1992 United States Senate election in California ← 1986 November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03 ) 1998 →
County results Boxer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Herschensohn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The1992 United States Senate election in California took place on November 3, 1992, at the same time as thespecial election to the United States Senate in California . Incumbent DemocratAlan Cranston decided to retire. DemocratBarbara Boxer won the open seat. This election was noted as both of California's senators were elected for the first time. This is not a unique occurrence; it would happen again inTennessee in 1994 ,Kansas in 1996 , andGeorgia in 2021 . Fellow DemocratDianne Feinstein , California's senior senator, won the special election and was inaugurated in November 1992.
In the primary election in June, Boxer defeated McCarthy and Levine with 43.6% of the vote.[ 1]
Peace and Freedom primary [ edit ] Genevieve Torres Shirley Lee The general election between Boxer and Herschensohn was very close. At the eleventh hour, controversy emerged that the Republican nominee attended a strip club, which some Republican operatives later blamed for Herschensohn's loss.[ 5]
Four days beforeElection Day polls showed Herschensohn had narrowed a double digit deficit, trailing by 3 points.Political operative Bob Mulholland disrupted a campaign appearance with a large poster advertising astrip club shouting "Should the voters of California elect someone who frequently travels the strip joints of Hollywood?" Herschensohn admitted he had visited a strip club once, with his girlfriend and another couple. Withpress coverage of the story, Herschensohn spent the waning days of the campaign denying related allegations. When the votes were cast and counted, Boxer won the election by five points.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
The election was very close. Boxer was declared the winner by theAssociated Press at 1:22 A.M. Pacific Coast Time.
Final results from theSecretary of State of California .[ 10]
County Boxer Votes Hersch. Votes McC. Votes Torres Votes Genis Votes W/I V's San Francisco 76.57% 233,068 18.72% 56,972 1.48% 4,503 1.84% 5,602 1.38% 4,214 0.00% 13 Alameda 66.94% 343,020 25.08% 128,489 3.08% 15,768 2.85% 14,610 2.04% 10,477 0.01% 29 Marin 63.47% 80,902 29.14% 37,150 2.59% 3,299 2.08% 2,656 2.72% 3,464 0.00% 1 Santa Cruz 61.21% 67,927 29.27% 32,482 2.98% 3,309 3.18% 3,525 3.36% 3,726 0.00% 2 San Mateo 59.39% 158,490 32.68% 87,209 2.49% 6,638 2.87% 7,669 2.58% 6,879 0.00% 0 Yolo 58.23% 35,006 33.10% 19,900 3.70% 2,222 2.85% 1,711 2.12% 1,274 0.00% 0 Sonoma 56.76% 108,991 32.65% 62,696 4.05% 7,772 3.69% 7,084 2.85% 5,476 0.00% 7 Mendocino 55.99% 19,818 33.10% 11,718 4.60% 1,627 3.28% 1,160 3.03% 1,074 0.00% 0 Contra Costa 55.17% 203,563 35.76% 131,923 3.65% 13,462 3.06% 11,290 2.36% 8,711 0.00% 3 Santa Clara 54.11% 314,884 35.55% 206,913 3.61% 21,001 3.59% 20,922 3.14% 18,261 0.00% 2 Los Angeles 52.55% 1,410,423 39.60% 1,062,974 2.56% 68,630 3.57% 95,779 1.72% 46,195 0.00% 65 Solano 51.87% 67,007 36.50% 47,148 5.12% 6,615 4.02% 5,188 2.49% 3,217 0.00% 0 Napa 49.63% 25,746 39.81% 20,655 4.32% 2,240 3.55% 1,841 2.69% 1,396 0.00% 0 Sacramento 49.09% 215,853 40.90% 179,844 3.96% 17,425 3.79% 16,684 2.25% 9,911 0.00% 0 Monterey 48.65% 54,400 41.05% 45,903 4.16% 4,648 3.63% 4,058 2.51% 2,801 