United States Senate special election in California, 1992

Infobox Election
election_name = United States Senate special election in California, 1992
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States Senate election in California, 1988
previous_year = 1988
next_election = United States Senate election in California, 1994
next_year = 1994
election_date = November 3 1992


nominee1 = Dianne Feinstein
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 5,853,651
percentage1 = 54.29


nominee2 = John F. Seymour
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 4,093,501
percentage2 = 37.96
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Senator
before_election = John F. Seymour
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Dianne Feinstein
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The 1992 United States Senate special election in California took place on November 3, 1992, at the same time as the regular election to the United States Senate in California. Both of California's present Senators were elected for the first time. This is not a unique occurrence; it would happen in Tennessee in 1994 and Kansas in 1996.

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. She is the senior Senator from California, since she took office on November 10, only 7 days after the election.

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dianne Feinstein
votes = 5,853,651
percentage = 54.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Seymour (incumbent)
votes = 4,093,501
percentage = 37.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Gerald Horne
votes = 305,697
percentage = 2.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Paul Meeuwenberg
votes = 281,973
percentage = 2.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Benjamin Boddie
votes = 247,799
percentage = 2.30Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Write-ins
votes = 122
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 591,822
percentage = 5.20Election box total no change
votes = 11,374,565
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 54.52Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [ [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/statement_of_vote_general_1994.pdf] ]

ee also

*United States Senate elections, 1992

External links

*JoinCalifornia [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1992-11-03 1992 Special Election]