1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on October 3, 1992. Incumbent United States Senator John Breaux won a majority in Louisiana's jungle primary, avoiding a runoff on Tuesday November 3, and winning reelection to another term.

1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana

October 3, 1992

Candidate John Breaux Jon Khachaturian Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 616,021 74,785 Percentage 73.07% 8.87%   Candidate Lyle Stocksill Nick Joseph Accardo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,986 45,839 Percentage 8.30% 5.44%

Parish results Breaux:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John Breaux Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Breaux Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• John Breaux, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Nick Joseph Accardo

Republican

• Lyle Stocksill
• Fred Clegg Strong

Independent

• Jon Khachaturian

Results

Jungle primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Breaux (incumbent)	616,021	73.07%
	Independent	Jon Khachaturian	74,785	8.87%
	Republican	Lyle Stocksill	69,986	8.3%
	Democratic	Nick Joseph Accardo	45,839	5.44%
	Republican	Fred Clegg Strong	36,406	4.32%
Majority			541,236	64.2%
Turnout			843,037	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1992 United States Senate elections