1992 Senate elections · California history
California U.S. Senate election 1992
Barbara Boxer DEM +4.9 gain · Class III seat · held 11/3/92
- Votes counted
- 10,799,703
- Margin
- 4.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in CA
- D+13.4same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Boxer Won | DEM | 5,173,467 | 47.90% | |
| Bruce Herschensohn | REP | 4,644,182 | 43.00% | |
| Jerome McCready | AIP | 373,051 | 3.45% | |
| Genevieve Torres | PAF | 372,817 | 3.45% | |
| June R. Genis | LIB | 235,919 | 2.18% | |
| Write-in | — | 267 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 10,799,703 | |||
Official source: data
Other California Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Adam B. Schiff | 17.8 |
| 2024 special | Class I | Adam B. Schiff | 17.5 |
| 2022 | Class III | Alex Padilla | 22.1 |
| 2022 special | Class III | Alex Padilla | 21.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 8.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | Kamala Harris | 23.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 25.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 10.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 24.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 19.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 19.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 10.1 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1992 California Senate race?
Barbara Boxer (DEM) won with 47.9% of the vote, ahead of Bruce Herschensohn (43.0%), a margin of 4.9 points.
Did the California Senate seat change party in 1992?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 California Senate race?
10,799,703 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.