Maine Kansas 57 43 34,736,076 31,355,972 Start date November 3, 1992 | 56 seats 44 seats 57 43 49.2% 44.4% | |
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Winner George J Mitchell | ||
The United States Senate elections, 1992 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election. Despite the presidential victory, Democrats did not gain any seats in the Senate.
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Democratic victories over Republicans John F. Seymour (CA) and Bob Kasten (WI) were cancelled out by the defeats of Democrats Wyche Fowler (GA) and Terry Sanford (NC). The election of four new Democratic women to the Senate was notable (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. These seats were won by Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. As a consequence, California became the first state to have elected women to occupy both of its seats in the United States Senate.
Democrat Carol Moseley Braun (IL), became the first African-American woman to serve in the United States Senate.
Results summary
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Democratic gains
Republican gains
Later change
In 1993, Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen (TX) resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. His Democratic replacement, Bob Krueger, lost a special election to Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison. This election was held in June 1993 and so is not included in the party balance numbers in this article.
Complete list of races
A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.