Ross Perot during his 1992 speech in Olympia. (Photo courtesy Washington State Digital Archives)

The upcoming Washington Presidential Primary is generating tons of buzz and anticipation as candidates are expected to hold rallies in our state in the coming days and weeks. It’s always exciting when presidential candidates come to our corner of the country!

With the PrezPrimary looming, a recent visit to our Digital Archives turned up this classic shot: Remember Ross Perot? He was the Texas multimillionaire who ran for president as a Reform Party candidate in 1992. The photo shows him in Olympia in July of 1992 at a big rally on the Capitol steps. Perot had an impact, winning 24 percent of the vote in Washington, among his strongest showings in the country. He gathered nearly 20 million votes nationwide and finished third. That year’s election saw Bill Clinton defeat incumbent George H.W. Bush to become America’s 42nd president.

This photo of Perot is found in the State Archives’ General Subjects Photograph Collection, 1845-2005.