1992 United States Senate election in Florida

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.

1992 United States Senate election in Florida

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Nominee Bob Graham Bill Grant
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,245,585 1,716,511
Percentage 65.40% 34.59%

Graham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Grant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

U.S. senator before election

Bob Graham
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Graham
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Bob Graham, incumbent United States Senator
  • Jim Mahorner, attorney

Results

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Democratic Primary results[1]
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

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Candidates

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Declined to run

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Results

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Republican Primary results[3]
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

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Candidates

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Results

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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.

General election results[4]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Schwarzkopf Says He Won't Run for Senate". The Deseret News. July 5, 1991. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.