1992 U.S. Senate Elections: Results

Special Elections

• California (Class I seat): John Seymour (Republican) was appointed on January 7, 1991 and held the seat going into the special election on November 3, 1992. Won by Dianne Feinstein (Democrat), whose term for the seat ran through January 4, 1995.
• North Dakota (Class I seat): Jocelyn Burdick (Democrat) was appointed on September 16, 1992 and held the seat going into the special election on November 3, 1992. Won by Kent Conrad (Democrat), whose term for the seat ran through January 4, 1995.

Every Seat on the 1992 Ballot

Incumbent is whoever held the seat on election day; the result is who was sworn in for it afterwards.

State ▲	Incumbent ↕	Party ↕	Seat ↕	Since ↕	Age on Election Day ↕	Result ↕
Alabama	Richard Shelby Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Alaska	Frank Murkowski Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Re-elected
Arizona	John McCain, III Since 1987	Republican	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers Since 1975	Democrat	Class III	1975		Re-elected
California	John Seymour Since 1991	Republican	Class I Special Appointed	1991		Dianne Feinstein (Democrat) Party change
California	Alan Cranston Since 1969	Democrat	Class III	1969		Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
Colorado	Timothy Wirth Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Ben Campbell (Democrat)
Connecticut	Christopher Dodd Since 1981	Democrat	Class III	1981		Re-elected
Florida	Bob Graham Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Georgia	Wyche Fowler, Jr. Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Paul Coverdell (Republican) Party change
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye Since 1963	Democrat	Class III	1963		Re-elected
Idaho	Steven Symms Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Dirk Kempthorne (Republican)
Illinois	Alan Dixon Since 1981	Democrat	Class III	1981		Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat)
Indiana	Daniel Coats Since 1989	Republican	Class III Appointed	1989		Re-elected
Iowa	Chuck Grassley Since 1981 · age 59	Republican	Class III	1981	59	Re-elected
Kansas	Robert Dole Since 1969	Republican	Class III	1969		Re-elected
Kentucky	Wendell Ford Since 1974	Democrat	Class III	1974		Re-elected
Louisiana	John Breaux Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Missouri	Kit Bond Since 1987	Republican	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Nevada	Harry Reid Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
New Hampshire	Warren Rudman Since 1980	Republican	Class III	1980		Judd Gregg (Republican)
New York	Alfonse D'Amato Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Re-elected
North Carolina	Terry Sanford Since 1986	Democrat	Class III	1986		Lauch Faircloth (Republican) Party change
North Dakota	Jocelyn Burdick Since 1992	Democrat	Class I Special Appointed	1992		Kent Conrad (Democrat)
North Dakota	Kent Conrad Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Byron Dorgan (Democrat)
Ohio	John Glenn, Jr. Since 1974	Democrat	Class III	1974		Re-elected
Oklahoma	Donald Nickles Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Re-elected
Oregon	Robert Packwood Since 1969	Republican	Class III	1969		Re-elected
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Re-elected
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings Since 1966	Democrat	Class III	1966		Re-elected
South Dakota	Thomas Daschle Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Re-elected
Utah	Jake Garn Since 1974	Republican	Class III	1974		Bob Bennett (Republican)
Vermont	Patrick Leahy Since 1975	Democrat	Class III	1975		Re-elected
Washington	Brock Adams Since 1987	Democrat	Class III	1987		Patty Murray (Democrat)
Wisconsin	Robert Kasten, Jr. Since 1981	Republican	Class III	1981		Russell Feingold (Democrat) Party change

New Senators Elected in 1992

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat · California

Succeeded John Seymour (Republican) · special election

Barbara Boxer

Democrat · California

Succeeded Alan Cranston

Ben Campbell

Democrat · Colorado

Succeeded Timothy Wirth

Paul Coverdell

Republican · Georgia

Succeeded Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat)

Dirk Kempthorne

Republican · Idaho

Succeeded Steven Symms

Carol Moseley Braun

Democrat · Illinois

Succeeded Alan Dixon

Judd Gregg

Republican · New Hampshire

Succeeded Warren Rudman

Lauch Faircloth

Republican · North Carolina

Succeeded Terry Sanford (Democrat)

Kent Conrad

Democrat · North Dakota

Succeeded Jocelyn Burdick · special election

Byron Dorgan

Democrat · North Dakota

Succeeded Kent Conrad

Bob Bennett

Republican · Utah

Succeeded Jake Garn

Patty Murray

Democrat · Washington

Succeeded Brock Adams

Russell Feingold

Democrat · Wisconsin

Succeeded Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican)