1992 United States Senate election in Washington
The 1992 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Senator Brock Adams chose not to run for re-election to a second term after eight different women made allegations that he had engaged in various acts of sexual misconduct, including harassment and rape.[1] Adams denied the allegations, but his popularity statewide was weakened considerably by them, and he chose to retire rather than risk costing the party his seat.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Murray: 50–60% 60–70% Chandler: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
State Senator Patty Murray defeated Republican U.S. Representative Rod Chandler in the race to succeed Adams. Chandler seemed to have the upper hand in one of the debates until, for some unknown reason, he quoted the Roger Miller song "Dang Me."[2] He was further damaged by the unpopularity of President George H. W. Bush in the Pacific Northwest.
Blanket primary
editCandidates
editDemocratic
edit- Don Bonker, former U.S. Representative from Vancouver and candidate for Senate in 1988
- Gene Hart
- Patty Murray, State Senator from Bothell
- Jeffery Brian Venezia
Independent
edit- LaPriel C. Barnes
Republican
edit- Rod Chandler, U.S. Representative from Bellevue
- Leo K. Thorsness, State Senator from Renton
- Tim Hill, King County Executive
Socialist Workers
edit- Mark Severs
Washington Taxpayers
edit- William Cassius Goodloe, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patty Murray | 318,455 | 28.32% | |
| Republican | Rod Chandler | 228,083 | 20.28% | |
| Democratic | Don Bonker | 208,321 | 18.52% | |
| Republican | Leo K. Thorsness | 185,498 | 16.49% | |
| Republican | Tim Hill | 128,232 | 11.40% | |
| Democratic | Gene D. Hart | 15,894 | 1.41% | |
| Democratic | Marshall | 11,659 | 1.04% | |
| Washington Taxpayers | William Cassius Goodloe | 10,877 | 0.97% | |
| Democratic | Jeffery Brian Venezia | 7,259 | 0.65% | |
| Independent | LaPriel C. Barnes | 7,044 | 0.63% | |
| Socialist Workers | Mark Severs | 3,309 | 0.29% | |
| Total votes | 1,124,631 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 53.99% | ||
| Republican | Rod Chandler | 1,020,829 | 46.01% | ||
| Total votes | 2,218,802 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Boardman, D.; Gilmore, S.; Nalder, E.; Pryne, E. (March 1, 1992). "8 More Women Accuse Adams--Allegations of Two Decades of Sexual Harassment, Abuse - And a Rape". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ Cantwell snubs McGavick on debates By Joel Connelly Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1992 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".