1992 United States Senate elections

The 1992 United States Senate elections, held November 3, 1992, were elections for the United States Senate. The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, along with special elections to fill vacancies. They coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of the Senate remained the same.

1992 United States Senate elections

← 1990 November 3, 1992 November 24 (Georgia runoff) 1994 →
← 1991 (PA) 1993 (TX) →
36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader George Mitchell Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1989 January 3, 1985 Leader's seat Maine Kansas Seats before 57 43 Seats after 57 43 Seat change Popular vote 40,589,727^[1]^[a] 35,449,473^[1]^[a] Percentage 49.9% 43.6% Seats up 21 15 Races won 21^[a] 15
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular inset (Calif. & N. D.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election George Mitchell Democratic Elected Majority Leader George Mitchell Democratic

Both parties swapped a pair of seats, resulting in no net change in the partisan breakdown, which had been at 57–43 since Democrats flipped a seat in Pennsylvania in a special election. Democratic victories over Republicans John F. Seymour in the special California race and Bob Kasten in Wisconsin were cancelled out by the defeats of Democrats Wyche Fowler in Georgia and Terry Sanford in North Carolina.

The election of four new Democratic women to the Senate was notable with it being referred to in the press as the "Year of the Woman". Due to a special election in California, both of California's Senate seats were up for election in 1992, and these seats were won by Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Thus, California became the first state to have elected women to occupy both of its Senate seats. Democrat Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois, became the first African-American woman in the United States Senate. As of 2023^[update], this was the last election cycle in which Republicans won a Senate election in New York and Democrats in Kentucky.

Results summary

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57	43
Democratic	Republican

Seat totals include both the special elections in California and North Dakota, but vote totals exclude the North Dakota total.

Parties							Total
		Democratic	Republican	Libertarian	Independent	Other
Last elections (1990)		56	44	0	0	0	100
Before these elections		57	43	0	0	0	100
Not up		36	28	—	—	—	64
Up		21	15	—	—	—	36
	Class 3 (1986→1992)	20	14	—	—	—	34
	Special: Class 1	1	1	—	—	—	2
Incumbent retired		5^[b]	3	—	—	—	8
	Held by same party	5	3	—	—	—	8
	Replaced by other party	0	0	—	—	—	0
	Result	5	3	—	—	—	8
Incumbent ran		16^[c]	12^[d]	—	—	—	28
	Won re-election	13	10	—	—	—	23
	Lost re-election	2 Republicans replaced by  2 Democrats  2 Democrats replaced by  2 Republicans		—	—	—	4
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	1	0	—	—	—	1
	Result	16	12	—	—	—	28
Total elected		21	15	—	—	—	36
Net gain/loss							0
Nationwide vote		40,589,727	35,449,473	1,234,416	624,673	3,486,729	81,385,018
	Share	49.87%	43.56%	1.52%	0.77%	4.28%	100%
Result		57	43	—	—	—	100

Source: Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives^[1]

Gains and losses

Retirements

Three Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. One Democrat also retired instead of finishing the unexpired term.

State	Senator	Replaced by
California (regular)	Alan Cranston	Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Tim Wirth	Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Idaho	Steve Symms	Dirk Kempthorne
New Hampshire	Warren Rudman	Judd Gregg
North Dakota (regular)	Kent Conrad	Byron Dorgan
North Dakota (special)	Jocelyn Burdick	Kent Conrad
Utah	Jake Garn	Bob Bennett
Washington	Brock Adams	Patty Murray

Defeats

One Republican and three Democrats sought re-election but lost either in the primary or general election. One Republican also sought election to finish the term but lost in the special election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
California (special)	John Seymour	Dianne Feinstein
Georgia	Wyche Fowler	Paul Coverdell
Illinois	Alan J. Dixon	Carol Moseley Braun
North Carolina	Terry Sanford	Lauch Faircloth
Wisconsin	Bob Kasten	Russ Feingold

Post-election changes

Two Democrats resigned and were replaced by appointees. In Texas, a 1993 special election was held prior to the 1994 United States Senate elections, where Kay Bailey Hutchison won the special election to succeed Democratic appointee Bob Krueger, who lost election to finish the term.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Tennessee (Class 2)	Al Gore	Harlan Mathews
Texas (Class 1)	Lloyd Bentsen	Bob Krueger
Texas (Class 1)	Bob Krueger	Kay Bailey Hutchison

Change in composition

Before the elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Colo. Retired	D39 Calif. (reg) Retired	D38 Ark. Ran	D37 Ala. Ran	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Conn. Ran	D42 Fla. Ran	D43 Ga. Ran	D44 Hawaii Ran	D45 Ill. Ran	D46 Ky. Ran	D47 La. Ran	D48 Md. Ran	D49 Nev. Ran	D50 N.C. Ran
Majority →									D51 N.D. (reg) Retired
R41 Pa. Ran	R42 Utah Retired	R43 Wisc. Ran	D57 Wash. Retired	D56 Vt. Ran	D55 S.D. Ran	D54 S.C. Ran	D53 Ohio Ran	D52 N.D. (sp) Retired
R31 Calif. (sp) Ran	R32 Idaho Retired	R33 Ind. Ran	R34 Iowa Ran	R35 Kan. Ran	R36 Mo. Ran	R37 N.H. Retired	R38 N.Y. Ran	R39 Okla. Ran	R40 Ore. Ran
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29 Ariz. Ran	R30 Alaska Ran
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Result of the elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Colo. Hold	D39 Calif. (reg) Hold	D38 Ark. Re-elected	D37 Ala. Re-elected	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Conn. Re-elected	D42 Fla. Re-elected	D43 Hawaii Re-elected	D44 Ill. Hold	D45 Ky. Re-elected	D46 La. Re-elected	D47 Md. Re-elected	D48 Nev. Re-elected	D49 N.D. (reg) Hold	D50 N.D. (sp) Hold
Majority →									D51 Ohio Re-elected
R41 Utah Hold	R42 Ga. Gain	R43 N.C. Gain	D57 Wisc. Gain	D56 Calif. (sp) Gain^[e]	D55 Wash. Hold	D54 Vt. Re-elected	D53 S.D. Re-elected	D52 S.C. Re-elected
R40 Pa. Re-elected	R39 Ore. Re-elected	R38 Okla. Re-elected	R37 N.Y. Re-elected	R36 N.H. Hold	R35 Mo. Re-elected	R34 Kan. Re-elected	R33 Iowa Re-elected	R32 Ind. Re-elected	R31 Idaho Hold
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29 Alaska Re-elected	R30 Ariz. Re-elected
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Beginning of the first session

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
R41	R42	R43	R44 Texas Gain	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52
R40	R39	R38	R37	R36	R35	R34	R33	R32	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Key	D# Democratic R# Republican

Race summary

Special elections

In these special elections, the winners were elected and seated in the fall of 1992. Elections are sorted by election date then state and class.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
California (Class 1)	John Seymour	Republican	1991 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 3, 1992. Democratic gain. Successor seated November 4, 1992.	▌ Y Dianne Feinstein (Democratic) 54.3% ▌John Seymour (Republican) 38.0% ▌Gerald Horne (Peace and Freedom) 2.8% ▌Paul Meeuwenberg (American Independent) 2.6% ▌Richard B. Boddie (Libertarian) 2.3%
North Dakota (Class 1)	Jocelyn Burdick	Democratic-NPL	1992 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected December 4, 1992. Democratic-NPL hold. Successor seated December 14, 1992.	▌ Y Kent Conrad (Democratic-NPL) 63.3% ▌Jack Dalrymple (Republican) 33.7% ▌Darold Larson (Independent) 3.0%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1993; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Richard Shelby (Democratic) 64.8% ▌Richard Sellars (Republican) 33.1% ▌Jerome Shockley (Libertarian) 2.0%
Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Frank Murkowski (Republican) 53.0% ▌Tony Smith (Democratic) 38.4% ▌Mary Jordan (Green) 8.4%
Arizona	John McCain	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John McCain (Republican) 55.8% ▌Claire Sargent (Democratic) 31.6% ▌Evan Mecham (Independent) 10.5% ▌Kiana Delamare (Libertarian) 1.6% ▌Ed Finkelstein (New Alliance) 0.5%
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Democratic	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 60.2% ▌Mike Huckabee (Republican) 39.8%
California	Alan Cranston	Democratic	1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 47.9% ▌Bruce Herschensohn (Republican) 43.0% ▌Jerome McCready (American Independent) 3.5% ▌Genevieve Torres (Peace and Freedom) 3.5% ▌June R. Genis (Libertarian) 2.2%
Colorado	Tim Wirth	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Terry Considine (Republican) 42.7% ▌Richard Grimes (Independent) 2.7% ▌Matt Noah (Christian Pro-Life) 1.5% ▌Dan Winters (Independent) 1.3%
Connecticut	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Chris Dodd (Democratic) 58.8% ▌Brook Johnson (Republican) 38.1% ▌Richard D. Gregory (Concerned Citizens) 2.4% ▌Howard A. Grayson Jr. (Libertarian) 0.7%
Florida	Bob Graham	Democratic	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Graham (Democratic) 65.4% ▌James W. Grant (Republican) 34.6%
Georgia	Wyche Fowler	Democratic	1986	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Paul Coverdell (Republican) 50.6% ▌Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 49.4% ▌Jim Hudson (Libertarian) 3.1%
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 57.3% ▌Rick Reed (Republican) 26.9% ▌Linda Martin (Green) 13.7% ▌Richard O. Rowland (Libertarian) 2.1%
Idaho	Steve Symms	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Dirk Kempthorne (Republican) 56.5% ▌Richard H. Stallings (Democratic) 43.5%
Illinois	Alan J. Dixon	Democratic	1980 1986	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Carol Moseley Braun (Democratic) 53.3% ▌Richard S. Williamson (Republican) 43.1% ▌Chad Koppie (Conservative) 2.0% Others ▌Andrew B. Spiegel (Libertarian) 0.7% ▌Charles A. Winter (Natural Law) 0.3% ▌Alan J. Port (New Alliance) 0.3% ▌Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 0.2% ▌John Justice (Populist) 0.2%
Indiana	Dan Coats	Republican	1989 (Appointed) 1990 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dan Coats (Republican) 57.3% ▌Joe Hogsett (Democratic) 40.7% ▌Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 1.6% ▌Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 0.3%
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Chuck Grassley (Republican) 69.6% ▌Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones (Democratic) 27.2% ▌Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law) 1.3% Others ▌Sue Atkinson (Independent) 0.5% ▌Mel Boring (Independent) 0.4% ▌Rosanne Freeburg (Independent) 0.4% ▌Carl Eric Olsen (Grassroots) 0.3% ▌Richard O'Dell Hughes (Independent) 0.2% ▌Cleve Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
Kansas	Bob Dole	Republican	1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Dole (Republican) 62.7% ▌Gloria O'Dell (Democratic) 31.0% ▌Christina Campbell-Cline (Independent) 4.0% ▌Mark B. Kirk (Libertarian) 2.2%
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Democratic	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Wendell Ford (Democratic) 62.9% ▌David L. Williams (Republican) 35.8% ▌James Ridenour (Libertarian) 1.3%
Louisiana	John Breaux	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John Breaux (Democratic) 73.07% ▌Jon Khachaturian (Independent) 8.9% ▌Lyle Stockstill (Republican) 8.3% ▌Nick Accardo (Democratic) 5.4% ▌Fred Clegg Strong (Republican) 4.3%
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 71.0% ▌Alan Keyes (Republican) 29.0%
Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Kit Bond (Republican) 51.9% ▌Geri Rothman-Serot (Democratic) 44.9% ▌Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian) 3.2%
Nevada	Harry Reid	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Harry Reid (Democratic) 51.0% ▌Demar Dahl (Republican) 40.2% ▌None of These Candidates 2.6% ▌Joe Garcia (Independent American) 2.3% ▌Lois Avery (Natural Law) 1.5% ▌H. Kent Cromwell (Libertarian) 1.5% ▌Harry Tootle (Populist) 0.9%
New Hampshire	Warren Rudman	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Judd Gregg (Republican) 48.2% ▌John Rauh (Democratic) 45.3% ▌K. Alexander (Libertarian) 3.5%
New York	Al D'Amato	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Al D'Amato (Republican) 49.0% ▌Robert Abrams (Democratic) 47.8% ▌Norma Segal (Libertarian) 1.7% Others ▌M. T. Mehdi (New Alliance) 0.9% ▌Stanley Nelson (Natural Law) 0.4% ▌Ed Warren (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
North Carolina	Terry Sanford	Democratic	1986 (special) 1986	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Lauch Faircloth (Republican) 50.4% ▌Terry Sanford (Democratic) 46.3% ▌Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 3.3%
North Dakota	Kent Conrad	Democratic-NPL	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic-NPL hold. Incumbent resigned December 14, 1992 to move to the other seat. Winner appointed December 15, 1992.	▌ Y Byron Dorgan (Democratic-NPL) 59.0% ▌Steve Sydness (Republican) 38.9% ▌Tom Asbridge (Independent) 2.1%
Ohio	John Glenn	Democratic	1974 1974 (Appointed) 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John Glenn (Democratic) 51.0% ▌Mike DeWine (Republican) 42.3% ▌Martha Grevatt (Independent) 6.7%
Oklahoma	Don Nickles	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Don Nickles (Republican) 58.5% ▌Steve Lewis (Democratic) 38.2% ▌Roy V. Edwards (Independent) 1.6% ▌Thomas D. Ledgerwood II (Independent) 1.6%
Oregon	Bob Packwood	Republican	1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Packwood (Republican) 52.1% ▌Les AuCoin (Democratic) 46.5%
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Arlen Specter (Republican) 49.1% ▌Lynn Yeakel (Democratic) 46.3% ▌John Perry III (Independent) 4.6%
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Democratic	1966 (special) 1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 50.1% ▌Thomas F. Hartnett (Republican) 46.9% ▌Mark Johnson (Libertarian) 1.9% ▌Robert Barnwell Clarkson II (American) 1.0%
South Dakota	Tom Daschle	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Tom Daschle (Democratic) 64.9% ▌Charlene Haar (Republican) 32.5% ▌Gus Hercules (Libertarian) 1.3% ▌Kent Hyde (Independent) 1.3%
Utah	Jake Garn	Republican	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Bob Bennett (Republican) 55.4% ▌Wayne Owens (Democratic) 39.7% ▌Anita Morrow (Independent) 2.3%
Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 54.2% ▌Jim Douglas (Republican) 43.3% ▌Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) 1.8% ▌Michael B. Godeck (LaRouche) 0.6%
Washington	Brock Adams	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Patty Murray (Democratic) 54.0% ▌Rod Chandler (Republican) 46.0%
Wisconsin	Bob Kasten	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Russ Feingold (Democratic) 52.6% ▌Bob Kasten (Republican) 46.0% Others ▌Patrick W. Johnson (Independent) 0.7% ▌William Bittner (Libertarian) 0.4% ▌Mervin A. Hanson Sr. (Independent) 0.1% ▌Robert L. Kundert (Independent) 0.1% ▌Joseph Selliken (Independent) 0.1%

