: 38% – Clinton: 43% – Perot: 19% Electoral Vote: – Bush: 168 – Clinton: 370 – Perot: 0 ©2012, TESCCC

1992 Results ©2012, TESCCC

1992: Notes Best showing by a 3 rd Party candidate since T. Roosevelt in 1912 Perot often blamed for taking votes from Bush, although exit polls showed even split Clinton takes office with strong electoral majority, but with a weak popular plurality (57% of voters voted for someone else) ©2012, TESCCC

1996: Candidates Republican Senator Robert J. Dole Democrat Incumbent William J. Clinton Independent Businessman H. Ross Perot ©2012, TESCCC

1996: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

1996: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 49%): – Dole: 41% – Clinton: 49% – Perot: 8.5% Electoral Vote: – Dole: 159 – Clinton: 379 – Perot: 0 ©2012, TESCCC

1996 Results ©2012, TESCCC

1996: Notes Clinton became the first Democrat to be reelected President since Franklin Roosevelt. Only third time in U.S. history that a candidate was elected President twice without receiving a majority of the popular vote in either election ©2012, TESCCC

2000: Candidates Republican Governor George W. Bush Democrat Vice President Albert Gore Independent Consumer Advocate Ralph Nadar ©2012, TESCCC

2000: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

2000: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 54.2%): – Bush: 47.9% – Gore: 48.4% – Nadar: 2.7% Electoral Vote: – Bush: 271 – Gore: 266 – Nadar: 0 ©2012, TESCCC

2000 Results ©2012, TESCCC

2000: Notes 1 st election since 1888 where the popular vote winner lost the electoral vote; only 4 th ever 1 st election decided by Supreme Court ruling Election not certified until Dec. 12 Official results in Florida: – Bush: % – Gore: % – Nadar: 1.635% ©2012, TESCCC

2004: Candidates Republican Incumbent George W. Bush Democrat Senator John F. Kerry ©2012, TESCCC

2004: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

2004: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 60.1%): – Bush: 50.7% – Kerry: 48.3% Electoral Vote: – Bush: 286 – Kerry: 251 ©2012, TESCCC

2004 Results ©2012, TESCCC

2004: Notes Highest voter turnout since 1968 Results not certain until Ohio called for Bush the next morning; if Bush had lost Ohio he would have lost the election, even though he would have won the popular vote -opposite of 2000) ©2012, TESCCC

2008: Candidates Republican Senator John S. McCain Democrat Senator Barack H. Obama ©2012, TESCCC

2008: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

2008: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 61.6%): – McCain: 45.7% – Obama: 52.9% Electoral Vote: – McCain: 173 – Obama: 365 ©2012, TESCCC

2008 Results ©2012, TESCCC

2008: Notes Election of first African-American President ©2012, TESCCC

2012: Candidates Republican Governor Willard M. Romney Democratic Incumbent Barack H. Obama ©2012, TESCCC

2012: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

2012: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 59%): – Romney: 47.3% – Obama: 51% Electoral Vote: – Romney: 206 – Obama: 332 ©2012, TESCCC

2012 Results ©2012, TESCCC

2012: Notes Closer than 2008 election, but not as close as many thought it would be Only the second time in US history that three consecutive presidents were reelected First Mormon candidate ©2012, TESCCC

2016? ©2012, TESCCC