1992 United States Senate elections
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.

1992 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: 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.	√ Richard Shelby (Democratic) 64.8% Richard Sellars (Republican) 33.1% Jerome Shockley (Libertarian) 2.0%

Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Murkowski (Republican) 53.0% Tony Smith (Democratic) 38.4% Mary Jordan (Green) 8.4%

Arizona	John McCain	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ 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.	√ Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 47.9% Bruce Herschensohn (Republican) 43.0% Jerome McCready (American Ind.) 3.5% Genevieve Torres (Peace & Freedom) 3.5% June R.

Colorado	Tim Wirth	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ 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.	√ Christopher Dodd (Democratic) 58.8% Brook Johnson (Republican) 38.1% Richard D. Gregory (Concerned Citizens) 2.4% Howard A.

Florida	Bob Graham	Democratic	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ 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.	√ 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.	√ 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.	√ Carol Moseley Braun (Democratic) 53.3% Richard S. Williamson (Republican) 43.1% Chad Koppie (Conservative) 2.0% Andrew B.

Indiana	Dan Coats	Republican	1989 (Appointed) 1990 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dan Coats (Republican) 57.3% Joseph Hogsett (Democratic) 40.7% Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 1.6% Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 0.3%

Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chuck Grassley (Republican) 69.6% Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones (Democratic) 27.2% Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law) 1.3% 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.	√ 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 H. Ford	Democratic	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wendell H. Ford (Democratic) 62.9% David Williams (Republican) 35.8% James Ridenour (Libertarian) 1.3%

Louisiana	John Breaux	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 71.0% Alan Keyes (Republican) 29.0%

Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Kit Bond (Republican) 51.9% Geri Rothman-Serot (Democratic) 44.9% Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian) 3.2%

Nevada	Harry Reid	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.

New Hampshire	Warren Rudman	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ 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.	√ Al D'Amato (Republican) 49.0% Robert Abrams (Democratic) 47.8% Norma Segal (Libertarian) 1.7% Mohammad 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.	√ Lauch Faircloth (Republican) 50.4% Terry Sanford (Democratic) 46.3% Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 3.3%

North Dakota	Kent Conrad	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Byron Dorgan (Democratic) 59.0% Steve Sydness (Republican) 38.9% Tom Asbridge (Independent) 2.1%

Ohio	John Glenn	Democratic	1974 1974 (Appointed) 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Glenn (Democratic) 51.0% Mike DeWine (Republican) 42.3% Martha Grevatt (Independent) 6.7%

Oklahoma	Don Nickles	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ 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.	√ Bob Packwood (Republican) 52.1% Les AuCoin (Democratic) 46.5%

Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Republican	1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Arlen Specter (Republican) 49.1% Lynn Yeakel (Democratic) 46.3% John Perry III (Independent) 4.6%

South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	1966 (Special) 1968 1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest 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.	√ 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.	√ Robert Foster Bennett (Republican) 55.4% Wayne Owens (Democratic) 39.7% Anita Morrow (Independent) 2.3%

Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 54.2% Jim Douglas (Republican) 43.3% Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) 1.8% Michael B. Godeck (Freedom for LaRouche) 0.6%

Washington	Brock Adams	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ 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.	√ Russ Feingold (Democratic) 52.6% Bob Kasten (Republican) 46.0% Patrick W. Johnson (Independent) 0.7% William Bittner (Libertarian) 0.4% Mervin A.

Sentence(s)

Incumbent Republican Dan Coats won re-election to his first full term, beating the Democratic Indiana Joe Hogsett.

final_sentence: Incumbent Republican Dan Coats won re-election to his first full term, beating the Democratic Indiana Joe Hogsett.