Electoral history of Dan Quayle

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Republican presidential nominee
as his running mate and elected the nation's 44th vice president, serving from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993.

United States House of Representatives

1976 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
Dan Quayle 107,762 54.4 N/A
Democratic
J. Edward Roush 88,361 44.6 N/A
American Gail E. Crain 2,060 1.0 N/A
1978 General Election - Indiana's 4th Congressional District[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
Dan Quayle (incumbent) 80,527 64.4 +10.0
Democratic
John D. Walda 42,238 33.8 -10.8
American Terry Eugene Hively 2,352 1.9 +0.9

United States Senate

1980 General Election -
United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1980[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
Dan Quayle 1,182,414 53.8 N/A
Democratic
Birch Bayh (I) 1,015,962 46.2 N/A
1986 General Election -
United States Senate Election in Indiana, 1986[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
Dan Quayle (I) 936,143 60.6 +6.8
Democratic
Jill Long 595,192 38.5 -7.7
Libertarian Bradford L. Warren 8,314 0.5 N/A
American Rockland R. Snyder 5,914 0.4 -7.7

Presidential elections

1988

Electoral results
Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral
vote
Running mate
Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote
George H. W. Bush
Republican
Texas 48,886,097 53.37% 426
Dan Quayle
Indiana 426
Michael Dukakis
Democratic
Massachusetts 41,809,074 45.65% 111 Lloyd Bentsen Texas 111
Ronald Paul
Libertarian
Texas 431,750 0.47% 0 Andre Marrou Alaska 0
Lenora Fulani
New Alliance
Pennsylvania 217,221 0.24% 0 (b) 0
Other 249,642 0.27% Other
Lloyd Bentsen
Democratic
Texas (a) (a) 1 Michael Dukakis Massachusetts 1
Total 91,594,686 100% 538 538
Needed to win 270 270

1992

Electoral results
Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral
vote
Running mate
Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote
Bill Clinton Democratic Arkansas 44,909,806 43.01% 370
Albert A. Gore Jr.
Tennessee 370
George H. W. Bush (I) Republican Texas 39,104,550 37.45% 168 Dan Quayle (I) Indiana 168
Ross Perot
Independent
Texas 19,743,821 18.91% 0 James Stockdale California 0
Andre Verne Marrou
Libertarian Alaska 290,087 0.28% 0 Nancy Lord Nevada 0
Bo Gritz Populist Nevada 106,152 0.10% 0 Cy Minett New Mexico 0
Lenora Fulani New Alliance Party New York 73,622 0.07% 0 Maria Munoz California 0
Howard Phillips U.S. Taxpayers Party Virginia 43,369 0.04% 0
Albion Knight, Jr.
Florida 0
Other 152,516 0.13% Other
Total 104,423,923 100% 538 538
Needed to win 270 270

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 12.