Closest races

In thirteen races, the margin of victory was under 10%.

State	Party of winner	Margin
New York	Republican	1.25%
Georgia	Republican (flip)	1.30%
Pennsylvania	Republican	2.77%
New Hampshire	Republican	2.82%
South Carolina	Democratic	3.12%
North Carolina	Republican (flip)	4.03%
California (regular)	Democratic	4.90%
Oregon	Republican	5.64%
Wisconsin	Democratic (flip)	6.56%
Missouri	Republican	6.96%
Washington	Democratic	7.98%
Ohio	Democratic	8.66%
Colorado	Democratic	9.07%

Illinois was the tipping point state, decided by a margin of 10%.

Alabama

Alabama election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Richard Shelby Richard Sellers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,022,698 522,015 Percentage 64.8% 33.1%

County results Shelby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Sellers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Richard Shelby Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama

See also: List of United States senators from Alabama

Incumbent Democrat Richard Shelby won re-election to a second term, beating Richard Sellers, a conservative activist.^[2]

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Shelby (incumbent)	1,022,698	64.8%
	Republican	Richard Sellers	522,015	33.1%
	Libertarian	Jerome Shockley	31,811	2.0%
	Independent	Write Ins	1,275	0.1%
Majority			500,683	31.7%
Turnout			1,577,799
	Democratic hold

Alaska

Alaska election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Frank Murkowski Tony Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,163 92,065 Percentage 53.05% 38.41%   Nominee Mary Jordan Party Green Popular vote 20,019 Percentage 8.35%

Results by state house district Murkowski:      40–50%      50–60% Smith:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Frank Murkowski Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska

See also: List of United States senators from Alaska

Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a third term in the United States Senate. Tony Smith, the Democratic nominee and a former Commissioner of Economic Development, won his party's nomination in a crowded primary and faced off against Murkowski in the general election. Though Murkowski was held to a lower vote percentage than he received six years prior, he was ultimately re-elected.

Open primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Smith	33,162	44.81%
	Democratic	William L. Hensley	29,586	39.98%
	Green	Mary Jordan	5,989	8.09%
	Democratic	Michael Beasley	2,657	3.59%
	Democratic	Joseph Sonneman	1,607	2.17%
	Democratic	Frank Vondersaar	1,000	1.35%
Total votes			74,001	100.00%

Republican primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Murkowski (Incumbent)	37,486	80.53%
	Republican	Jed Whittaker	9,065	19.47%
Total votes			46,551	100.00%

1992 United States Senate election in Alaska^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank Murkowski (Incumbent)	127,163	53.05%	-0.98%
	Democratic	Tony Smith	92,065	38.41%	-5.69%
	Green	Mary Jordan	20,019	8.35%
	Write-ins		467	0.19%
Majority			35,098	14.64%	+4.72%
Turnout			239,714
	Republican hold		Swing

Arizona

Arizona election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee John McCain Claire Sargent Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 771,395 436,321 Percentage 55.8% 31.6%     Nominee Evan Mecham Party Independent Popular vote 145,361 Percentage 10.3%

County results McCain:      40–50%      50–60% Sargent:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election John McCain Republican Elected U.S. Senator John McCain Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Arizona

See also: List of United States senators from Arizona

Incumbent Republican John McCain won re-election to a second term over Democrat Claire Sargent, community activist^[6] and Independent former Governor Evan Mecham.

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain (Incumbent)	771,395	55.82%	-4.66%
	Democratic	Claire Sargent	436,321	31.57%	-7.94%
	Independent	Evan Mecham	145,361	10.52%
	Libertarian	Kiana Delamare	22,613	1.64%
	New Alliance	Ed Finkelstein	6,335	0.46%
	Write-ins		26	0.00%
Majority			335,074	24.24%	+3.28%
Turnout			1,382,051
	Republican hold		Swing

Arkansas

Arkansas election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Dale Bumpers Mike Huckabee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 553,635 366,373 Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County results Bumpers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Huckabee:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Dale Bumpers Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas

See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas

Incumbent Democratic senator Dale Bumpers won re-election to a fourth term. His Republican opponent was future Arkansas lieutenant governor, governor, and two-time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a church pastor from Texarkana.

The 1992 election coincided with Arkansas governor Bill Clinton's election as President of the United States, in which he also won his home state. In contrast with Bumpers' landslide where he won over 60% of the vote, Clinton won only 53.21% of the vote. Bumpers would serve another term in the U.S. Senate before deciding to retire in 1998.

Arkansas Senate election 1992^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Bumpers (Incumbent)	553,635	60.2%
	Republican	Mike Huckabee	366,373	39.8%
Majority			187,262	20.4%
Turnout			920,008
	Democratic hold

California

See also: List of United States senators from California and 1992 United States Senate election in California

Due to the resignation of Pete Wilson to become Governor of California, there were two senate elections in California as both seats were up for election and both won by women. California ultimately become the first state to have two sitting women senators.

California (regular)

California general election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Barbara Boxer Bruce Herschensohn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,173,467 4,644,182 Percentage 47.9% 43.0%

County results Boxer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Herchensohn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Alan Cranston Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in California

See also: List of United States senators from California and 1992 United States Senate special election in California

Incumbent Democrat Alan Cranston decided to retire. Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Boxer won the open seat over Republican conservative TV talk show commentator Bruce Herschensohn. Both of California's senators were elected for the first time. This is not a unique occurrence; it would happen again in Tennessee in 1994, Kansas in 1996 and Georgia in 2020-2021. Fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein, California's other senator, won the special election and was inaugurated in November 1992.

The election between Boxer and Herschensohn was very close. At the eleventh hour, controversy emerged that the Republican nominee attended a strip club, which some Republican operatives later blamed for Herschensohn's loss.^[8]

Four days before Election Day polls showed Herschensohn had narrowed a double digit deficit, trailing by 3 points. Political operative Bob Mulholland disrupted a campaign appearance with a large poster advertising a strip club shouting "Should the voters of California elect someone who frequently travels the strip joints of Hollywood?" Herschensohn admitted he had visited a strip club once, with his girlfriend and another couple. With press coverage of the story, Herschensohn spent the waning days of the campaign denying related allegations. When the votes were cast and counted, Barbara Boxer won the election by five points.^[9] Although Republicans have blamed the defeat on the underhanded tactics of the Boxer campaign, evidence of the connection between Mulholland's outburst and the campaign never surfaced.^[10][11][12]

The election was very close. Boxer was declared the winner by the Associated Press at 1:22 A.M. Pacific Coast Time.

1992 United States Senate election, California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer	5,173,467	47.90
	Republican	Bruce Herschensohn	4,644,182	43.00
	American Independent	Jerome N. McCready	373,051	3.45
	Peace and Freedom	Genevieve Torres	372,817	3.45
	Libertarian	June R. Genis	235,919	2.18
	No party	Write-ins	267	0.00
Invalid or blank votes			574,862	5.05
Total votes			11,374,565	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	54.52
	Democratic hold

California (special)

California special election

← 1988 1994 →

Nominee Dianne Feinstein John F. Seymour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,853,651 4,093,501 Percentage 54.29% 37.96%

County results Feinstein:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Seymour:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election John F. Seymour Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate special election in California

In the 1990 gubernatorial election, Republican senator Pete Wilson had beaten Democrat Dianne Feinstein for governor. He appointed John F. Seymour to the Senate to replace himself. In this special election held simultaneously with the regular Senate election, Feinstein defeated Seymour to serve the remaining 2 years of the term and took office November 4, only 1 day after the election. Fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer won the regular election and was sworn in in January 1993.

Both of California's senators were elected for the first time. This is not a unique occurrence; it would happen again in Tennessee in 1994, Kansas in 1996, and Georgia in 2020.

1992 special United States Senate election, California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein	5,853,651	54.29%
	Republican	John F. Seymour (Incumbent)	4,093,501	37.96%
	Peace and Freedom	Gerald Horne	305,697	2.84%
	American Independent	Paul Meeuwenberg	281,973	2.62%
	Libertarian	Richard Benjamin Boddie	247,799	2.30%
	No party	Write-ins	122	0.00%
Invalid or blank votes			591,822	5.20%
Total votes			11,374,565	100.00%
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	54.52
	Democratic gain from Republican

Colorado

Colorado election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell Terry Considine Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 803,725 662,893 Percentage 51.8% 42.7%

County results Nighthorse Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Considine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Tim Wirth Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Colorado

See also: List of United States senators from Colorado

Incumbent Democrat Tim Wirth decided to retire instead of seeking a second term. Democratic congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell won the open seat, beating Republican State senator Terry Considine.

Democratic primary election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Nighthorse Campbell	117,634	45.48%
	Democratic	Dick Lamm	93,599	36.19%
	Democratic	Josie Heath	47,418	18.33%
Total votes			258,651	100.00%

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben Nighthorse Campbell	803,725	51.78%	+1.86%
	Republican	Terry Considine	662,893	42.70%	-5.66%
	Independent	Richard O. Grimes	42,455	2.73%
	Pro-Life	Matt Noah	22,846	1.47%
	Independent	Dan Winters	20,347	1.31%
	Libertarian	Hue Futch	23	0.00%
Majority			140,832	9.07%	+7.52%
Turnout			1,552,289
	Democratic hold		Swing

Connecticut

Connecticut election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Chris Dodd Brook Johnson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 882,569 572,036 Percentage 58.8% 38.1%

County results   Municipality results Dodd:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chris Dodd Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut

See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut

Incumbent Democrat Christopher Dodd won re-election for a third term over Republican businessman Brook Johnson.

Johnson, a millionaire businessman who had never run for public office before, spent about $900,000 during the primary campaign. His television and radio commercials said that he would bring "a dose of success Washington needs." Dodd had $2 million cash on hand following the primaries.^[14]

1988 Connecticut United States Senate election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Dodd (Incumbent)	882,569	58.81%
	Republican	Brook Johnson	572,036	38.12%
	Concerned Citizens	Richard D. Gregory	35,315	2.35%
	Libertarian	Howard A. Grayson Jr.	10,741	0.72%
Total votes			1,500,661	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Florida

Florida election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Bob Graham James W. Grant Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3,245,585 1,716,511 Percentage 65.4% 35.4%

Graham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Grant:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Bob Graham Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Bob Graham Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Florida

See also: List of United States senators from Florida

Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham won re-election to a second term, beating Republican former U.S. Representative Bill Grant.

Democratic primary election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Graham (Incumbent)	968,618	84.3%
	Democratic	Jim Mahorner	180,405	15.7%
Total votes			1,149,023	100.0%

Republican primary election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Grant	413,457	56.1%
	Republican	Rob Quartel	196,524	26.7%
	Republican	Hugh Brotherton	126,878	17.2%
Total votes			736,859	100.0%

Graham defeated Grant in a landslide, as Grant won just one county in the state (Okaloosa County, Florida). There were no third party or independent candidates.

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Graham (incumbent)	3,245,565	65.40%	+10.66%
	Republican	Bill Grant	1,716,505	34.59%	-10.67%
	Write-ins	Marie Davis	220	0.01%
Majority			1,529,060	30.81%
Total votes			4,962,290	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Georgia

1992 United States Senate election in Georgia

← 1986 November 3, 1992 (first round) November 24, 1992 (runoff) 1998 →

Nominee Paul Coverdell Wyche Fowler Party Republican Democratic First round 1,073,282 47.67% 1,108,416 49.23% Runoff 635,118 50.65% 618,774 49.35%

First round county results   Runoff county results Coverdell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Fowler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Wyche Fowler Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia

Incumbent Democrat Wyche Fowler did not receive a simple majority in the general election, which demanded a runoff. Paul Coverdell, former Director of the Peace Corps and former State senator, edged out Fowler in the runoff with a narrow margin.^[5]

The general primary was held July 21, 1992.^[18] A run-off between the top two Republican contenders was held on August 11, in which Paul Coverdell defeated Bob Barr.

Results^[19] for the first round showed that since Paul Coverdell did not win a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between him and Barr. Coverdell subsequently won the runoff.

1992 Georgia U.S. Senate Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Coverdell	100,016	37.05%
	Republican	Bob Barr	65,471	24.25%
	Republican	John Knox	64,514	23.90%
	Republican	Charlie Tanksley	32,590	12.07%
	Republican	Dean Parkison	7,352	2.72%
Turnout			269,943	100.00%

1992 Georgia U.S. Senate Republican primary election runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Coverdell	80,435	50.49%
	Republican	Bob Barr	78,887	49.51%
Turnout			159,332	100.00%

1992 Georgia United States Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wyche Fowler (Incumbent)	1,108,416	49.23%
	Republican	Paul Coverdell	1,073,282	47.67%
	Libertarian	Jim Hudson	69,878	3.10%
		Write-In Votes	11	0.00%
Majority			35,134	1.56%
Turnout			2,251,587

As no candidate reached a majority on November 3, a runoff election was held on November 24, which Coverdell won.

Georgia United States Senate election runoff, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Coverdell	635,118	50.65%
	Democratic	Wyche Fowler (Incumbent)	618,774	49.35%
Majority			16,344	1.30%
Turnout			1,253,892
	Republican gain from Democratic

Hawaii

Hawaii election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Daniel Inouye Rick Reed Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208,266 97,928 Percentage 57.3% 26.9%   Nominee Linda Martin Party Green Popular vote 49,921 Percentage 13.7%

County results Inouye:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Hawaii

See also: List of United States senators from Hawaii

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re-election to a sixth term over Republican State senator Rick Reed.^[20]

Hawaii general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)	208,266	57.3%
	Republican	Rick Reed	97,928	26.9%
	Green	Linda Martin	49,921	13.7%
	Libertarian	Richard O. Rowland	7,547	2.1%
Total votes			363,662	100.0%
Majority			110,338	30.4%
	Democratic hold

Idaho

Idaho election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Dirk Kempthorne Richard H. Stallings Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 270,468 208,036 Percentage 56.5% 43.5%

County results Kempthorne:      50–60%      60–70% Stallings:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Steve Symms Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho

Incumbent Republican Steve Symms decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican Mayor of Boise Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat, beating Democratic congressman Richard H. Stallings.

Democratic primary^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	40,102	71.66
	Democratic	Matt Schaffer	8,976	16.04
	Democratic	David W. Sheperd	6,882	12.30
Total votes			55,960	100.00

Republican primary^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	67,001	57.43
	Republican	Rod Beck	26,977	23.12
	Republican	Milt Erhart	22,682	19.44
Total votes			116,660	100.00

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	270,468	56.52	+4.97
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	208,036	43.48	-4.97
Majority			62,432	13.05	+9.93
Turnout			478,504
	Republican hold		Swing

Illinois

Illinois election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Carol Moseley Braun Richard S. Williamson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,631,229 2,162,833 Percentage 53.0% 43.0%

County Results Braun:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Williamson:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Alan J. Dixon Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois

Incumbent Democrat Alan J. Dixon decided to run for re-election a third term, but was defeated in the primary against Carol Moseley Braun, Cook County Recorder of Deeds and former State Representative, who then won the general election over Republican Richard S. Williamson, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Braun (whose victory coincided with Bill Clinton's win in the presidential election and Illinois) made history in this election by becoming the first African-American woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, and also the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat.

Democratic Primary, United States Senate, 1992^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Moseley Braun	557,694	38.0%
	Democratic	Alan J. Dixon (Incumbent)	504,077	35.0%
	Democratic	Albert Hofeld	394,497	18.0%

This defeat shocked observers; at the time no senator had been defeated in a primary in over a decade and Dixon had a long record of electoral success. He was a moderate Democrat, who recently voted to confirm Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.^[23] Braun, a black woman and known reformist liberal, got a large share of black, liberal, and women voters ("The Year of the Woman").

In addition, she carried Cook County, Illinois, by far the most populated county in the state. Another factor was the third candidate in the race, multi-millionaire attorney Al Hofeld. Hofeld drew away some of the moderate and conservative Democrats who normally supported Dixon. He also spent a lot of money running advertisements attacking Dixon, weakening his support.

Moseley Braun won the 1992 Illinois Senate Race by a fairly comfortable margin. Moseley Braun did well as expected in Cook County home of Chicago. Williamson did well in the Chicago collar counties, and most northern parts of the state. Moseley Braun had a surprisingly strong showing in southern Illinois, which Republicans had come to dominate in the last several decades. Braun also did well in Rock Island County.

1992 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carol Moseley Braun	2,631,229	53.3%	-3.8%
	Republican	Richard S. Williamson	2,126,833	43.1%	+9.3%
	Independent	Chad Koppie	100,422	2.0%
	Libertarian	Andrew B. Spiegel	34,527	0.7%
	Natural Law	Charles A. Winter	15,118	N/A%
	New Alliance	Alan J. Port	12,689	N/A%
	Socialist Workers	Kathleen Kaku	10,056	N/A%
	Populist	John Justice	8,656	N/A%
Total votes			4,935,530	100.0%
Majority			504,396	10.2%
	Democratic hold

Indiana

Indiana election

← 1990 (special) 1998 →

Nominee Dan Coats Joe Hogsett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,267,972 900,148 Percentage 57.3% 40.8%

County results Coats:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hogsett:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Dan Coats Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dan Coats Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Indiana

See also: List of United States senators from Indiana

Incumbent Republican Dan Coats won re-election to his first full term, beating the Democratic Indiana Secretary of State Joe Hogsett.^[24]

When incumbent Republican Dan Quayle resigned from the Senate after being elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, Coats was appointed to Quayle's former seat. He then won election to serve the remainder of the term in 1990.

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Coats (Incumbent)	1,267,972	57.3%
	Democratic	Joseph Hogsett	900,148	40.8%
	Libertarian	Steve Dillon	35,733	1.6%
	New Alliance	Raymond Tirado	7,474	0.3%
	No party	Write-Ins	99	0.0%
Majority			367,824
Turnout			2,211,426
	Republican hold		Swing

Coats won 79 of Indiana's counties compared to 13 for Hogsett.^[25]

Iowa

Iowa election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Chuck Grassley Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 899,761 351,561 Percentage 69.6% 27.2%

County results Grassley:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Chuck Grassley Republican Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa

Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley ran for re-election to a third term in the United States Senate, which he won easily against his Democratic opponent, State senator Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones.

Democratic primary^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones	60,615	60.80
	Democratic	Rosanne Freeburg	38,774	38.89
	Democratic	Write-ins	307	0.31
Turnout			99,696

Republican primary^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	109,273	99.70
	Republican	Write-ins	324	0.30
Turnout			109,597

1992 United States Senate election in Iowa^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	899,761	69.61	+3.58
	Democratic	Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones	351,561	27.20	-6.37
	Natural Law	Stuart Zimmerman	16,403	1.27
	Independent	Sue Atkinson	6,277	0.49
	Independent	Mel Boring	5,508	0.43
	Independent	Rosanne Freeburg	4,999	0.39
	Grassroots	Carl Eric Olsen	3,404	0.26
	Independent	Richard O'Dell Hughes	2,918	0.23
	Socialist Workers	Cleve Andrew Pulley	1,370	0.11
	Write-ins		293	0.02
Majority			548,200	42.41	+9.95
Turnout			1,292,494
	Republican hold		Swing

Kansas

Kansas election

← 1986 1996 (special) →

Nominee Bob Dole Gloria O'Dell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 706,246 349,525 Percentage 62.70% 31.03%

County results Dole:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Bob Dole Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bob Dole Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Kansas

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas

Incumbent Republican senator Bob Dole won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic nominee Gloria O'Dell, teacher and former journalist.^[27] Nearly two decades after his failed vice-presidential bid in 1976, this would be Dole's last election to the Senate. He would resign in 1996 while running for President of the United States. Dole also became the Republican Leader of the United States Senate seven years prior.

Kansas general election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dole (Incumbent)	706,246	62.70%
	Democratic	Gloria O'Dell	349,525	31.03%
	Independent	Christina Campbell-Cline	45,423	4.03%
	Libertarian	Mark B. Kirk	25,253	2.24%
Majority			356,721	31.67%
Turnout			1,126,447
	Republican hold

Kentucky

Kentucky election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Wendell Ford David L. Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 836,888 476,604 Percentage 62.9% 35.8%

County results Ford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Wendell Ford Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wendell Ford Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Wendell Ford won re-election to a fourth term, easily beating Republican State senator David L. Williams. As of 2023^[update], this was the last Senate election in Kentucky in which a Democrat won.

Denny Ormerod, a machinist from Louisville dropped out before the primary election.^[29] Though Williams and Thompson represented opposing factions in the state Republican Party – Williams managed Larry Hopkins' 1991 primary campaign while Thompson worked full-time for Hopkins' primary opponent Larry Forgy – the two virtually ignored each other in the primary campaign, choosing instead to focus their rhetoric against Ford.^[29] Thompson did question Williams' conservative credentials on grounds that he voted in favor of the tax increase associated with the Kentucky Education Reform Act.^[29] Ormerod's campaign largely focused on socially conservative issues, but it was Williams who secured the endorsement of Kentucky Right to Life, who cited his lawsuit to free three anti-abortion bills from committee in the 1992 legislative session.^[29] As a result of the largely uninspiring primary campaigns, there was only an 18% voter turnout in the Republican primary. Williams won the nomination.^[30]

Republican primary^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Williams	49,880	60.9%
	Republican	Phillip Thompson	25,026	30.5%
	Republican	Denny Ormerod	7,066	8.6%

Ford, the Senate Majority Whip and a former governor, raised $2.4 million for his campaign, about eight times the amount Williams raised.^[32] Given his limited finances, Williams relied on news conferences and interviews on small town radio stations to get his message out.^[32] Williams repeatedly lamented that Ford would not agree to a formal debate; Ford said that could not be arranged because Congress was still in session and he needed to be in Washington.^[33] During the campaign, Williams attempted to paint Ford as too liberal for Kentucky voters, citing his votes against the Gulf War and Clarence Thomas' confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.^[34] Both candidates declared their support for a Balanced Budget Amendment, but Williams said that Ford's support of pork barrel projects for the state and a procedural vote that kept the amendment from a vote in 1991 were evidence that Ford's support was not genuine.^[34]

Ford had no trouble winning on election night. Ford won easily, despite the fact that fellow Democrat Bill Clinton was not declared the winner of the presidential race in Kentucky until around 10:00 E.S.T. Ford pulled big margins out of the majority of Kentucky's 124 counties. This would be Ford's last term in the senate. He served his final term from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 1999. Ford died some fifteen years after his retirement at the age of 90.

General election^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell H. Ford (Incumbent)	836,888	62.9%
	Republican	David L. Williams	476,604	35.8%
	Libertarian	James A. Ridenour	17,366	1.3%
Total votes			1,330,858	100.00%
Majority			360,208	27.1%
	Democratic hold

Louisiana

Louisiana election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee John Breaux Jon Khachaturian Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 616,021 74,785 Percentage 73.07% 8.87%   Nominee Lyle Stocksill Nick Joseph Accardo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,986 45,839 Percentage 8.30% 5.44%

Parish results Breaux:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John Breaux Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Breaux Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Incumbent Democrat John Breaux won a majority in Louisiana's jungle primary on October 3, 1992, winning re-election to another term.

Jungle primary^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Breaux (Incumbent)	616,021	73.07%
	Independent	Jon Khachaturian	74,785	8.87%
	Republican	Lyle Stocksill	69,986	8.30%
	Democratic	Nick Joseph Accardo	45,839	5.44%
	Republican	Fred Clegg Strong	36,406	4.32%
Majority			541,236	64.20%
Turnout			843,037
	Democratic hold

Maryland

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland

Maryland election

← 1986 1998 →

Nominee Barbara Mikulski Alan Keyes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,307,610 533,688 Percentage 71.0% 28.9%

County results Mikulski:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Keyes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Barbara Mikulski Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a second term over Republican Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.

Democratic primary election^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent)	376,444	76.75%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Wheatley	31,214	6.36%
	Democratic	Walter Boyd	26,467	5.40%
	Democratic	Don Allensworth	19,731	4.02%
	Democratic	Scott David Britt	13,001	2.65%
	Democratic	James Leonard White	12,470	2.54%
	Democratic	B. Emerson Sweatt	11,150	2.27%
Total votes			490,477	100.00%

Republican primary election^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan L. Keyes	95,831	45.94%
	Republican	Martha Scanlan Klima	20,758	9.95%
	Republican	Joseph I. Cassilly	16,091	7.71%
	Republican	Ross Z. Pierpont	12,658	6.07%
	Republican	S. Rob Sobhani	12,423	5.96%
	Republican	John J. Bishop, Jr.	9,451	4.53%
	Republican	Eugene R. Zarwell	6,535	3.13%
	Republican	James Henry Berry	6,282	3.01%
	Republican	Romie Allen Songer	6,030	2.89%
	Republican	Joyce Friend-Nalepka	5,835	2.80%
	Republican	Edward Robert Shannon	4,578	2.19%
	Republican	Scott L. Meredith	4,372	2.10%
	Republican	Stuart Hopkins	3,717	1.78%
	Republican	Herman J. Hannan	2,771	1.33%
	Republican	William H. Krehnbrink	1,258	0.60%
Total votes			208,590	100.00%

1992 United States Senate election in Maryland^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski (Incumbent)	1,307,610	71.02%	+10.33%
	Republican	Alan L. Keyes	533,688	28.98%	-10.33%
Majority			773,922	42.03%	+20.66%
Total votes			1,841,298	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Missouri

Missouri election

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Nominee Kit Bond Geri Rothman-Serot Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,221,901 1,057,967 Percentage 51.2% 44.9%

County results Bond:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% R-Serot:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Kit Bond Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kit Bond Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Missouri

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri

Incumbent Republican Kit Bond won re-election to a second term over Democratic St. Louis County Councilwoman Geri Rothman-Serot.^[5]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kit Bond (incumbent)	1,221,901	51.2%
	Democratic	Geri Rothman-Serot	1,057,967	44.9%
	Libertarian	Jeanne Bojarski	75,048	3.2%
Total votes			2,354,916	100.00%
Majority			163,934	6.3%
	Republican hold

Nevada

Nevada election

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Nominee Harry Reid Demar Dahl Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 253,150 199,413 Percentage 51.0% 40.2%

County results Reid:      40–50%      50–60% Dahl:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Harry Reid Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harry Reid Democratic

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada

See also: List of United States senators from Nevada

Although nearly 10% of the electorate voted for neither of the two major U.S. political parties, incumbent Democrat Harry Reid ultimately beat Republican cattle rancher and President of Nevada Cattlemen's Association Demar Dahl.^[5]

General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Reid (Incumbent)	253,150	51.05%	+1.05%
	Republican	Demar Dahl	199,413	40.21%	-4.30%
	None of These Candidates		13,154	2.65%	-0.96%
	Independent American Party (Nevada)	Joe S. Garcia	11,240	2.27%
	Natural Law	Lois Avery	7,279	1.47%
	Libertarian	Kent Cromwell	7,222	1.46%	-0.41%
	Populist	Harry Tootle	4,429	0.89%
Majority			53,737	10.84%	+5.36%
Turnout			495,887
	Democratic hold		Swing

New Hampshire

New Hampshire election

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Nominee Judd Gregg John Rauh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 249,591 234,982 Percentage 48.2% 45.4%

County results   Municipality results Gregg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rauh:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Brady:      >90% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election Warren Rudman Republican Elected U.S. Senator Judd Gregg Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Incumbent Republican Warren Rudman decided to retire. Republican Governor Judd Gregg won the open seat, beating Democrat John Rauh, former CEO of Griffon Corporation.^[38]

NH U.S. Senate Election, 1992^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judd Gregg	249,591	48.2%
	Democratic	John Rauh	234,982	45.4%
	Libertarian	Katherine M. Alexander	18,214	3.5%
	Independent	Larry Brady	9,340	1.8%
	Independent	Ken Blevens	4,752	0.9%
	Natural Law	David Haight	1,291	0.3%
Total votes			518,170	100.00%
Majority			14,609	2.8%
	Republican hold

New York

New York election

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Nominee Al D'Amato Robert Abrams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,166,994 3,086,200 Percentage 49.0% 47.8%

County results D'Amato:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Abrams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Al D'Amato Republican Elected U.S. Senator Al D'Amato Republican

Main article: 1992 United States Senate election in New York

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Incumbent Republican Al D'Amato won re-election to a third term over Democrat Robert Abrams, New York State Attorney General and former Borough president of the Bronx. As of 2023^[update], this was the last Senate election in New York won by a Republican.

Early in the campaign, environmentalist attorney, Laurance S. Rockefeller, Jr. nephew of the former governor Nelson, tried to challenge D'Amato in the Republican primary,^[40] but fell short of the required signatures to get onto the primary ballot. D'Amato summarily went unchallenged.

The Democratic primary campaign featured State Attorney General Robert Abrams, former U.S. Congresswoman and 1984 vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, Reverend Al Sharpton, Congressman Robert J. Mrazek, and New York City Comptroller and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman. Abrams was considered the early front-runner.^[41] Ferraro emphasized her career as a teacher, prosecutor, congresswoman, and mother, and talked about how she was tough on crime.^[42] Ferraro drew attacks from the media and her opponents over her husband John Zaccaro's finances and business relationships.^[43]

Ferraro became the front-runner, capitalizing on her star power from 1984 and using the campaign attacks against her as an explicitly feminist rallying point for women voters.^[43] As the primary date neared, her lead began to dwindle under the charges, and she released additional tax returns from the 1980s to try to defray the attacks.^[44] Holtzman ran a negative ad accusing Ferraro and Zaccaro of taking more than $300,000 in rent in the 1980s from a pornographer with purported ties to organized crime.^[45] The final debates were nasty, and Holtzman in particular constantly attacked Ferraro's integrity and finances.^[46][47] In an unusual election-eve television broadcast, Ferraro talked about the ethnic slurs made against her as an Italian-American.^[48] In the September 15, 1992 primary, Abrams edged out Ferraro by less than percentage point, winning 37 percent of the vote to 36 percent.^[47] Ferraro did not concede she had lost for two weeks.^[49]

After Abrams emerged as the nominee, the Democrats remained divided. In particular, Abrams spent much of the remainder of the campaign trying to get Ferraro's endorsement.^[50] Ferraro, enraged and bitter after the nature of the primary,^[46][49] ignored Abrams and accepted Bill Clinton's request to campaign for his presidential bid instead. She was eventually persuaded by state party leaders into giving an unenthusiastic endorsement with just three days to go before the general election, in exchange for an apology by Abrams for the tone of the primary.^[50]

Abrams was also criticized for calling D'Amato a fascist, and he narrowly lost the general election as a result of these controversies.^[51]

General election^[52][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al D'Amato	2,652,822
	Conservative	Al D'Amato	289,258
	Right to Life	Al D'Amato	224,914
	Total	Al D'Amato (Incumbent)	3,166,994	49.0%
	Democratic	Robert Abrams	2,943,001
	Liberal	Robert Abrams	143,199
	'Total'	Robert Abrams	3,086,200	47.8%
	Libertarian	Norma Segal	108,530	1.7%
	New Alliance	Mohammad T. Mehdi	56,631	0.9%
	Natural Law	Stanley Nelson	23,747	0.4%
	Socialist Workers	Eddie Warren	16,724	0.3%
Total votes			6,458,826	100.00%
Majority			80,794	1.2%
	Republican hold

