Election
1992 United States Senate election in Idaho![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/50px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png)
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| | | Nominee | Dirk Kempthorne | Richard H. Stallings | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 270,468 | 208,036 | Percentage | 56.52% | 43.48% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Idaho_results_map_by_county.svg/230px-1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Idaho_results_map_by_county.svg.png) 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 | |
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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. This was the first open-seat Senate election in Idaho for this seat since 1903.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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
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
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 |
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
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: 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.
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