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Encyclopedia > U.S. Senate election, 1992
Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue

The U.S. Senate election, 1992 was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election was not accompanied by major Democratic gains in the Senate. Results of the U.S. Senate elections, 1992 -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue. ... Results of the U.S. Senate elections, 1992 -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue. ... Seal of the Senate The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... Notes: Introduction As the 1992 presidential election approached, Americans found themselves in a world transformed in ways almost unimaginable four years earlier. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


Democratic victories over John F. Seymour (R-CA) and Bob Kasten (R-WI) were cancelled out by the defeats of Wyche Fowler, Jr. (D-GA) and Terry Sanford (D-NC). The election of four new Democratic women to the Senate was notable (referred to in the press as the "year of the woman"). John F. Seymour (born December 3, 1937) is an American real estate investor and politician. ... Robert Walter Bob Kasten Jr. ... William Wyche Fowler Jr. ... Terry Sanford Terry Sanford (20 August 1917 – 18 April 1998) was a Southern Democratic politician. ...


In 1993, Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury. His replacement, Bob Krueger (D-TX), lost a special election to Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). This is not included in the party balance numbers below. Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ... Robert Charles Krueger (born September 19, 1935), American politician, is a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, and a member of the Democratic Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Texas. ...


Senate contests in 1992

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing Candidates
Alabama Richard Shelby Democrat Re-elected, 64.8 - 33.1 - 2.0 Richard Sellars (Republican)
Jerome Shockley (Libertarian)
Alaska Frank Murkowski Republican Re-elected, 53.0 - 38.4 - 8.4 Tony Smith (Democrat)
Mary Jordan (Green)
Arizona John McCain Republican Re-elected, 55.8 - 31.6 - 10.5 Claire Sargent (Democrat)
Evan Mecham (Independent)
Arkansas Dale Bumpers Democrat Re-elected, 60.2 - 39.8 Mike Huckabee (Republican)
California1 John F. Seymour Republican Defeated, 54.3 - 38.0 - 2.8 Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
Gerald Horne (Peace and Freedom)
California Alan Cranston Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 47.9 - 43.0 - 3.5 Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
Bruce Herschensohn (Republican)
Genevieve Torres (Peace and Freedom)
Colorado Timothy Wirth Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 51.8 - 42.7 - 2.7 Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Democrat)
Terry Considine (Independent)
Richard Grimes (Independent)
Connecticut Christopher Dodd Democrat Re-elected, 58.8 - 38.1 Brook Johnson (Republican)
Florida Bob Graham Democrat Re-elected, 65.4 - 34.6 James W. Grant (Republican)
Georgia Wyche Fowler, Jr. Democrat Defeated, 50.7 - 49.3 Paul Coverdell (Republican)
Hawaii Daniel Inouye Democrat Re-elected, 57.3 - 26.9 - 13.7 Rick Reed (Republican)
Linda Martin (Green)
Idaho Steven Symms Republican Retired: Republican victory, 56.5 - 43.5 Dirk Kempthorne (Republican)
Richard Stallings (Democrat)
Illinois Alan J. Dixon Democrat Defeated in Primary: Democrat victory, 53.3 - 43.1 Carol Moseley-Braun (Democrat)
Richard Williamson (Republican)
Indiana Daniel Coats Republican Re-elected, 57.3 - 40.7 Joseph Hogsett (Democrat)
Iowa Charles Grassley Republican Re-elected, 69.6 - 27.2 Jean Lloyd-Jones (Democrat)
Kansas Bob Dole Republican Re-elected, 62.7 - 31.0 - 4.0 Gloria O'Dell (Democrat)
Christina Campbell-Cline (Independent)
Kentucky Wendell Ford Democrat Re-elected, 62.9 - 35.8 David Williams (Republican)
Louisiana John Breaux Democrat Re-elected, in primary
Maryland Barbara Mikulski Democrat Re-elected, 71.0 - 29.0 Alan Keyes (Republican)
Missouri Christopher Bond Republican Re-elected, 51.9 - 44.9 - 3.2 Geri Rothman-Serot (Democrat)
Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian)
Nevada Harry Reid Democrat Re-elected, 51.0 - 40.2 - 2.3 Demar Dahl (Republican)
Joe Garcia (Independent)
New Hampshire Warren Rudman Republican Retired: Republican victory, 48.2 - 45.3 - 3.5 Judd Gregg (Republican)
John Rauh (Democrat)
K. Alexander (Libertarian)
New York Alfonse D'Amato Republican Re-elected, 49.0 - 47.8 Robert Abrams (Democrat)
North Carolina Terry Sanford Democrat Defeated, 50.4 - 46.3 - 3.3 Lauch Faircloth (Republican)
Bobby Emory (Libertarian)
North Dakota2 Jocelyn Burdick Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 63.3 - 33.7 - 3.0 Kent Conrad (Democrat)
Jack Dalrymple (Republican)
Darold Larson (Independent)
North Dakota Kent Conrad Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 59.0 - 38.9 - 2.1 Byron Dorgan (Democrat)
Steve Sydness (Republican)
Tom Asbridge (Independent)
Ohio John Glenn Democrat Re-elected, 51.0 - 42.3 - 6.7 Mike DeWine (Republican)
Martha Grevatt (Independent)
Oklahoma Don Nickles Republican Re-elected, 58.5 - 38.2 Steve Lewis (Democrat)
Oregon Bob Packwood Republican Re-elected, 52.1 - 46.5 Les AuCoin (Democrat)
Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Republican Re-elected, 49.1 - 46.3 - 4.6 Lynn Yeakel (Democrat)
John Perry III (Libertarian)
South Carolina Ernest Hollings Democrat Re-elected, 50.1 - 46.9 Thomas Hartnett (Republican)
South Dakota Tom Daschle Democrat Re-elected, 64.9 - 32.5 Charlene Haar (Republican)
Utah Jake Garn Republican Retired: Republican victory, 55.4 - 39.7 - 2.3 Robert Bennett (Republican)
Wayne Owens (Democrat)
Anita Morrow (Independent)
Vermont Patrick Leahy Democrat Re-elected, 54.2 - 43.3 Jim Douglas (Republican)
Washington Brock Adams Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 54.0 - 46.0 Patty Murray (Democrat)
Rod Chandler (Republican)
Wisconsin Bob Kasten Republican Defeated, 52.6 - 46.0 Russell Feingold (Democrat)

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State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... Edwin Jacob Garn (born October 12, 1932) served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... There are multiple men named Robert Bennett, among them: Robert Bennett, mayor of Melbourne (1861-1862) Robert Earl Bennett, 1960 and 1964 Olympics bronze medalist in swimming Robert Foster Bennett, Senator from Utah (1993 to date) Robert Frederick Bennett, Governor of Kansas (1975-1979) Robert Howard Bennett, 1948 Olympics bronze... 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State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... As Secretary of Transportation, Brock Adams supported increasing automobile fuel efficiency and mass transit. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Patricia Murray (born October 11, 1950) is a Democratic United States Senator from Washington. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Eighth Congressional District of Washington Rodney Dennis Rod Chandler (great-great-grandnephew of long-time Michigan Senator Zachariah Chandler), was a U.S. Representative from Washington, born in La Grande, Oregon, USA, July 13, 1942. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... Robert Walter Bob Kasten Jr. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and has been a U.S. senator from Wisconsin since 1993. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. ... Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, attending a grand meeting with all the...


2 special election held due to death of Quentin Burdick (D-ND) Quentin Northrup Burdick (19 June 1908 - 8 September 1992) was a United States Senator from North Dakota from 1960 until his death in 1992. ...


See also

Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1990 was an election for the United States Senate in which the Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the... Republican holds in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue. ... Notes: Introduction As the 1992 presidential election approached, Americans found themselves in a world transformed in ways almost unimaginable four years earlier. ... The U.S. House election, 1992 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 which coincided with the election of Bill Clinton as President. ...

Senate composition before and after elections

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-1... -1... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

U.S. Senate elections

1920 | 1922 | 1924 | 1926 | 1928 | 1930 | 1932 | 1934 | 1936 | 1938 | 1940 | 1942 | 1944 | 1946 | 1948 | 1950 | 1952 | 1954 | 1956 | 1958 | 1960 | 1962 | 1964 | 1966 | 1968 | 1970 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 Seal of the Senate The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1920 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Warren G. Harding as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, Farmer-Labor pickup in orange The U.S. Senate election, 1922 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Warren G. Hardings... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1924 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of Republican President Calvin Coolidge. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1926 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidges second term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1928 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican Herbert Hoover as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous Republican hold and Democratic pickup in dark purple The U.S. Senate election, 1930 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1932 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelts crushing defeat of incumbent Herbert Hoover in the presidential... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold in purple, Farmer-Labor hold in orange, Progressive hold in green The U.S. Senate election, 1934 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, Independent hold in yellow, Farmer-Labor hold in orange The U.S. Senate election, 1936 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of Franklin... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1938 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Franklin Delano Roosevelts second term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, Progressive hold in green The U.S. Senate election, 1940 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his third term... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold in purple The U.S. Senate election, 1942 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred midway through Franklin Delano Roosevelts third term as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1944 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the reelection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his fourth term as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1946 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Democratic President Harry Trumans first term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1948 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry Truman for a full term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1950 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Harry Trumans second term as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1952 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1954 was an election for the United States Senate which was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhowers presidency. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1956 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with Dwight D. Eisenhower re-election. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1958 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of President Dwight D. Eisenhowers second term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1960 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold marked in light purple, Republican hold and Democratic pickup marked in dark purple. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1964 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of President Lyndon Baines Johnson by an overwhelming majority. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold in purple The U.S. Senate election, 1966 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the term of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1968 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the 1968 presidential election. ... Results -- Conservative pickups in orange, Independent pickups in yellow, Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1970 was an election for the United States Senate which was a midterm election in the term of... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1972 was an election for the United States Senate coinciding with the landslide re-election of Richard M. Nixon. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1974 was an election for the United States Senate held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixons resignation from the presidency, and... Results -- Independent holds in light yellow, Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1976 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Democrat Jimmy Carters election to the presidency. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1978 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carters term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1980 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Ronald W. Reagans election to the presidency. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1982 was an election for the United States Senate following the Republican gains in 1980. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1984 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Ronald Reagans landslide re-election as President. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagans second presidential term. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1988 was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George Herbert Walker Bush in the presidential election... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1990 was an election for the United States Senate in which the Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the... Republican holds in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue. ... Republican hold in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic hold in light blue, Democratic pickup in dark blue. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1998 was a roughly even contest between the Republican and Democratic parties. ... Republican hold in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic hold in light blue, Democratic pickup in dark blue. ... Republican hold in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic hold in light blue, Democratic pickup in dark blue. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Seats up for election. ... Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. ... Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 2, 2010, with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. ...



 

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