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

2. NAME THE CANDIDATE! When did they run? ©2012, TESCCC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

3. 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

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

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

6. 1992: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

7. 1992: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 55.2%): – Bush: 38% – Clinton: 43% – Perot: 19% Electoral Vote: – Bush: 168 – Clinton: 370 – Perot: 0 ©2012, TESCCC

8. 1992 Results ©2012, TESCCC

9. 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

10. 1996: Candidates Republican Senator Robert J. Dole Democrat Incumbent William J. Clinton Independent Businessman H. Ross Perot ©2012, TESCCC

11. 1996: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

12. 1996: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 49%): – Dole: 41% – Clinton: 49% – Perot: 8.5% Electoral Vote: – Dole: 159 – Clinton: 379 – Perot: 0 ©2012, TESCCC

13. 1996 Results ©2012, TESCCC

14. 1996: Notes Clinton became the first Democrat to be re- elected 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

15. 2000: Candidates Republican Governor George W. Bush Democrat Vice President Albert Gore Independent Consumer Advocate Ralph Nadar ©2012, TESCCC

16. 2000: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

17. 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

18. 2000 Results ©2012, TESCCC

19. 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: 48.847% – Gore: 48.838% – Nadar: 1.635% ©2012, TESCCC

20. 2004: Candidates Republican Incumbent George W. Bush Democrat Senator John F. Kerry ©2012, TESCCC

21. 2004: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

22. 2004: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 60.1%): – Bush: 50.7% – Kerry: 48.3% Electoral Vote: – Bush: 286 – Kerry: 251 ©2012, TESCCC

23. 2004 Results ©2012, TESCCC

24. 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

25. 2008: Candidates Republican Senator John S. McCain Democrat Senator Barack H. Obama ©2012, TESCCC

26. 2008: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

27. 2008: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 61.6%): – McCain: 45.7% – Obama: 52.9% Electoral Vote: – McCain: 173 – Obama: 365 ©2012, TESCCC

28. 2008 Results ©2012, TESCCC

29. 2008: Notes Election of first African-American President ©2012, TESCCC

30. 2012: Candidates Republican Governor Willard M. Romney Democratic Incumbent Barack H. Obama ©2012, TESCCC

31. 2012: Campaign Issues ©2012, TESCCC

32. 2012: Results Popular Vote (turnout – 59%): – Romney: 47.3% – Obama: 51% Electoral Vote: – Romney: 206 – Obama: 332 ©2012, TESCCC

33. 2012 Results ©2012, TESCCC

34. 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

35. 2016? ©2012, TESCCC