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1992 United States Senate special election in California

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States Senate special election in California
country	California
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States Senate election in California
previous_year	1988
next_election	1994 United States Senate election in California
next_year	1994
election_date	November 3, 1992
image_size	x145px
image1	Dianne Feinstein congressional portrait.jpg
nominee1	Dianne Feinstein
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	5,853,651
percentage1	54.29%
image2	File:John Seymour 1991.png
nominee2	John Seymour
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	4,093,501
percentage2	37.96%
map_image
map_caption	Feinstein:
Seymour:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	John Seymour
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Dianne Feinstein
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Seymour:
The 1992 United States Senate special election in California took place on November 3, 1992, at the same time as the regular election to the United States Senate in California. Dianne Feinstein defeated future California governor Gray Davis in the Democratic primary, while John Seymour defeated William E. Dannemeyer in the Republican primary.

In this special election to complete the unexpired term of Republican Pete Wilson, who resigned to become Governor of California, incumbent Republican Senator John Seymour was defeated by former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, whom Wilson defeated in the 1990 gubernatorial election. Feinstein subsequently held seniority over fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer, who was elected on the same day; because Feinstein was elected to complete an unexpired term, she took office on November 4, only 1 day after the election, while Boxer's term commenced with the beginning of the next session of Congress in January 1993. These elections marked the first time in history that two women simultaneously served in the Senate from the same state.

Background

The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Wilson won the 1990 gubernatorial election, defeating Democrat Dianne Feinstein. Wilson appointed John Seymour to the Senate to replace himself.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joseph Alioto Jr., attorney and son of former San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto
Gray Davis, California State Controller
Dianne Feinstein, former Mayor of San Francisco (1978–88) and nominee for Governor in 1990
David Kearns

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

William B. Allen, former Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and candidate for Senator in 1986 and Governor in 1990
William E. Dannemeyer, U.S. Representative from Fullerton
John Seymour, incumbent U.S. Senator since January 1991 (appointed by Governor Pete Wilson)
Jim Trinity, retired Glendale dentist

