Electoral history of Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle is a politician from the state of Indiana. Quayle represented Indiana's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Quayle upset 3-term incumbent United States Senator Birch Bayh in 1980 as part of the Republican landslide, which saw the party gain 12 seats and the majority in the United States Senate and Ronald Reagan elected president. In 1988, Quayle was chosen by U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush, the 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 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

References
  1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1976election.pdf
  2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1978election.pdf
  3. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1980election.pdf
  4. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1986election.pdf
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