North Carolina

North Carolina election

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Nominee Lauch Faircloth Terry Sanford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,297,892 1,194,015 Percentage 50.35% 46.32%

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The 1992 United States Senate elections held November 3 1992 were elections for the United States Senate The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections along with special elections to fill vacancies They coincided with Bill Clinton s victory in the presidential election This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of the Senate remained the same 1992 United States Senate elections 1990 November 3 1992November 24 Georgia runoff 1994 1991 PA 1993 TX 36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader George Mitchell Bob DoleParty Democratic RepublicanLeader since January 3 1989 January 3 1985Leader s seat Maine KansasSeats before 57 43Seats after 57 43Seat changePopular vote 40 589 727 1 a 35 449 473 1 a Percentage 49 9 43 6 Seats up 21 15Races won 21 a 15Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No election Rectangular inset Calif amp N D both seats up for electionMajority Leader before electionGeorge MitchellDemocratic Elected Majority Leader George MitchellDemocraticBoth parties swapped a pair of seats resulting in no net change in the partisan breakdown which had been at 57 43 since Democrats flipped a seat in Pennsylvania in a special election Democratic victories over Republicans John F Seymour in the special California race and Bob Kasten in Wisconsin were cancelled out by the defeats of Democrats Wyche Fowler in Georgia and Terry Sanford in North Carolina The election of four new Democratic women to the Senate was notable with it being referred to in the press as the Year of the Woman Due to a special election in California both of California s Senate seats were up for election in 1992 and these seats were won by Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer Thus California became the first state to have elected women to occupy both of its Senate seats Democrat Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois became the first African American woman in the United States Senate As of 2023 update this was the last election cycle in which Republicans won a Senate election in New York and Democrats in Kentucky Contents 1 Results summary 2 Gains and losses 2 1 Retirements 2 2 Defeats 2 3 Post election changes 3 Change in composition 3 1 Before the elections 3 2 Result of the elections 3 3 Beginning of the first session 4 Race summary 4 1 Special elections 4 2 Elections leading to the next Congress 5 Closest races 6 Alabama 7 Alaska 8 Arizona 9 Arkansas 10 California 10 1 California regular 10 2 California special 11 Colorado 12 Connecticut 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 Kentucky 22 Louisiana 23 Maryland 24 Missouri 25 Nevada 26 New Hampshire 27 New York 28 North Carolina 29 North Dakota 29 1 North Dakota regular 29 2 North Dakota special 30 Ohio 31 Oklahoma 32 Oregon 33 Pennsylvania 34 South Carolina 35 South Dakota 36 Utah 37 Vermont 38 Washington 39 Wisconsin 40 See also 41 Notes 42 References 42 1 SourcesResults summary edit 57 43Democratic RepublicanSeat totals include both the special elections in California and North Dakota but vote totals exclude the North Dakota total Parties TotalDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent OtherLast elections 1990 56 44 0 0 0 100Before these elections 57 43 0 0 0 100Not up 36 28 64Up 21 15 36Class 3 1986 1992 20 14 34Special Class 1 1 1 2Incumbent retired 5 b 3 8Held by same party 5 3 8Replaced by other party 0 0 0Result 5 3 8Incumbent ran 16 c 12 d 28Won re election 13 10 23Lost re election nbsp 2 Republicans replaced by nbsp 2 Democrats nbsp 2 Democrats replaced by nbsp 2 Republicans 4Lost renomination but held by same party 1 0 1Result 16 12 28Total elected 21 15 36Net gain loss nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 0Nationwide vote 40 589 727 35 449 473 1 234 416 624 673 3 486 729 81 385 018Share 49 87 43 56 1 52 0 77 4 28 100 Result 57 43 100Source Office of the Clerk of the U S House of Representatives 1 Gains and losses editRetirements edit Three Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re election One Democrat also retired instead of finishing the unexpired term State Senator Replaced byCalifornia regular Alan Cranston Barbara BoxerColorado Tim Wirth Ben Nighthorse CampbellIdaho Steve Symms Dirk KempthorneNew Hampshire Warren Rudman Judd GreggNorth Dakota regular Kent Conrad Byron DorganNorth Dakota special Jocelyn Burdick Kent ConradUtah Jake Garn Bob BennettWashington Brock Adams Patty MurrayDefeats edit One Republican and three Democrats sought re election but lost either in the primary or general election One Republican also sought election to finish the term but lost in the special election State Senator Replaced byCalifornia special John Seymour Dianne FeinsteinGeorgia Wyche Fowler Paul CoverdellIllinois Alan J Dixon Carol Moseley BraunNorth Carolina Terry Sanford Lauch FairclothWisconsin Bob Kasten Russ FeingoldPost election changes edit Two Democrats resigned and were replaced by appointees In Texas a 1993 special election was held prior to the 1994 United States Senate elections where Kay Bailey Hutchison won the special election to succeed Democratic appointee Bob Krueger who lost election to finish the term State Senator Replaced byTennessee Class 2 Al Gore Harlan MathewsTexas Class 1 Lloyd Bentsen Bob KruegerTexas Class 1 Bob Krueger Kay Bailey HutchisonChange in composition editBefore the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Colo Retired D39Calif reg Retired D38Ark Ran D37Ala Ran D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41Conn Ran D42Fla Ran D43Ga Ran D44Hawaii Ran D45Ill Ran D46Ky Ran D47La Ran D48Md Ran D49Nev Ran D50N C RanMajority D51N D reg RetiredR41Pa Ran R42Utah Retired R43Wisc Ran D57Wash Retired D56Vt Ran D55S D Ran D54S C Ran D53Ohio Ran D52N D sp RetiredR31Calif sp Ran R32Idaho Retired R33Ind Ran R34Iowa Ran R35Kan Ran R36Mo Ran R37N H Retired R38N Y Ran R39Okla Ran R40Ore RanR21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29Ariz Ran R30Alaska RanR20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10Result of the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Colo Hold D39Calif reg Hold D38Ark Re elected D37Ala Re elected D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41Conn Re elected D42Fla Re elected D43Hawaii Re elected D44Ill Hold D45Ky Re elected D46La Re elected D47Md Re elected D48Nev Re elected D49N D reg Hold D50N D sp HoldMajority D51Ohio Re electedR41Utah Hold R42Ga Gain R43N C Gain D57Wisc Gain D56Calif sp Gain e D55Wash Hold D54Vt Re elected D53S D Re elected D52S C Re electedR40Pa Re elected R39Ore Re elected R38Okla Re elected R37N Y Re elected R36N H Hold R35Mo Re elected R34Kan Re elected R33Iowa Re elected R32Ind Re elected R31Idaho HoldR21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29Alaska Re elected R30Ariz Re electedR20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10Beginning of the first session edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30D40 D39 D38 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41 D42 D43 D44 D45 D46 D47 D48 D49 D50Majority D51R41 R42 R43 R44Texas Gain D56 D55 D54 D53 D52R40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10Key D DemocraticR RepublicanRace summary editSpecial elections edit In these special elections the winners were elected and seated in the fall of 1992 Elections are sorted by election date then state and class State linked tosummaries below Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyCalifornia Class 1 John Seymour Republican 1991 Appointed Interim appointee lost election New senator elected November 3 1992 Democratic gain Successor seated November 4 1992 nbsp Y Dianne Feinstein Democratic 54 3 John Seymour Republican 38 0 Gerald Horne Peace and Freedom 2 8 Paul Meeuwenberg American Independent 2 6 Richard B Boddie Libertarian 2 3 North Dakota Class 1 Jocelyn Burdick Democratic NPL 1992 Appointed Interim appointee retired New senator elected December 4 1992 Democratic NPL hold Successor seated December 14 1992 nbsp Y Kent Conrad Democratic NPL 63 3 Jack Dalrymple Republican 33 7 Darold Larson Independent 3 0 Elections leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3 1993 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State linked tosummaries below Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyAlabama Richard Shelby Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Richard Shelby Democratic 64 8 Richard Sellars Republican 33 1 Jerome Shockley Libertarian 2 0 Alaska Frank Murkowski Republican 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Murkowski Republican 53 0 Tony Smith Democratic 38 4 Mary Jordan Green 8 4 Arizona John McCain Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John McCain Republican 55 8 Claire Sargent Democratic 31 6 Evan Mecham Independent 10 5 Kiana Delamare Libertarian 1 6 Ed Finkelstein New Alliance 0 5 Arkansas Dale Bumpers Democratic 197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dale Bumpers Democratic 60 2 Mike Huckabee Republican 39 8 California Alan Cranston Democratic 1968197419801986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Barbara Boxer Democratic 47 9 Bruce Herschensohn Republican 43 0 Jerome McCready American Independent 3 5 Genevieve Torres Peace and Freedom 3 5 June R Genis Libertarian 2 2 Colorado Tim Wirth Democratic 1986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Ben Nighthorse Campbell Democratic 51 8 Terry Considine Republican 42 7 Richard Grimes Independent 2 7 Matt Noah Christian Pro Life 1 5 Dan Winters Independent 1 3 Connecticut Chris Dodd Democratic 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chris Dodd Democratic 58 8 Brook Johnson Republican 38 1 Richard D Gregory Concerned Citizens 2 4 Howard A Grayson Jr Libertarian 0 7 Florida Bob Graham Democratic 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Graham Democratic 65 4 James W Grant Republican 34 6 Georgia Wyche Fowler Democratic 1986 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Paul Coverdell Republican 50 6 Wyche Fowler Democratic 49 4 Jim Hudson Libertarian 3 1 Hawaii Daniel Inouye Democratic 19621968197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Daniel Inouye Democratic 57 3 Rick Reed Republican 26 9 Linda Martin Green 13 7 Richard O Rowland Libertarian 2 1 Idaho Steve Symms Republican 19801986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y Dirk Kempthorne Republican 56 5 Richard H Stallings Democratic 43 5 Illinois Alan J Dixon Democratic 19801986 Incumbent lost renomination New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 53 3 Richard S Williamson Republican 43 1 Chad Koppie Conservative 2 0 Others Andrew B Spiegel Libertarian 0 7 Charles A Winter Natural Law 0 3 Alan J Port New Alliance 0 3 Kathleen Kaku Socialist Workers 0 2 John Justice Populist 0 2 Indiana Dan Coats Republican 1989 Appointed 1990 special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dan Coats Republican 57 3 Joe Hogsett Democratic 40 7 Steve Dillon Libertarian 1 6 Raymond Tirado New Alliance 0 3 Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chuck Grassley Republican 69 6 Jean Hall Lloyd Jones Democratic 27 2 Stuart Zimmerman Natural Law 1 3 Others Sue Atkinson Independent 0 5 Mel Boring Independent 0 4 Rosanne Freeburg Independent 0 4 Carl Eric Olsen Grassroots 0 3 Richard O Dell Hughes Independent 0 2 Cleve Andrew Pulley Socialist Workers 0 1 Kansas Bob Dole Republican 1968197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Dole Republican 62 7 Gloria O Dell Democratic 31 0 Christina Campbell Cline Independent 4 0 Mark B Kirk Libertarian 2 2 Kentucky Wendell Ford Democratic 197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Wendell Ford Democratic 62 9 David L Williams Republican 35 8 James Ridenour Libertarian 1 3 Louisiana John Breaux Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Breaux Democratic 73 07 Jon Khachaturian Independent 8 9 Lyle Stockstill Republican 8 3 Nick Accardo Democratic 5 4 Fred Clegg Strong Republican 4 3 Maryland Barbara Mikulski Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Barbara Mikulski Democratic 71 0 Alan Keyes Republican 29 0 Missouri Kit Bond Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Kit Bond Republican 51 9 Geri Rothman Serot Democratic 44 9 Jeanne Bojarski Libertarian 3 2 Nevada Harry Reid Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harry Reid Democratic 51 0 Demar Dahl Republican 40 2 None of These Candidates 2 6 Joe Garcia Independent American 2 3 Lois Avery Natural Law 1 5 H Kent Cromwell Libertarian 1 5 Harry Tootle Populist 0 9 New Hampshire Warren Rudman Republican 19801986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y Judd Gregg Republican 48 2 John Rauh Democratic 45 3 K Alexander Libertarian 3 5 New York Al D Amato Republican 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Al D Amato Republican 49 0 Robert Abrams Democratic 47 8 Norma Segal Libertarian 1 7 Others M T Mehdi New Alliance 0 9 Stanley Nelson Natural Law 0 4 Ed Warren Socialist Workers 0 2 North Carolina Terry Sanford Democratic 1986 special 1986 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Lauch Faircloth Republican 50 4 Terry Sanford Democratic 46 3 Bobby Emory Libertarian 3 3 North Dakota Kent Conrad Democratic NPL 1986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic NPL hold Incumbent resigned December 14 1992 to move