1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

1992 United States Senate election in Idaho
	November 3, 1992
	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

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.

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.

Instead of running for a second senatorial term in 1998, Kempthorne campaigned successfully to become Governor of Idaho.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Richard H. Stallings, U.S. Representative
Matt Schaffer
David W. Sheperd

Results

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

Candidates

Dirk Kempthorne, Mayor of Boise
Rod Beck, former State Senator
Milt Erhart

Results

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

Candidates

Dirk Kempthorne (R), Mayor of Boise
Richard H. Stallings (D), U.S. Representative

Results

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

References

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

[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.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

See also

References