1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho 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 Republican U.S. Senator Steve Symms decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat.

November 3, 1992


Nominee	Dirk Kempthorne	Richard H. Stallings
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	270,468	208,036
Percentage	56.5%	43.5%

County Results
Kempthorne: 50–60% 60–70%
Stallings: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Steve Symms
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Dirk Kempthorne
Republican

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Richard H. Stallings, U.S. Representative
Matt Schaffer
David W. Sheperd

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	40,102	71.66%
	Democratic	Matt Schaffer	8,976	16.04%
	Democratic	David W. Sheperd	6,882	12.30%
Total votes			55,960	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Dirk Kempthorne, Mayor of Boise
Rod Beck, former State Senator
Milt Erhart

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	67,001	57.43%
	Republican	Rod Beck	26,977	23.12%
	Republican	Milt Erhart	22,682	19.44%
Total votes			116,660	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Dirk Kempthorne (R), Mayor of Boise
Richard H. Stallings (D), U.S. Representative

Results

General election results[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	270,468	56.52%	+4.97%
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	208,036	43.48%	-4.97%
Majority			62,432	13.05%	+9.93%
Turnout			478,504
	Republican hold		Swing

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1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

Democratic primary

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Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

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