Results

General election

Results

By county

County	Seymour	Meeuwenberg	Boddie	Write-in	share	votes	share	votes	share	votes	share	votes
Alameda	72.56%	374,675	21.93%	113,223	2.30%	11,866	1.61%	8,323	1.60%	8,257	0.00%	23
Alpine	47.91%	287	42.07%	252	3.01%	18	4.51%	27	2.50%	15	0.00%	0
Amador	48.29%	7,319	42.64%	6,463	2.40%	364	4.07%	617	2.60%	394	0.00%	0
Butte	44.72%	37,396	45.57%	38,111	2.96%	2,477	3.56%	2,980	3.19%	2,666	0.00%	0
Calaveras	46.64%	7,839	42.00%	7,059	2.32%	390	5.38%	905	3.65%	614	0.00%	0
Colusa	37.58%	2,083	54.37%	3,014	2.53%	140	3.18%	176	2.35%	130	0.00%	0
Contra Costa	62.96%	229,988	31.62%	115,507	1.92%	7,011	1.77%	6,470	1.73%	6,320	0.00%	2
Del Norte	50.92%	4,696	39.66%	3,658	2.56%	236	4.98%	459	1.89%	174	0.00%	0
El Dorado	45.34%	28,957	45.56%	29,101	2.37%	1,512	3.80%	2,427	2.93%	1,873	0.00%	0
Fresno	45.07%	94,988	48.48%	102,172	2.32%	4,888	2.25%	4,740	1.88%	3,959	0.00%	4
Glenn	33.10%	2,864	56.73%	4,908	2.51%	217	4.81%	416	2.85%	247	0.00%	0
Humboldt	59.81%	35,178	33.18%	19,513	2.99%	1,756	2.13%	1,253	1.90%	1,117	0.00%	0
Imperial	48.77%	12,433	43.42%	11,070	3.77%	962	2.55%	651	1.48%	378	0.00%	0
Inyo	37.41%	3,067	52.66%	4,318	2.68%	220	4.34%	356	2.90%	238	0.00%	0
Kern	36.31%	63,661	54.46%	95,483	3.22%	5,640	3.59%	6,289	2.43%	4,258	0.00%	3
Kings	40.70%	9,805	50.29%	12,115	3.74%	901	3.57%	860	1.70%	410	0.00%	0
Lake	55.10%	12,732	35.04%	8,096	3.12%	721	3.96%	916	2.77%	641	0.00%	0
Lassen	40.39%	4,005	47.64%	4,724	3.29%	326	5.59%	554	3.10%	307	0.00%	0
Los Angeles	58.72%	1,552,223	34.03%	899,656	3.18%	84,093	2.09%	55,380	1.97%	52,123	0.00%	20
Madera	39.79%	11,682	52.14%	15,309	2.94%	862	3.63%	1,066	1.50%	441	0.00%	0
Marin	71.26%	92,205	24.61%	31,846	1.45%	1,880	0.88%	1,142	1.80%	2,328	0.00%	0
Mariposa	45.38%	3,681	43.98%	3,568	3.09%	251	5.07%	411	2.48%	201	0.00%	0
Mendocino	60.59%	22,000	30.28%	10,993	3.55%	1,290	2.86%	1,039	2.72%	988	0.00%	0
Merced	47.61%	22,010	43.79%	20,246	2.79%	1,289	2.95%	1,365	2.86%	1,323	0.00%	0
Modoc	35.77%	1,572	52.95%	2,327	3.00%	132	5.21%	229	3.07%	135	0.00%	0
Mono	45.11%	1,931	44.64%	1,911	2.83%	121	3.95%	169	3.48%	149	0.00%	0
Monterey	58.89%	66,417	34.74%	39,182	2.10%	2,369	2.30%	2,590	1.96%	2,216	0.00%	0
Napa	57.01%	29,875	35.38%	18,539	2.46%	1,288	2.93%	1,537	2.22%	1,161	0.00%	0
Nevada	46.04%	20,044	44.73%	19,476	2.90%	1,261	3.32%	1,444	3.02%	1,313	0.00%	0
Orange	39.87%	377,170	50.93%	481,810	2.86%	27,056	3.42%	32,316	2.93%	27,729	0.00%	0
Placer	45.75%	40,511	45.73%	40,497	2.38%	2,109	3.30%	2,920	2.84%	2,518	0.00%	0
Plumas	46.44%	4,647	43.64%	4,367	2.30%	230	4.53%	453	3.10%	310	0.00%	0
Riverside	44.56%	187,548	45.44%	191,258	3.52%	14,808	3.95%	16,632	2.54%	10,689	0.00%	0
Sacramento	53.77%	237,722	38.07%	168,318	2.99%	13,228	2.88%	12,716	2.29%	10,113	0.00%	1
San Benito	55.51%	6,938	37.10%	4,637	2.34%	293	2.88%	360	2.16%	270	0.00%	0
San Bernardino	44.35%	200,979	45.67%	206,969	3.64%	16,511	3.71%	16,804	2.61%	11,825	0.01%	48
San Diego	46.97%	442,855	43.63%	411,362	3.21%	30,287	3.09%	29,149	3.10%	29,212	0.00%	3
San Francisco	80.60%	250,972	15.79%	49,165	1.63%	5,062	0.62%	1,919	1.36%	4,233	0.00%	10
San Joaquin	48.90%	76,607	43.11%	67,531	2.78%	4,360	3.27%	5,123	1.94%	3,043	0.00%	1
San L. Obispo	47.47%	48,376	43.94%	44,775	2.54%	2,587	3.08%	3,134	2.97%	3,030	0.00%	0
San Mateo	67.25%	181,990	27.89%	75,470	1.84%	4,983	1.29%	3,478	1.73%	4,684	0.00%	0
Santa Barbara	49.63%	77,900	42.71%	67,043	3.43%	5,386	2.25%	3,535	1.98%	3,101	0.00%	0
Santa Clara	62.19%	364,997	30.98%	181,858	2.15%	12,646	2.20%	12,912	2.47%	14,518	0.00%	2
Santa Cruz	67.88%	76,327	25.40%	28,562	2.49%	2,801	1.84%	2,072	2.39%	2,686	0.00%	1
Shasta	37.81%	25,111	51.48%	34,192	2.90%	1,928	4.62%	3,070	3.19%	2,116	0.00%	0
Sierra	45.12%	818	44.57%	808	2.48%	45	3.47%	63	4.36%	79	0.00%	0
Siskiyou	44.35%	8,963	45.42%	9,180	2.34%	473	5.16%	1,043	2.73%	551	0.00%	0
Solano	59.83%	77,739	32.30%	41,970	2.75%	3,571	2.84%	3,696	2.28%	2,960	0.00%	0
Sonoma	62.84%	121,471	29.38%	56,793	3.02%	5,846	2.43%	4,702	2.33%	4,502	0.00%	0
Stanislaus	50.11%	62,110	41.59%	51,549	2.84%	3,519	3.49%	4,325	1.98%	2,450	0.00%	0
Sutter	36.43%	9,135	53.54%	13,427	2.38%	596	5.24%	1,313	2.42%	606	0.00%	0
Tehama	39.31%	8,253	48.19%	10,116	2.99%	627	5.43%	1,140	4.08%	856	0.00%	0
Trinity	42.41%	2,743	43.66%	2,824	3.80%	246	6.29%	407	3.83%	248	0.00%	0
Tulare	35.71%	30,665	56.46%	48,493	2.72%	2,332	3.11%	2,674	2.00%	1,720	0.00%	0
Tuolumne	50.56%	11,895	40.59%	9,550	2.90%	682	3.40%	801	2.54%	597	0.01%	2
Ventura	45.30%	119,366	46.32%	122,064	2.72%	7,167	3.04%	8,019	2.61%	6,882	0.00%	1
Yolo	61.68%	37,340	31.70%	19,191	2.18%	1,319	2.27%	1,376	2.17%	1,311	0.00%	1
Yuba	40.76%	6,890	46.63%	7,882	3.07%	518	6.09%	1,030	3.45%	584	0.00%	0

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Amador
Alpine
Contra Costa
Imperial
Calaveras
Los Angeles
San Benito
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Mariposa
San Luis Obispo
Lake
Tuolumne
Merced
Placer
Santa Barbara
Sacramento
San Diego
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Mono
Plumas
Sierra

References

(March 17, 1992). "Tax Lien Plagues Candidate". [[The Chicago Tribune]].
"June 2, 1992, Primary Election, Statement of Vote".
Feldman, Paul. (13 Mar 1992). "CAMPAIGN JOURNAL : Instead of Door to Door, It's Now VCR to VCR". [[Los Angeles Times]].
"1992 U.S. Senate Election Results for California".

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