to the other seat Winner appointed December 15 1992 nbsp Y Byron Dorgan Democratic NPL 59 0 Steve Sydness Republican 38 9 Tom Asbridge Independent 2 1 Ohio John Glenn Democratic 19741974 Appointed 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Glenn Democratic 51 0 Mike DeWine Republican 42 3 Martha Grevatt Independent 6 7 Oklahoma Don Nickles Republican 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Don Nickles Republican 58 5 Steve Lewis Democratic 38 2 Roy V Edwards Independent 1 6 Thomas D Ledgerwood II Independent 1 6 Oregon Bob Packwood Republican 1968197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Packwood Republican 52 1 Les AuCoin Democratic 46 5 Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Republican 19801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Arlen Specter Republican 49 1 Lynn Yeakel Democratic 46 3 John Perry III Independent 4 6 South Carolina Fritz Hollings Democratic 1966 special 1968197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Fritz Hollings Democratic 50 1 Thomas F Hartnett Republican 46 9 Mark Johnson Libertarian 1 9 Robert Barnwell Clarkson II American 1 0 South Dakota Tom Daschle Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Daschle Democratic 64 9 Charlene Haar Republican 32 5 Gus Hercules Libertarian 1 3 Kent Hyde Independent 1 3 Utah Jake Garn Republican 197419801986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y Bob Bennett Republican 55 4 Wayne Owens Democratic 39 7 Anita Morrow Independent 2 3 Vermont Patrick Leahy Democratic 197419801986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Patrick Leahy Democratic 54 2 Jim Douglas Republican 43 3 Jerry Levy Liberty Union 1 8 Michael B Godeck LaRouche 0 6 Washington Brock Adams Democratic 1986 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Patty Murray Democratic 54 0 Rod Chandler Republican 46 0 Wisconsin Bob Kasten Republican 19801986 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Russ Feingold Democratic 52 6 Bob Kasten Republican 46 0 Others Patrick W Johnson Independent 0 7 William Bittner Libertarian 0 4 Mervin A Hanson Sr Independent 0 1 Robert L Kundert Independent 0 1 Joseph Selliken Independent 0 1 Closest races editIn thirteen races the margin of victory was under 10 State Party of winner MarginNew York Republican 1 25 Georgia Republican flip 1 30 Pennsylvania Republican 2 77 New Hampshire Republican 2 82 South Carolina Democratic 3 12 North Carolina Republican flip 4 03 California regular Democratic 4 90 Oregon Republican 5 64 Wisconsin Democratic flip 6 56 Missouri Republican 6 96 Washington Democratic 7 98 Ohio Democratic 8 66 Colorado Democratic 9 07 Illinois was the tipping point state decided by a margin of 10 Alabama editAlabama election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Richard Shelby Richard SellersParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 022 698 522 015Percentage 64 8 33 1 nbsp County resultsShelby 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Sellers 50 60 U S senator before electionRichard ShelbyDemocratic Elected U S Senator Richard ShelbyDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama See also List of United States senators from Alabama Incumbent Democrat Richard Shelby won re election to a second term beating Richard Sellers a conservative activist 2 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Shelby incumbent 1 022 698 64 8 Republican Richard Sellers 522 015 33 1 Libertarian Jerome Shockley 31 811 2 0 Independent Write Ins 1 275 0 1 Majority 500 683 31 7 Turnout 1 577 799Democratic holdAlaska editAlaska election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Frank Murkowski Tony SmithParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 127 163 92 065Percentage 53 05 38 41 Nominee Mary JordanParty GreenPopular vote 20 019Percentage 8 35 nbsp Results by state house districtMurkowski 40 50 50 60 Smith 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionFrank MurkowskiRepublican Elected U S Senator Frank MurkowskiRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska See also List of United States senators from Alaska Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski sought re election to a third term in the United States Senate Tony Smith the Democratic nominee and a former Commissioner of Economic Development won his party s nomination in a crowded primary and faced off against Murkowski in the general election Though Murkowski was held to a lower vote percentage than he received six years prior he was ultimately re elected Open primary 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tony Smith 33 162 44 81 Democratic William L Hensley 29 586 39 98 Green Mary Jordan 5 989 8 09 Democratic Michael Beasley 2 657 3 59 Democratic Joseph Sonneman 1 607 2 17 Democratic Frank Vondersaar 1 000 1 35 Total votes 74 001 100 00 Republican primary 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski Incumbent 37 486 80 53 Republican Jed Whittaker 9 065 19 47 Total votes 46 551 100 00 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski Incumbent 127 163 53 05 0 98 Democratic Tony Smith 92 065 38 41 5 69 Green Mary Jordan 20 019 8 35 Write ins 467 0 19 Majority 35 098 14 64 4 72 Turnout 239 714Republican hold SwingArizona editArizona election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee John McCain Claire SargentParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 771 395 436 321Percentage 55 8 31 6 nbsp Nominee Evan MechamParty IndependentPopular vote 145 361Percentage 10 3 nbsp County results McCain 40 50 50 60 Sargent 40 50 U S senator before electionJohn McCainRepublican Elected U S Senator John McCainRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Arizona See also List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican John McCain won re election to a second term over Democrat Claire Sargent community activist 6 and Independent former Governor Evan Mecham General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican John McCain Incumbent 771 395 55 82 4 66 Democratic Claire Sargent 436 321 31 57 7 94 Independent Evan Mecham 145 361 10 52 Libertarian Kiana Delamare 22 613 1 64 New Alliance Ed Finkelstein 6 335 0 46 Write ins 26 0 00 Majority 335 074 24 24 3 28 Turnout 1 382 051Republican hold SwingArkansas editArkansas election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dale Bumpers Mike HuckabeeParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 553 635 366 373Percentage 60 2 39 8 nbsp County results Bumpers 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Huckabee 50 60 U S senator before electionDale BumpersDemocratic Elected U S Senator Dale BumpersDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas See also List of United States senators from Arkansas Incumbent Democratic senator Dale Bumpers won re election to a fourth term His Republican opponent was future Arkansas lieutenant governor governor and two time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee a church pastor from Texarkana The 1992 election coincided with Arkansas governor Bill Clinton s election as President of the United States in which he also won his home state In contrast with Bumpers landslide where he won over 60 of the vote Clinton won only 53 21 of the vote Bumpers would serve another term in the U S Senate before deciding to retire in 1998 Arkansas Senate election 1992 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dale Bumpers Incumbent 553 635 60 2 Republican Mike Huckabee 366 373 39 8 Majority 187 262 20 4 Turnout 920 008Democratic holdCalifornia editSee also List of United States senators from California and 1992 United States Senate election in California Due to the resignation of Pete Wilson to become Governor of California there were two senate elections in California as both seats were up for election and both won by women California ultimately become the first state to have two sitting women senators California regular edit California general election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Barbara Boxer Bruce HerschensohnParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 5 173 467 4 644 182Percentage 47 9 43 0 nbsp County results Boxer 40 50 50 60 60 70 Herchensohn 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionAlan CranstonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Barbara BoxerDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in California See also List of United States senators from California and 1992 United States Senate special election in California Incumbent Democrat Alan Cranston decided to retire Democratic U S Congresswoman Barbara Boxer won the open seat over Republican conservative TV talk show commentator Bruce Herschensohn Both of California s senators were elected for the first time This is not a unique occurrence it would happen again in Tennessee in 1994 Kansas in 1996 and Georgia in 2020 2021 Fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein California s other senator won the special election and was inaugurated in November 1992 The election between Boxer and Herschensohn was very close At the eleventh hour controversy emerged that the Republican nominee attended a strip club which some Republican operatives later blamed for Herschensohn s loss 8 Four days before Election Day polls showed Herschensohn had narrowed a double digit deficit trailing by 3 points Political operative Bob Mulholland disrupted a campaign appearance with a large poster advertising a strip club shouting Should the voters of California elect someone who frequently travels the strip joints of Hollywood Herschensohn admitted he had visited a strip club once with his girlfriend and another couple With press coverage of the story Herschensohn spent the waning days of the campaign denying related allegations When the votes were cast and counted Barbara Boxer won the election by five points 9 Although Republicans have blamed the defeat on the underhanded tactics of the Boxer campaign evidence of the connection between Mulholland s outburst and the campaign never surfaced 10 11 12 The election was very close Boxer was declared the winner by the Associated Press at 1 22 A M Pacific Coast Time 1992 United States Senate election California Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara Boxer 5 173 467 47 90Republican Bruce Herschensohn 4 644 182 43 00American Independent Jerome N McCready 373 051 3 45Peace and Freedom Genevieve Torres 372 817 3 45Libertarian June R Genis 235 919 2 18No party Write ins 267 0 00Invalid or blank votes 574 862 5 05Total votes 11 374 565 100 00Turnout votes 54 52Democratic hold California special edit California special election nbsp 19881994 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dianne Feinstein John F SeymourParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 5 853 651 4 093 501Percentage 54 29 37 96 nbsp County resultsFeinstein 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Seymour 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionJohn F SeymourRepublican Elected U S Senator Dianne FeinsteinDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate special election in California In the 1990 gubernatorial election Republican senator Pete Wilson had beaten Democrat Dianne Feinstein for governor He appointed John F Seymour to the Senate to replace himself In this special election held simultaneously with the regular Senate election Feinstein defeated Seymour to serve the remaining 2 years of the term and took office November 4 only 1 day after the election Fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer won the regular election and was sworn in in January 1993 Both of California s senators were elected for the first time This is not a unique occurrence it would happen again in Tennessee in 1994 Kansas in 1996 and Georgia in 2020 1992 special United States Senate election California Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dianne Feinstein 5 853 651 54 29 Republican John F Seymour Incumbent 4 093 501 37 96 Peace and Freedom Gerald Horne 305 697 2 84 American Independent Paul Meeuwenberg 281 973 2 62 Libertarian Richard Benjamin Boddie 247 799 2 30 No party Write ins 122 0 00 Invalid or blank votes 591 822 5 20 Total votes 11 374 565 100 00 Turnout votes 54 52Democratic gain from RepublicanColorado editColorado election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ben Nighthorse Campbell Terry ConsidineParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 803 725 662 893Percentage 51 8 42 7 nbsp County resultsNighthorse Campbell 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Considine 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionTim WirthDemocratic Elected U S Senator Ben Nighthorse CampbellDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Colorado See also List of United States senators from Colorado Incumbent Democrat Tim Wirth decided to retire instead of seeking a second term Democratic congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell won the open seat beating Republican State senator Terry Considine Democratic primary election 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 117 634 45 48 Democratic Dick Lamm 93 599 36 19 Democratic Josie Heath 47 418 18 33 Total votes 258 651 100 00 General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ben Nighthorse Campbell 803 725 51 78 1 86 Republican Terry Considine 662 893 42 70 5 66 Independent Richard O Grimes 42 455 2 73 Pro Life Matt Noah 22 846 1 47 Independent Dan Winters 20 347 1 31 Libertarian Hue Futch 23 0 00 Majority 140 832 9 07 7 52 Turnout 1 552 289Democratic hold SwingConnecticut