 On Election Day , Perot finished in third place behind Clinton ( the winner ) and Bush . Perot received 19 @,@ 743 @,@ 821 votes , which accounted for 18 @.@ 91 % of the popular vote . He failed to win any states in the Electoral College because of the relatively even distribution of his support , but did win over 30 % of the vote in Maine and 27 % in Utah , finishing second in both states . Perot was the first third party candidate since George Wallace in 1968 to finish first in a county , winning in Alaska ( divided into boroughs ) , California , Nevada , Colorado , Kansas , Texas and Maine . He won his largest percentage in <unk> @-@ Susitna Borough , Alaska and Loving County , Texas with over 40 % . According to exit polls , 52 % of Perot 's supporters were male , 94 % were white , 63 % were aged between 18 and 44 , and about 2 / 3 had not received a college degree . The income of supporters mirrored the general public . In terms of ideology , 53 % identified as moderates , 27 % were conservative and 20 % were liberal , while two @-@ thirds were either members of the Democratic Party or were politically independent . 
