1992 Senate elections · Pennsylvania history
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election 1992
Arlen Specter REP +2.8 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92
- Votes counted
- 4,802,410
- Margin
- 2.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in PA
- D+9.0same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen Specter Won | REP | 2,358,125 | 49.10% | |
| Lynn Yeakel | DEM | 2,224,966 | 46.33% | |
| John F. Perry | LIB | 219,319 | 4.57% | |
| Total | 4,802,410 | |||
Official source: data
Other Pennsylvania Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Dave McCormick | 0.2 |
| 2022 | Class III | John Fetterman | 4.9 |
| 2018 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 13.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 1.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 9.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 2.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 17.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 10.6 |
| 2000 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 26.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 2.8 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1992 Pennsylvania Senate race?
Arlen Specter (REP) won with 49.1% of the vote, ahead of Lynn Yeakel (46.3%), a margin of 2.8 points.
Did the Pennsylvania Senate seat change party in 1992?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 Pennsylvania Senate race?
4,802,410 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.