1992 United States Senate election in Alaska
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a third term in the United States Senate. Tony Smith, the Democratic nominee and a former Commissioner of Economic Development, won his party's nomination in a crowded primary and faced off against Murkowski in the general election. Though Murkowski was held to a lower vote percentage than he received six years prior, he was ultimately re-elected.
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 Results by state house district Murkowski: 40–50% 50–60% Smith: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Open primary
editCandidates
editDemocratic
edit- Tony Smith, former Alaska Commissioner of Economic Development
- William L. Hensley, former Alaska State Senator
- Michael Beasley, perennial candidate
- Joseph A. Sonneman, perennial candidate
- Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate
Green
edit- Mary Jordan
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Smith | 33,162 | 44.81% | |
| Democratic | William L. Hensley | 29,586 | 39.98% | |
| Green | Mary Jordan | 5,989 | 8.09% | |
| Democratic | Michael Beasley | 2,657 | 3.59% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Sonneman | 1,607 | 2.17% | |
| Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 1,000 | 1.35% | |
| Total votes | 74,001 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Frank Murkowski, incumbent United States Senator since 1981
- Jed Whittaker, commercial fisherman
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Murkowski (Incumbent) | 37,486 | 80.53% | |
| Republican | Jed Whittaker | 9,065 | 19.47% | |
| Total votes | 46,551 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Murkowski (Incumbent) | 127,163 | 53.05% | −0.98% | |
| Democratic | Tony Smith | 92,065 | 38.41% | −5.69% | |
| Green | Mary Jordan | 20,019 | 8.35% | ||
| Write-ins | 467 | 0.19% | |||
| Majority | 35,098 | 14.64% | +4.72% | ||
| Turnout | 239,714 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.