1992 United States Senate election in Idaho

none March 2026 September 2023 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho 1986 1998 United States Senate election in Idaho 1998 November 3, 1992 150x150px Dirkkempthornesenate.jpg Dirk Kempthorne Republican Party (United States) 270,468 56.52% Richard H. Stallings.jpg Richard H. Stallings Democratic Party (United States) 208,036 43.48% U.S. Senator Steve Symms Republican Party (United States) Dirk Kempthorne Republican Party (United States) 1992 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg 180px County results Kempthorne: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Stallings: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% 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 and Boise mayor Dirk Kempthorne won the open seat, defeating Democratic Congressman Richard H. Stallings. To date, Stallings' 43 percent is the last time that the Democrats have won more than 40 percent of the vote in a Senate election in Idaho. Instead of running for a second term in the U.S. Senate in 1998, Kempthorne successfully ran to become Governor of Idaho. Democratic primary Candidates Richard H. Stallings, U.S. Representative Matt Schaffer David W. Sheperd Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/90prabst.xls Archived copy 2011-04-24 2011-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930052431/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/90prabst.xls dead Richard H. Stallings Democratic Party (United States) 40,102 71.66% Matt Schaffer Democratic Party (United States) 8,976 16.04% David W. Sheperd Democratic Party (United States) 6,882 12.30% 55,960 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Dirk Kempthorne, Mayor of Boise Rod Beck, former State Senator Milt Erhart Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/90prabst.xls Archived copy 2011-04-24 2011-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930052431/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/90prabst.xls dead Dirk Kempthorne Republican Party (United States) 67,001 57.43% Rod Beck Republican Party (United States) 26,977 23.12% Milt Erhart Republican Party (United States) 22,682 19.44% 116,660 100.00% General election Candidates Dirk Kempthorne (R), Mayor of Boise Richard H. Stallings (D), U.S. Representative Results General election resultshttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992 Clerk of the House of Representatives 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (United States) Dirk Kempthorne 270,468 56.52% +4.97% Democratic Party (United States) Richard H. Stallings 208,036 43.48% -4.97% 62,432 13.05% +9.93% 478,504 +20.17% Republican Party (United States) See also 1992 United States Senate elections References Category:1992 Idaho elections Idaho 1992