1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1992, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Steve Symms decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee and Boise mayor Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat, defeating Democratic Congressman Richard H. Stallings.

1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Dirk Kempthorne Richard H. Stallings
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 270,468 208,036
Percentage 56.52% 43.48%

County results
Kempthorne:      50–60%      60–70%
Stallings:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Steve Symms
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Dirk Kempthorne
Republican

To date, Stallings' 43 percent is the last time that the Democrats have won more than 40 percent of the vote in a Senate election in Idaho. This was the first open-seat Senate election in Idaho for this seat since 1903.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard H. Stallings 40,102 71.66%
Democratic Matt Schaffer 8,976 16.04%
Democratic David W. Sheperd 6,882 12.30%
Total votes 55,960 100.00%

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dirk Kempthorne 67,001 57.43%
Republican Rod Beck 26,977 23.12%
Republican Milt Erhart 22,682 19.44%
Total votes 116,660 100.00%

General election

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General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dirk Kempthorne 270,468 56.52% +4.97%
Democratic Richard H. Stallings 208,036 43.48% −4.97%
Majority 62,432 13.05% +9.93%
Turnout 478,504 +20.17%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.