1992 United States presidential election

The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Republican governor Harvey Jones of Michigan defeated Democratic Party executive Hillary Rodham.

Jones entered the Republican primaries as the frontrunner for the nomination and defeated Virginia governor Charles Lindbergh and New Hampshire governor Bob Robinson for it. He won the nomination at the open-vote convention in which he won 79.2% of the popular vote. His running mate, Arlene Antonio-Song, was unanimously nominated for the vice presidency on a separate ballot.

Rodham entered the Democratic primary late but was allowed on the ballot on a technicality. After businesswoman Michelle Booker dropped out of the race, Rodham faced significant opposition from Utah governor Claire Serrano; despite this, Rodham defeated Serrano for the Democratic nomination by a 40-point margin. Rodham choose South Carolina governor Casey Booker as her running mate.

Because the simulation was new at the time of this election, voters had the opportunity to elect its first president. Although polls indicated that Rodham was the frontrunner for the presidency, Jones ended up defeating her by a 5-point margin in the popular vote. Jones was sworn in as president on January 20, 1993.

Regardless of who won, the election would have been historic. Jones' win made him the youngest president in U.S. history at age 35 and Antonio-Song the first female and first Asian American vice president in U.S. history. Had Rodham won, she would have become the first female president in U.S. history.

Lost nomination

 * Governor Charles Lindbergh of Virginia
 * Governor Bob Robinson of New Hampshire

Lost nomination

 * Governor Claire Serrano of Utah (later endorsed Rodham)

Withdrew before primaries

 * Businesswoman Hillary Booker of New Jersey (endorsed Rodham)