1992 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Barbara Mikulski, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Thomas M. Wheatley
- Walter Boyd
- Don Allensworth
- Scott David Britt
- James Leonard White
- Emerson Sweatt
Results
[edit]
Map legend
- Mikulski—50–60%
- Mikulski—60–70%
- Mikulski—70–80%
- Mikulski—80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Mikulski (incumbent) | 376,444 | 76.75% | |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Wheatley | 31,214 | 6.36% | |
| Democratic | Walter Boyd | 26,467 | 5.40% | |
| Democratic | Don Allensworth | 19,731 | 4.02% | |
| Democratic | Scott David Britt | 13,001 | 2.65% | |
| Democratic | James Leonard White | 12,470 | 2.54% | |
| Democratic | B. Emerson Sweatt | 11,150 | 2.27% | |
| Total votes | 490,477 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James H. Berry
- John J. Bishop, Jr., Maryland State Senator
- Joseph I. Cassilly, Harford County State's Attorney
- Herman J. Hannan
- Stuart Hopkins
- Joyce Friend-Nalepka
- Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs and nominee in 1988
- Martha Scanlan Klima, Maryland State Delegate
- Scott L. Meredith
- Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, perennial candidate
- Edward R. Shannon
- S. Rob Sobhani, aide to Congresswoman Connie Morella
- Romie A. Songer
- Gene Zarwell, retired U.S. Army Colonel
Results
[edit]
Map legend
- Keyes—20–30%
- Keyes—30–40%
- Keyes—40–50%
- Keyes—50–60%
- Keyes—60–70%
- Cassilly—60–70%
Map legend
- Cassilly
- Hopkins
- Keyes
- Klima
- Meredith
- Pierpont
- Sobhani
- Songer
- Zarwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Keyes | 95,831 | 45.94% | |
| Republican | Martha Scanlan Klima | 20,758 | 9.95% | |
| Republican | Joseph I. Cassilly | 16,091 | 7.71% | |
| Republican | Ross Z. Pierpont | 12,658 | 6.07% | |
| Republican | S. Rob Sobhani | 12,423 | 5.96% | |
| Republican | John J. Bishop, Jr. | 9,451 | 4.53% | |
| Republican | Eugene R. Zarwell | 6,535 | 3.13% | |
| Republican | James Henry Berry | 6,282 | 3.01% | |
| Republican | Romie Allen Songer | 6,030 | 2.89% | |
| Republican | Joyce Friend-Nalepka | 5,835 | 2.80% | |
| Republican | Edward Robert Shannon | 4,578 | 2.19% | |
| Republican | Scott L. Meredith | 4,372 | 2.10% | |
| Republican | Stuart Hopkins | 3,717 | 1.78% | |
| Republican | Herman J. Hannan | 2,771 | 1.33% | |
| Republican | William H. Krehnbrink | 1,258 | 0.60% | |
| Total votes | 208,590 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Alan Keyes (R), former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
- Barbara Mikulski (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Mikulski (incumbent) | 1,307,610 | 71.02% | +10.33% | |
| Republican | Alan Keyes | 533,688 | 28.98% | −10.33% | |
| Total votes | 1,841,298 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Barbara A. Mikulski
Democratic |
Alan Keyes
Republican |
Write-Ins
Independent |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 16872 | 64.71% | 9199 | 35.28% | 1 | 0.00% | 7673 | 29.43% | 26072 |
| Anne Arundel | 121290 | 67.01% | 59512 | 32.88% | 195 | 0.11% | 61778 | 34.13% | 180997 |
| Baltimore (City) | 196086 | 86.79% | 29834 | 13.20% | 23 | 0.01% | 166252 | 73.58% | 225943 |
| Baltimore (County) | 208164 | 70.92% | 85374 | 29.08% | 1 | 0.00% | 122790 | 41.83% | 293539 |
| Calvert | 11980 | 60.62% | 7781 | 39.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 4199 | 21.25% | 19761 |
| Caroline | 4622 | 64.61% | 2531 | 35.38% | 1 | 0.01% | 2091 | 29.23% | 7154 |
| Carroll | 30495 | 56.68% | 23293 | 43.30% | 11 | 0.02% | 7202 | 13.39% | 53799 |
| Cecil | 14744 | 63.77% | 8374 | 36.22% | 2 | 0.01% | 6370 | 27.55% | 23120 |
| Charles | 20053 | 61.71% | 12439 | 38.28% | 2 | 0.01% | 7614 | 23.43% | 32494 |
| Dorchester | 6346 | 69.65% | 2765 | 30.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 3581 | 39.30% | 9111 |
| Frederick | 36788 | 58.53% | 26055 | 41.45% | 11 | 0.02% | 10733 | 17.08% | 62854 |
| Garrett | 3473 | 40.85% | 5028 | 59.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -1555 | -18.29% | 8501 |
| Harford | 51096 | 64.62% | 27966 | 35.37% | 4 | 0.01% | 23130 | 29.25% | 79066 |
| Howard | 65681 | 67.47% | 31664 | 32.52% | 9 | 0.01% | 34017 | 34.94% | 97354 |
| Kent | 4550 | 72.43% | 1732 | 27.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 2818 | 44.86% | 6282 |
| Montgomery | 247505 | 69.99% | 105997 | 29.97% | 126 | 0.04% | 141508 | 40.02% | 353628 |
| Prince George's | 180129 | 78.92% | 48093 | 21.07% | 27 | 0.01% | 132036 | 57.85% | 228249 |
| Queen Anne's | 8079 | 64.67% | 4414 | 35.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 3665 | 29.34% | 12493 |
| St. Mary's | 13943 | 64.87% | 7541 | 35.09% | 9 | 0.04% | 6402 | 29.79% | 21493 |
| Somerset | 4565 | 69.75% | 1970 | 30.10% | 10 | 0.15% | 2595 | 39.65% | 6545 |
| Talbot | 7437 | 65.20% | 3966 | 34.77% | 4 | 0.04% | 3471 | 30.43% | 11407 |
| Washington | 24499 | 61.63% | 15240 | 38.34% | 11 | 0.03% | 9259 | 23.29% | 39750 |
| Wicomico | 17713 | 67.19% | 8651 | 32.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 9062 | 34.37% | 26364 |
| Worcester | 11500 | 72.93% | 4269 | 27.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 7231 | 45.86% | 15769 |
| Total | 1307610 | 71.00% | 533688 | 28.98% | 447 | 0.02% | 773922 | 42.02% | 1841745 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Allegany
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Cecil
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Queen Anne's
- Somerset
- Talbot
- Washington
- Wicomico
- Worcester
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (February 16, 2001). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - March 03 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - March 03 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0186, Page 0830 - Maryland Manual, 1994-95". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 830. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "1992 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. August 27, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