editConnecticut election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chris Dodd Brook JohnsonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 882 569 572 036Percentage 58 8 38 1 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsDodd 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Johnson 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionChris DoddDemocratic Elected U S Senator Chris DoddDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut See also List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Christopher Dodd won re election for a third term over Republican businessman Brook Johnson Johnson a millionaire businessman who had never run for public office before spent about 900 000 during the primary campaign His television and radio commercials said that he would bring a dose of success Washington needs Dodd had 2 million cash on hand following the primaries 14 1988 Connecticut United States Senate election 15 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Christopher Dodd Incumbent 882 569 58 81 Republican Brook Johnson 572 036 38 12 Concerned Citizens Richard D Gregory 35 315 2 35 Libertarian Howard A Grayson Jr 10 741 0 72 Total votes 1 500 661 100 00 Democratic holdFlorida editFlorida election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bob Graham James W GrantParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 3 245 585 1 716 511Percentage 65 4 35 4 nbsp Graham 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Grant 50 60 U S senator before electionBob GrahamDemocratic Elected U S Senator Bob GrahamDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Florida See also List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham won re election to a second term beating Republican former U S Representative Bill Grant Democratic primary election 16 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Graham Incumbent 968 618 84 3 Democratic Jim Mahorner 180 405 15 7 Total votes 1 149 023 100 0 Republican primary election 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Grant 413 457 56 1 Republican Rob Quartel 196 524 26 7 Republican Hugh Brotherton 126 878 17 2 Total votes 736 859 100 0 Graham defeated Grant in a landslide as Grant won just one county in the state Okaloosa County Florida There were no third party or independent candidates General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Graham incumbent 3 245 565 65 40 10 66 Republican Bill Grant 1 716 505 34 59 10 67 Write ins Marie Davis 220 0 01 Majority 1 529 060 30 81 Total votes 4 962 290 100 00 Democratic hold SwingGeorgia edit1992 United States Senate election in Georgia nbsp 1986 November 3 1992 first round November 24 1992 runoff 1998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Coverdell Wyche FowlerParty Republican DemocraticFirst round 1 073 28247 67 1 108 416 49 23 Runoff 635 11850 65 618 774 49 35 nbsp First round county results nbsp Runoff county resultsCoverdell 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Fowler 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S senator before electionWyche FowlerDemocratic Elected U S Senator Paul CoverdellRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Georgia See also List of United States senators from Georgia Incumbent Democrat Wyche Fowler did not receive a simple majority in the general election which demanded a runoff Paul Coverdell former Director of the Peace Corps and former State senator edged out Fowler in the runoff with a narrow margin 5 The general primary was held July 21 1992 18 A run off between the top two Republican contenders was held on August 11 in which Paul Coverdell defeated Bob Barr Results 19 for the first round showed that since Paul Coverdell did not win a majority of the vote a runoff was held between him and Barr Coverdell subsequently won the runoff 1992 Georgia U S Senate Republican primary election Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Coverdell 100 016 37 05 Republican Bob Barr 65 471 24 25 Republican John Knox 64 514 23 90 Republican Charlie Tanksley 32 590 12 07 Republican Dean Parkison 7 352 2 72 Turnout 269 943 100 00 1992 Georgia U S Senate Republican primary election runoff Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Coverdell 80 435 50 49 Republican Bob Barr 78 887 49 51 Turnout 159 332 100 00 1992 Georgia United States Senate election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wyche Fowler Incumbent 1 108 416 49 23 Republican Paul Coverdell 1 073 282 47 67 Libertarian Jim Hudson 69 878 3 10 Write In Votes 11 0 00 Majority 35 134 1 56 Turnout 2 251 587As no candidate reached a majority on November 3 a runoff election was held on November 24 which Coverdell won Georgia United States Senate election runoff 1992 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Coverdell 635 118 50 65 Democratic Wyche Fowler Incumbent 618 774 49 35 Majority 16 344 1 30 Turnout 1 253 892Republican gain from DemocraticHawaii editHawaii election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Daniel Inouye Rick ReedParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 208 266 97 928Percentage 57 3 26 9 Nominee Linda MartinParty GreenPopular vote 49 921Percentage 13 7 nbsp County resultsInouye 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionDaniel InouyeDemocratic Elected U S Senator Daniel InouyeDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Hawaii See also List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re election to a sixth term over Republican State senator Rick Reed 20 Hawaii general election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Inouye Incumbent 208 266 57 3 Republican Rick Reed 97 928 26 9 Green Linda Martin 49 921 13 7 Libertarian Richard O Rowland 7 547 2 1 Total votes 363 662 100 0 Majority 110 338 30 4 Democratic holdIdaho editIdaho election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dirk Kempthorne Richard H StallingsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 270 468 208 036Percentage 56 5 43 5 nbsp County results Kempthorne 50 60 60 70 Stallings 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionSteve SymmsRepublican Elected U S Senator Dirk KempthorneRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho See also List of United States senators from Idaho Incumbent Republican Steve Symms decided to retire instead of seeking a third term Republican Mayor of Boise Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat beating Democratic congressman Richard H Stallings Democratic primary 21 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard H Stallings 40 102 71 66Democratic Matt Schaffer 8 976 16 04Democratic David W Sheperd 6 882 12 30Total votes 55 960 100 00Republican primary 21 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dirk Kempthorne 67 001 57 43Republican Rod Beck 26 977 23 12Republican Milt Erhart 22 682 19 44Total votes 116 660 100 00General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dirk Kempthorne 270 468 56 52 4 97Democratic Richard H Stallings 208 036 43 48 4 97Majority 62 432 13 05 9 93Turnout 478 504Republican hold SwingIllinois editIllinois election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Carol Moseley Braun Richard S WilliamsonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 631 229 2 162 833Percentage 53 0 43 0 nbsp County ResultsBraun 40 50 50 60 60 70 Williamson 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionAlan J DixonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Carol Moseley BraunDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois See also List of United States senators from Illinois Incumbent Democrat Alan J Dixon decided to run for re election a third term but was defeated in the primary against Carol Moseley Braun Cook County Recorder of Deeds and former State Representative who then won the general election over Republican Richard S Williamson former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Braun whose victory coincided with Bill Clinton s win in the presidential election and Illinois made history in this election by becoming the first African American woman ever elected to the U S Senate and also the first African American elected to the U S Senate as a Democrat Democratic Primary United States Senate 1992 22 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Carol Moseley Braun 557 694 38 0 Democratic Alan J Dixon Incumbent 504 077 35 0 Democratic Albert Hofeld 394 497 18 0 This defeat shocked observers at the time no senator had been defeated in a primary in over a decade and Dixon had a long record of electoral success He was a moderate Democrat who recently voted to confirm Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court 23 Braun a black woman and known reformist liberal got a large share of black liberal and women voters The Year of the Woman In addition she carried Cook County Illinois by far the most populated county in the state Another factor was the third candidate in the race multi millionaire attorney Al Hofeld Hofeld drew away some of the moderate and conservative Democrats who normally supported Dixon He also spent a lot of money running advertisements attacking Dixon weakening his support Moseley Braun won the 1992 Illinois Senate Race by a fairly comfortable margin Moseley Braun did well as expected in Cook County home of Chicago Williamson did well in the Chicago collar counties and most northern parts of the state Moseley Braun had a surprisingly strong showing in southern Illinois which Republicans had come to dominate in the last several decades Braun also did well in Rock Island County 1992 Illinois U S Senate Election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Carol Moseley Braun 2 631 229 53 3 3 8 Republican Richard S Williamson 2 126 833 43 1 9 3 Independent Chad Koppie 100 422 2 0 Libertarian Andrew B Spiegel 34 527 0 7 Natural Law Charles A Winter 15 118 N A New Alliance Alan J Port 12 689 N A Socialist Workers Kathleen Kaku 10 056 N A Populist John Justice 8 656 N A Total votes 4 935 530 100 0 Majority 504 396 10 2 Democratic holdIndiana editIndiana election nbsp 1990 special 1998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dan Coats Joe HogsettParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 267 972 900 148Percentage 57 3 40 8 nbsp County resultsCoats 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Hogsett 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionDan CoatsRepublican Elected U S Senator Dan CoatsRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Indiana See also List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Republican Dan Coats won re election to his first full term beating the Democratic Indiana Secretary of State Joe Hogsett 24 When incumbent Republican Dan Quayle resigned from the Senate after being elected Vice President of the United States in 1988 Coats was appointed to Quayle s former seat He then won election to serve the remainder of the term in 1990 General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dan Coats Incumbent 1 267 972 57 3 Democratic Joseph Hogsett 900 148 40 8 Libertarian Steve Dillon 35 733 1 6 New Alliance Raymond Tirado 7 474 0 3 No party Write Ins 99 0 0 Majority 367 824Turnout 2 211 426Republican hold SwingCoats won 79 of Indiana s counties compared to 13 for Hogsett 25 Iowa editIowa election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chuck Grassley Jean Hall Lloyd JonesParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 899 761 351 561Percentage 69 6 27 2 nbsp County results Grassley 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before electionChuck GrassleyRepublican Elected U S Senator Chuck GrassleyRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Iowa See also List of United States senators from Iowa Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley ran for re election to a third term in the United States Senate which he won easily against his Democratic opponent State senator Jean Hall Lloyd Jones Democratic primary 26 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jean Hall Lloyd Jones 60 615 60 80Democratic Rosanne Freeburg 38 774 38 89Democratic Write ins 307 0 31Turnout 99 696Republican primary 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 109 273 99 70Republican Write ins 324 0 30Turnout 109 5971992 United States Senate election in Iowa 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 899 761 69 61 3 58Democratic Jean Hall Lloyd Jones 351 561 27 20 6 37Natural Law Stuart Zimmerman 16 403 1 27Independent Sue Atkinson 6 277 0 49Independent Mel Boring 5 508 0 43Independent Rosanne Freeburg 4 999 0 39Grassroots Carl Eric Olsen 3 404 0 26Independent Richard O Dell Hughes 2 918 0 23Socialist Workers Cleve Andrew Pulley 1 370 0 11Write ins 293 0 02Majority 548 200 42 41 9 95Turnout 1 292 494Republican hold SwingKansas editKansas election nbsp 19861996 special nbsp nbsp Nominee Bob Dole Gloria O DellParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 706 246 349 525Percentage 62 70 31 03 nbsp County results Dole 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionBob DoleRepublican Elected U S Senator Bob DoleRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Kansas See also List of United States senators from Kansas Incumbent Republican senator Bob Dole won re election to a fifth term defeating Democratic nominee Gloria O Dell teacher and former journalist 27 Nearly two decades after his failed vice presidential bid in 1976 this would be Dole s last election to the Senate He would resign in 1996 while running for President of the United States Dole also became the Republican Leader of the