Campaign
The 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.[1]
Four days before Election 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 a strip 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. With press coverage of the story, Herschensohn spent the waning days of the campaign denying related allegations. When the votes were cast and counted, Barbara Boxer won the election by five points.[2] Although Republicans have blamed the defeat on the underhanded tactics of the Boxer campaign, evidence of the connection between Mulholland's outburst and the campaign never surfaced.[3][4][5]
Results
Overall
The election was very close. Boxer was declared the winner by the Associated Press at 1:22 A.M. Pacific Coast Time.
1992 United States Senate election, California
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Barbara Boxer |
5,173,467 |
47.90 |
|
Republican |
Bruce Herschensohn |
4,644,182 |
43.00 |
|
American Independent |
Jerome N. McCready |
373,051 |
3.45 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Genevieve Torres |
372,817 |
3.45 |
|
Libertarian |
June R. Genis |
235,919 |
2.18 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
267 |
0.00% |
Invalid or blank votes |
574,862 |
5.05 |
Total votes |
11,374,565 |
100.00 |
Turnout |
|
54.52 |
|
Democratic hold |
By county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[6]
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 |
References
- ↑
Eu, March Fong (December 12, 1992). "Statement of Vote General Election November 3, 1992" (PDF). p. 14 (24 in PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
- ↑ Murphy, Dean E.; Shuit, Douglas P. (October 31, 1992). "U.S. Senate Candidates Crisscross State for Votes Politics: Herschensohn reacts angrily to accusation that he went to strip joint, frequented adult newsstand". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
A clearly shaken Herschensohn, who has embraced the GOP "family values" platform, at first refused to comment on the accusations, calling them "a pretty desperate thing." But he later conceded that he once visited the Seventh Veil nude-dance club in Hollywood...
The authors were LA Times staff writers. - ↑
Steinberg, Arnold (November 17, 2000). "Beware the Trickster: Bob Mulholland oversees the recounting of the ballots in Florida". National Review. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
That vintage Mulholland maneuver made it all but impossible for Herschensohn to stay on-message during the campaign's crucial closing days.
Steinberg is a Republican political strategist in Sherman Oaks. - ↑
Fund, John (December 5, 2005). "Arnold's 'Harriet Miers Moment' - Has Gov. Schwarzenegger jumped the shark?". John Fund on the Trail - WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ↑
Salladay, Robert (December 7, 2005). "Governor Faces Revolt in GOP". Los Angeles Times. p. A-1. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
Bob Mulholland, publicly accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Herschensohn of visiting a Sunset Boulevard strip club. Herschensohn had been running as the traditional-values candidate.
Amid the controversy, Herschensohn lost the Senate race to Democrat Barbara Boxer, and the GOP was outraged at what it called a "smear campaign." Kennedy suspended Mulholland, but he soon returned to the party.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
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