1992 United States Senate election in Alaska

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.

1992 United States Senate election in Alaska

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Nominee Frank Murkowski Tony Smith Mary Jordan
Party Republican Democratic Green
Popular vote 127,163 92,065 20,019
Percentage 53.05% 38.41% 8.35%

Results by state house district
Murkowski:      40–50%      50–60%
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Murkowski
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Murkowski
Republican

Open primary edit

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Green edit

  • Mary Jordan

Results edit

Open primary results[1]
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 edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
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 edit

Results edit

1992 United States Senate election in Alaska[2]
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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.