United States Senate seven years prior Kansas general election 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bob Dole Incumbent 706 246 62 70 Democratic Gloria O Dell 349 525 31 03 Independent Christina Campbell Cline 45 423 4 03 Libertarian Mark B Kirk 25 253 2 24 Majority 356 721 31 67 Turnout 1 126 447Republican holdKentucky editKentucky election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Wendell Ford David L WilliamsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 836 888 476 604Percentage 62 9 35 8 nbsp County resultsFord 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Williams 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionWendell FordDemocratic Elected U S Senator Wendell FordDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Kentucky See also List of United States senators from Kentucky Incumbent Democratic U S senator Wendell Ford won re election to a fourth term easily beating Republican State senator David L Williams As of 2023 update this was the last Senate election in Kentucky in which a Democrat won Denny Ormerod a machinist from Louisville dropped out before the primary election 29 Though Williams and Thompson represented opposing factions in the state Republican Party Williams managed Larry Hopkins 1991 primary campaign while Thompson worked full time for Hopkins primary opponent Larry Forgy the two virtually ignored each other in the primary campaign choosing instead to focus their rhetoric against Ford 29 Thompson did question Williams conservative credentials on grounds that he voted in favor of the tax increase associated with the Kentucky Education Reform Act 29 Ormerod s campaign largely focused on socially conservative issues but it was Williams who secured the endorsement of Kentucky Right to Life who cited his lawsuit to free three anti abortion bills from committee in the 1992 legislative session 29 As a result of the largely uninspiring primary campaigns there was only an 18 voter turnout in the Republican primary Williams won the nomination 30 Republican primary 31 Party Candidate Votes Republican David Williams 49 880 60 9 Republican Phillip Thompson 25 026 30 5 Republican Denny Ormerod 7 066 8 6 Ford the Senate Majority Whip and a former governor raised 2 4 million for his campaign about eight times the amount Williams raised 32 Given his limited finances Williams relied on news conferences and interviews on small town radio stations to get his message out 32 Williams repeatedly lamented that Ford would not agree to a formal debate Ford said that could not be arranged because Congress was still in session and he needed to be in Washington 33 During the campaign Williams attempted to paint Ford as too liberal for Kentucky voters citing his votes against the Gulf War and Clarence Thomas confirmation to the U S Supreme Court 34 Both candidates declared their support for a Balanced Budget Amendment but Williams said that Ford s support of pork barrel projects for the state and a procedural vote that kept the amendment from a vote in 1991 were evidence that Ford s support was not genuine 34 Ford had no trouble winning on election night Ford won easily despite the fact that fellow Democrat Bill Clinton was not declared the winner of the presidential race in Kentucky until around 10 00 E S T Ford pulled big margins out of the majority of Kentucky s 124 counties This would be Ford s last term in the senate He served his final term from January 3 1993 to January 3 1999 Ford died some fifteen years after his retirement at the age of 90 General election 35 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wendell H Ford Incumbent 836 888 62 9 Republican David L Williams 476 604 35 8 Libertarian James A Ridenour 17 366 1 3 Total votes 1 330 858 100 00 Majority 360 208 27 1 Democratic holdLouisiana editLouisiana election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Breaux Jon KhachaturianParty Democratic IndependentPopular vote 616 021 74 785Percentage 73 07 8 87 Nominee Lyle Stocksill Nick Joseph AccardoParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 69 986 45 839Percentage 8 30 5 44 nbsp Parish resultsBreaux 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S senator before electionJohn BreauxDemocratic Elected U S Senator John BreauxDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana See also List of United States senators from Louisiana Incumbent Democrat John Breaux won a majority in Louisiana s jungle primary on October 3 1992 winning re election to another term Jungle primary 36 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Breaux Incumbent 616 021 73 07 Independent Jon Khachaturian 74 785 8 87 Republican Lyle Stocksill 69 986 8 30 Democratic Nick Joseph Accardo 45 839 5 44 Republican Fred Clegg Strong 36 406 4 32 Majority 541 236 64 20 Turnout 843 037Democratic holdMaryland editMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland See also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Barbara Mikulski Alan KeyesParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 307 610 533 688Percentage 71 0 28 9 nbsp County resultsMikulski 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Keyes 50 60 U S senator before electionBarbara MikulskiDemocratic Elected U S Senator Barbara MikulskiDemocraticIncumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re election to a second term over Republican Alan Keyes former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Democratic primary election 37 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski Incumbent 376 444 76 75 Democratic Thomas M Wheatley 31 214 6 36 Democratic Walter Boyd 26 467 5 40 Democratic Don Allensworth 19 731 4 02 Democratic Scott David Britt 13 001 2 65 Democratic James Leonard White 12 470 2 54 Democratic B Emerson Sweatt 11 150 2 27 Total votes 490 477 100 00 Republican primary election 37 Party Candidate Votes Republican Alan L Keyes 95 831 45 94 Republican Martha Scanlan Klima 20 758 9 95 Republican Joseph I Cassilly 16 091 7 71 Republican Ross Z Pierpont 12 658 6 07 Republican S Rob Sobhani 12 423 5 96 Republican John J Bishop Jr 9 451 4 53 Republican Eugene R Zarwell 6 535 3 13 Republican James Henry Berry 6 282 3 01 Republican Romie Allen Songer 6 030 2 89 Republican Joyce Friend Nalepka 5 835 2 80 Republican Edward Robert Shannon 4 578 2 19 Republican Scott L Meredith 4 372 2 10 Republican Stuart Hopkins 3 717 1 78 Republican Herman J Hannan 2 771 1 33 Republican William H Krehnbrink 1 258 0 60 Total votes 208 590 100 00 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski Incumbent 1 307 610 71 02 10 33 Republican Alan L Keyes 533 688 28 98 10 33 Majority 773 922 42 03 20 66 Total votes 1 841 298 100 00 Democratic hold SwingMissouri editMissouri election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Kit Bond Geri Rothman SerotParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 221 901 1 057 967Percentage 51 2 44 9 nbsp County results Bond 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 R Serot 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionKit BondRepublican Elected U S Senator Kit BondRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Missouri See also List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent Republican Kit Bond won re election to a second term over Democratic St Louis County Councilwoman Geri Rothman Serot 5 General election results Party Candidate Votes Republican Kit Bond incumbent 1 221 901 51 2 Democratic Geri Rothman Serot 1 057 967 44 9 Libertarian Jeanne Bojarski 75 048 3 2 Total votes 2 354 916 100 00 Majority 163 934 6 3 Republican holdNevada editNevada election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Harry Reid Demar DahlParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 253 150 199 413Percentage 51 0 40 2 nbsp County resultsReid 40 50 50 60 Dahl 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionHarry ReidDemocratic Elected U S Senator Harry ReidDemocraticMain article 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada See also List of United States senators from Nevada Although nearly 10 of the electorate voted for neither of the two major U S political parties incumbent Democrat Harry Reid ultimately beat Republican cattle rancher and President of Nevada Cattlemen s Association Demar Dahl 5 General election 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harry Reid Incumbent 253 150 51 05 1 05 Republican Demar Dahl 199 413 40 21 4 30 None of These Candidates 13 154 2 65 0 96 Independent American Party Nevada Joe S Garcia 11 240 2 27 Natural Law Lois Avery 7 279 1 47 Libertarian Kent Cromwell 7 222 1 46 0 41 Populist Harry Tootle 4 429 0 89 Majority 53 737 10 84 5 36 Turnout 495 887Democratic hold SwingNew Hampshire editNew Hampshire election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Judd Gregg John RauhParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 249 591 234 982Percentage 48 2 45 4 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsGregg 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Rauh 40 50 50 60 60 70 80 90 Brady gt 90 Tie 50 U S senator before electionWarren RudmanRepublican Elected U S Senator Judd GreggRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in New Hampshire See also List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Warren Rudman decided to retire Republican Governor Judd Gregg won the open seat beating Democrat John Rauh former CEO of Griffon Corporation 38 NH U S Senate Election 1992 39 Party Candidate Votes Republican Judd Gregg 249 591 48 2 Democratic John Rauh 234 982 45 4 Libertarian Katherine M Alexander 18 214 3 5 Independent Larry Brady 9 340 1 8 Independent Ken Blevens 4 752 0 9 Natural Law David Haight 1 291 0 3 Total votes 518 170 100 00 Majority 14 609 2 8 Republican holdNew York editNew York election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Al D Amato Robert AbramsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 3 166 994 3 086 200Percentage 49 0 47 8 nbsp County results D Amato 40 50 50 60 60 70 Abrams 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionAl D AmatoRepublican Elected U S Senator Al D AmatoRepublicanMain article 1992 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Al D Amato won re election to a third term over Democrat Robert Abrams New York State Attorney General and former Borough president of the Bronx As of 2023 update this was the last Senate election in New York won by a Republican Early in the campaign environmentalist attorney Laurance S Rockefeller Jr nephew of the former governor Nelson tried to challenge D Amato in the Republican primary 40 but fell short of the required signatures to get onto the primary ballot D Amato summarily went unchallenged The Democratic primary campaign featured State Attorney General Robert Abrams former U S Congresswoman and 1984 vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro Reverend Al Sharpton Congressman Robert J Mrazek and New York City Comptroller and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman Abrams was considered the early front runner 41 Ferraro emphasized her career as a teacher prosecutor congresswoman and mother and talked about how she was tough on crime 42 Ferraro drew attacks from the media and her opponents over her husband John Zaccaro s finances and business relationships 43 Ferraro became the front runner capitalizing on her star power from 1984 and using the campaign attacks against her as an explicitly feminist rallying point for women voters 43 As the primary date neared her lead began to dwindle under the charges and she released additional tax returns from the 1980s to try to defray the attacks 44 Holtzman ran a negative ad accusing Ferraro and Zaccaro of taking more than 300 000 in rent in the 1980s from a pornographer with purported ties to organized crime 45 The final debates were nasty and Holtzman in particular constantly attacked Ferraro s integrity and finances 46 47 In an unusual election eve television broadcast Ferraro talked about the ethnic slurs made against her as an Italian American 48 In the September 15 1992 primary Abrams edged out Ferraro by less than percentage point winning 37 percent of the vote to 36 percent 47 Ferraro did not concede she had lost for two weeks 49 After Abrams emerged as the nominee the Democrats remained divided In particular Abrams spent much of the remainder of the campaign trying to get Ferraro s endorsement 50 Ferraro enraged and bitter after the nature of the primary 46 49 ignored Abrams and accepted Bill Clinton s request to campaign for his presidential bid instead She was eventually persuaded by state party leaders into giving an unenthusiastic endorsement with just three days to go before the general election in exchange for an apology by Abrams for the tone of the primary 50 Abrams was also criticized for calling D Amato a fascist and he narrowly lost the general election as a result of these controversies 51 General election 52 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Al D Amato 2 652 822Conservative Al D Amato 289 258Right to Life Al D Amato 224 914Total Al D Amato Incumbent 3 166 994 49 0 Democratic Robert Abrams 2 943 001Liberal Robert Abrams 143 199 Total Robert Abrams 3 086 200 47 8 Libertarian Norma Segal 108 530 1 7 New Alliance Mohammad T Mehdi 56 631 0 9 Natural Law Stanley Nelson 23 747 0 4 Socialist Workers Eddie Warren 16 724 0 3 Total votes 6 458 826 100 00 Majority 80 794 1 2 Republican holdNorth Carolina editNorth Carolina election nbsp 19861998 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lauch Faircloth 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