1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas
The 1992 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers won re-election to a fourth term. His Republican opponent was future Arkansas lieutenant governor, governor, and two-time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a church pastor from Texarkana.
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The 1992 election coincided with Arkansas governor Bill Clinton's election as President of the United States, in which he also won his home state. In contrast with Bumpers' landslide where he won over 60% of the vote, Clinton won only 53% of the vote. Bumpers would serve another term in the U.S. Senate before deciding to retire in 1998. As of 2016, this would be the last time that Arkansas would simultaneously vote for a Democratic Presidential and a Democratic Senate candidate.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Dale Bumpers, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor
Republican
- Mike Huckabee, pastor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dale Bumpers | 553,635 | 60.2% | |
Republican | Mike Huckabee | 366,373 | 39.8% |
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1992 and 1993
- United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2002
- United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2008