1992 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1992
Carol Moseley-Braun DEM +10.2 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92
- Votes counted
- 4,939,558
- Margin
- 10.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in IL
- D+14.2same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Moseley-Braun Won | DEM | 2,631,229 | 53.27% | |
| Richard Williamson | REP | 2,126,833 | 43.06% | |
| Chad Koppie | CRV | 100,422 | 2.03% | |
| Andrew B. Spiegel | LIB | 34,527 | 0.70% | |
| Charles A. Winter | NLP | 15,118 | 0.31% | |
| Alan J. Port | NA | 12,689 | 0.26% | |
| Kathleen Kaku | SWP | 10,056 | 0.20% | |
| John Justice | OTH | 8,656 | 0.18% | |
| Write-in | — | 28 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,939,558 | |||
Official source: data
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1992 Illinois Senate race?
Carol Moseley-Braun (DEM) won with 53.3% of the vote, ahead of Richard Williamson (43.1%), a margin of 10.2 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1992?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 Illinois Senate race?
4,939,558 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.