United States Senate election in Idaho, 1992

United States Senate election in Idaho, 1992

November 3, 1992

147px Nominee Dirk Kempthorne Richard H. Stallings Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 270,468 208,036 Percentage 56.5% 43.5%

U.S. senator before election Steve Symms Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne Republican

The 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1992, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Steve Symms decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Richard H. Stallings, U.S. Representative
• Matt Schaffer
• David W. Sheperd

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	40,102	71.66
	Democratic	Matt Schaffer	8,976	16.04
	Democratic	David W. Sheperd	6,882	12.30
Total votes			55,960	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dirk Kempthorne, Mayor of Boise
• Rod Beck, former State Senator
• Milt Erhart

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	67,001	57.43
	Republican	Rod Beck	26,977	23.12
	Republican	Milt Erhart	22,682	19.44
Total votes			116,660	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Dirk Kempthorne (R), Mayor of Boise
• Richard H. Stallings (D), U.S. Representative

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dirk Kempthorne	270,468	56.52%	+4.97%
	Democratic	Richard H. Stallings	208,036	43.48%	-4.97%
Majority			62,432	13.05%	+9.93%
Turnout			478,504
	Republican hold		Swing