In certain polls, he led the three-way race with Republican nominee George H. W. Bush, the incumbent President, and Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, the Democratic nominee. He dropped out in July 1992 amid controversy, but re-entered in October, participating in all three presidential debates.

American businessman Ross Perot ran for the U.S. presidency as an independent candidate twice, in 1992 and 1996. He was one of the most successful third-party candidates in American history.

Ross Perot, American businessman and philanthropist who ran as an independent candidate for U.S. president in 1992 and 1996. He was the founder (1962) of Electronic Data Systems, and the company’s success made him extremely wealthy. Learn more about Perot’s life and career.

Ross Perot, the colorful Texas billionaire businessman who ran twice for president, first as an independent and then as a third-party candidate, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas. He was...

The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Democratic governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas.The election marked the beginning of a period of Democratic dominance and the end of a period of Republican dominance ...

A column by John F. Harris that compares Ross Perot, the 1992 independent presidential candidate, with Donald Trump, the 2016 winner. It explores how Perot's disruptive and populist message influenced the political landscape and the outcome of the elections.

Texan billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot died on Tuesday aged 89. Ross Perot, the Texan billionaire who ran for president twice, always said that he had lived the...

Learn how Ross Perot, a Texan billionaire, ran for president as an independent in 1992 and transformed the political landscape with his outsider campaign. Explore how he used mass media, grassroots activism and populist issues to challenge the mainstream parties and influence future elections.

Ross Perot, the wiry Texas gadfly who made a fortune in computer services, amazed the nation with audacious paramilitary missions to Vietnam and Iran, and ran for president in 1992 and 1996...