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Perot was the first non-major party candidate to win any Texas counties since George Wallace in 1968. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time these four aforementioned counties have not voted Republican, [5] and the last time a non-major party candidate won any of Texas's counties. Loving County, which was the country's ...
Buchanan's best showing was in the New Hampshire primary on February 18, 1992—where Bush won by a 53–38% margin. [17] President Bush won 73% of all primary votes, with 9,199,463 votes. Buchanan won 2,899,488 votes; unpledged delegates won 287,383 votes, and David Duke, Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, won 119,115 votes.
In the presidential election, Democratic governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated Republican incumbent president George H. W. Bush and Texas businessman Ross Perot. Clinton easily won the electoral college with 370 electoral votes, but took just 43 percent of the popular vote, the fourth-lowest share of any victorious presidential candidate.
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Fifteen Rangers have won the Gold Glove Award, which includes seven multi-time winners. [26] Cumulatively, the Rangers have won four 4 at pitcher, 17 at catcher, 5 at first base, 9 at third base, 3 at shortstop, and 3 at outfield for a total of 38 Gold Gloves.
President George W. Bush has a strong connection to the Rangers after purchasing a small stake in the team in 1989. Former U.S. President, Texas Rangers owner to throw out World Series first pitch ...
By the early 1830s, the Mexican War of Independence had subsided, and some 60 to 70 families had settled in Texas—most of them from the United States. Because there was no regular army to protect the citizens against attacks by native tribes and bandits, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin organized small, informal armed groups whose duties required them to range over the countryside, and who thus ...
The Rangers’ festive game, this year on June 17, is always one of the most popular nights at Globe Life Field each season. What inspired the creation of the Texas Rangers Mexican Heritage ...