1992 United States Senate election in Maryland

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.

1992 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 3, 1992

Nominee Barbara Mikulski Alan Keyes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,307,610 533,688 Percentage 71.0% 29.0%

County results Mikulski:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Keyes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Barbara Mikulski Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Barbara Mikulski, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Thomas M. Wheatley
• Walter Boyd
• Don Allensworth
• Scott David Britt
• James Leonard White
• Emerson Sweatt

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

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

Candidates

• 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
• 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

Republican primary results[1]

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

Candidates

• Alan Keyes (R), former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
• Barbara Mikulski (D), incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

1992 United States Senate election in Maryland[2]

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

See also

• 1992 United States Senate elections

References

1. Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (February 16, 2001). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
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.