1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers won re-election to a fourth term. His Republican opponent was future Arkansas lieutenant governor, governor, and two-time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a church pastor from Texarkana.
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County results
Bumpers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 election coincided with the 1992 presidential election, in which Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, who was elected as President of the United States, won his home state. In contrast with Bumpers' landslide where he won over 60% of the vote, Clinton won only 53.21% of the vote. Bumpers would serve another term in the U.S. Senate before deciding to retire in 1998.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Dale Bumpers, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor
- Julia Hughes Jones, State Auditor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dale Bumpers (incumbent) | 325,054 | 64.5% | |
Democratic | Julia Hughes Jones | 178,843 | 35.5% | |
Total votes | 503,897 | 100.0% |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Mike Huckabee, pastor
- David Busby, businessman
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Huckabee | 41,346 | 79.1% | |
Republican | David Busby | 10,892 | 20.9% | |
Total votes | 52,238 | 100.0% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dale Bumpers (incumbent) | 553,635 | 60.18% | |
Republican | Mike Huckabee | 366,373 | 39.82% | |
Total votes | 920,008 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |