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The 1992 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 3, 1992 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Graham won re-election to a second term.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Bob Graham, incumbent United States Senator
- Jim Mahorner, attorney
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 968,618 | 84.3% | |
| Democratic | Jim Mahorner | 180,405 | 15.7% | |
| Total votes | 1,149,023 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Hugh Brotherton
- Bill Grant, former U.S. Representative from Perry
- Rob Quartel, former member of the Federal Maritime Commission
Declined to run
- Norman Schwarzkopf, retired United States Army general and United States Central Command commander during the Gulf War[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Grant | 413,457 | 56.1% | |
| Republican | Rob Quartel | 196,524 | 26.7% | |
| Republican | Hugh Brotherton | 126,878 | 17.2% | |
| Total votes | 736,859 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Bob Graham (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Bill Grant (R), former U.S. Representative
Results
Graham defeated Grant in a landslide, as Grant won just one county in the state (Okaloosa County, Florida). There were no third party or independent candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 3,245,565 | 65.40% | +10.66% | |
| Republican | Bill Grant | 1,716,505 | 34.59% | -10.67% | |
| Write-ins | Marie Davis | 220 | 0.01% | ||
| Majority | 1,529,060 | 30.81% | |||
| Total votes | 4,962,290 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Schwarzkopf Says He Won't Run for Senate". The Deseret News. July 5, 1991. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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