1992 Senate elections · Georgia history
Georgia U.S. Senate election 1992
Paul Coverdell REP +1.3 gain · Class III seat · held 11/24/92
- Votes counted
- 1,253,991
- Margin
- 1.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in GA
- D+0.6same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyche Fowler Won | DEM | 1,108,416 | 49.23% | |
| Paul Coverdell | REP | 1,073,282 | 47.67% | |
| Jim Hudson | LIB | 69,878 | 3.10% | |
| Write-in | — | 11 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,251,587 | |||
Official source: data
Runoff 11/24/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Coverdell Won | REP | 635,114 | 50.65% | |
| Wyche Fowler | DEM | 618,877 | 49.35% | |
| Total | 1,253,991 | |||
Official source: data
Other Georgia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.8 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jon Ossoff | 1.2 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 13.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | David A. Perdue | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 19.3 |
| 2008 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 14.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 17.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 6.8 |
| 2000 special | Class III | Zell Bryan Miller | 20.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Paul Coverdell | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Class II | Max Cleland | 1.3 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1992 Georgia Senate race?
Paul Coverdell (REP) won with 50.6% of the vote, ahead of Wyche Fowler (49.4%), a margin of 1.3 points.
Did the Georgia Senate seat change party in 1992?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 Georgia Senate race?
1,253,991 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.