United States Senate elections, 1992

United States Senate elections, 1992

1990 ← November 3, 1992 → 1994

Class III (34 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate and two mid-term vacancies from Class I 51 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader George Mitchell Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Maine Kansas Last election 56 seats 44 seats Seats before 57 43 Seats won 57 43 Seat change Popular vote 34,736,076 31,355,972 Percentage 49.2% 44.4% Swing 1.9% 2.7% Seats up 21 15

Democratic gain   One Democratic hold, one gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold   Republican gain

Majority Leader before election George Mitchell Democratic Elected Majority Leader George Mitchell Democratic

George Mitchell
Democratic

George Mitchell
Democratic

The United States Senate elections, 1992 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election. Despite the presidential victory, Democrats did not gain any seats in the Senate.

Democratic victories over Republicans John F. Seymour (CA) and Bob Kasten (WI) were cancelled out by the defeats of Democrats Wyche Fowler (GA) and Terry Sanford (NC). The election of four new Democratic women to the Senate was notable (referred to in the press as the "Year of the Woman"). Due to a special election in California, both of California's Senate seats were up for election in 1992. These seats were won by Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. As a consequence, California became the first state to have elected women to occupy both of its seats in the United States Senate.

Democrat Carol Moseley Braun (IL), became the first African-American woman to serve in the United States Senate.