0.00% 0 Humboldt 48.63% 27,916 43.13% 24,757 3.14% 1,802 3.38% 1,941 1.72% 986 0.00% 0 Lake 46.82% 10,805 40.54% 9,357 6.01% 1,388 3.51% 810 3.12% 720 0.00% 0 Alpine 45.18% 272 43.19% 260 5.81% 35 4.65% 28 1.16% 7 0.00% 0 Santa Barbara 45.11% 70,998 46.25% 72,793 3.49% 5,486 3.46% 5,444 1.70% 2,673 0.00% 0 Stanislaus 45.03% 55,688 45.18% 55,875 4.31% 5,332 3.64% 4,501 1.85% 2,285 0.00% 0 Imperial 44.66% 11,614 43.79% 11,389 3.15% 819 7.07% 1,839 1.33% 347 0.00% 0 San Benito 43.68% 5,415 44.59% 5,527 4.76% 590 4.34% 538 2.63% 326 0.00% 0 Tuolumne 42.81% 9,811 46.24% 10,596 4.86% 1,113 3.87% 886 2.21% 507 0.01% 2 Del Norte 42.36% 3,891 46.69% 4,289 6.00% 551 3.05% 280 1.91% 175 0.00% 0 Mono 42.23% 1,820 47.19% 2,034 4.01% 173 3.83% 165 2.74% 118 0.00% 0 San Diego 42.17% 399,087 47.35% 448,181 4.06% 38,434 3.53% 33,379 2.89% 27,336 0.00% 12 San Joaquin 42.15% 66,484 47.57% 75,032 4.41% 6,963 3.94% 6,213 1.92% 3,036 0.00% 0 S. L. Obispo 41.23% 41,824 49.24% 49,945 4.47% 4,530 2.89% 2,933 2.17% 2,205 0.00% 0 Siskiyou 40.60% 8,115 47.87% 9,568 6.33% 1,266 3.00% 599 2.21% 441 0.00% 0 Plumas 40.48% 4,032 47.47% 4,728 7.13% 710 2.78% 277 2.13% 212 0.01% 1 Amador 40.38% 6,082 48.91% 7,366 5.07% 764 3.23% 486 2.41% 363 0.00% 0 Ventura 39.62% 104,335 50.62% 133,274 3.89% 10,253 3.66% 9,629 2.20% 5,793 0.01% 25 Nevada 39.45% 17,091 49.87% 21,609 5.35% 2,317 2.74% 1,186 2.60% 1,125 0.00% 0 Placer 39.33% 34,905 50.50% 44,813 3.98% 3,532 3.72% 3,297 2.47% 2,193 0.00% 0 Merced 39.21% 17,848 49.12% 22,360 5.35% 2,434 3.47% 1,579 2.85% 1,298 0.00% 0 Sierra 38.69% 705 48.19% 878 7.14% 130 3.02% 55 2.96% 54 0.00% 0 El Dorado 38.66% 24,601 50.86% 32,368 4.68% 2,975 3.33% 2,116 2.48% 1,576 0.00% 0 Calaveras 38.35% 6,402 49.54% 8,269 5.80% 969 3.35% 559 2.96% 494 0.00% 0 Lassen 38.09% 3,761 48.85% 4,823 7.67% 757 3.33% 329 2.06% 203 0.00% 0 Riverside 38.05% 160,630 51.83% 218,778 4.39% 18,512 3.63% 15,323 2.11% 8,891 0.00% 0 Butte 37.41% 31,505 51.47% 43,338 5.11% 4,306 3.28% 2,762 2.73% 2,296 0.00% 0 Fresno 36.93% 78,321 55.59% 117,891 2.16% 4,587 3.78% 8,009 1.53% 3,248 0.00% 3 S. Bernardino 36.90% 164,620 51.81% 231,143 4.74% 21,138 4.38% 19,555 2.14% 9,558 0.02% 100 Mariposa 36.86% 2,989 51.92% 4,211 5.36% 435 3.86% 313 2.00% 162 0.00% 0 Trinity 35.16% 2,261 49.51% 3,184 7.79% 501 4.15% 267 3.39% 218 0.00% 0 Yuba 34.03% 5,638 52.67% 8,726 7.24% 1,199 3.30% 547 2.76% 458 0.00% 0 Colusa 33.57% 1,859 56.19% 3,112 5.00% 277 3.21% 178 2.02% 112 0.00% 0 Orange 33.41% 317,740 57.89% 550,502 3.20% 30,400 3.21% 30,550 2.29% 21,783 0.00% 2 Kings 33.09% 8,151 57.15% 14,079 3.63% 895 4.85% 1,196 1.28% 315 0.00% 0 Modoc 32.64% 1,429 54.07% 2,367 8.18% 358 3.22% 141 1.90% 83 0.00% 0 Madera 31.89% 9,401 59.74% 17,609 3.42% 1,009 3.82% 1,127 1.12% 329 0.00% 0 Inyo 30.98% 2,563 58.59% 4,847 4.96% 410 3.36% 278 2.12% 175 0.00% 0 Sutter 30.83% 7,719 59.04% 14,783 4.86% 1,216 3.23% 809 2.05% 513 0.00% 0 Tehama 30.71% 6,450 56.62% 11,893 6.47% 1,360 3.08% 647 3.12% 655 0.00% 0 Kern 30.30% 53,141 60.97% 106,916 3.58% 6,286 3.54% 6,200 1.61% 2,823 0.00% 0 Tulare 29.24% 25,311 62.21% 53,856 3.54% 3,066 3.78% 3,273 1.23% 1,067 0.00% 0 Shasta 28.39% 18,868 59.44% 39,507 6.15% 4,085 3.78% 2,515 2.24% 1,492 0.00% 0 Glenn 26.27% 2,271 62.16% 5,373 6.12% 529 3.23% 279 2.22% 192 0.00% 0
Shift by county Trend by county Republican — >15%
Republican — +12.5−15%
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