1992 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois 1986 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois 1998 November 3, 1992 150x150px Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (1).jpg Carol Moseley Braun Democratic Party (United States) 2,631,229 53.27% Amb. Richard Williamson (1).jpg Richard S. Williamson Republican Party (United States) 2,162,833 43.06% 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBraun: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Williamson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) Carol Moseley Braun Democratic Party (United States) 74.84% The 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1992. Democratic incumbent Alan J. Dixon ran for re-election to a third term, but he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Carol Moseley Braun, who won the general election. Until 2022, this was the last time the same party won Illinois's Class 3 Senate seat in two or more consecutive elections. Primary elections took place on March 17, 1992.State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ... https://archive.org/details/stateofillinoiso1992illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 7 April 2020 Braun defeated Dixon and Albert Hofeld. As of 2026, Dixon is the last elected incumbent Democratic senator to lose renomination in a primary.In April 2009, after serving in the Senate as a Republican for 29 years, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched to the Democratic Party in anticipation of a difficult primary challenge in 2010. Specter ultimately lost to Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary on May 18. Braun made history by becoming the first African American senator who was a woman or member of the Democratic Party. Braun was also both the first African American and the first woman elected senator from the state of Illinois. Background The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal elections (president and House), as well as those for state offices. For the primaries, turnout was 35.20%, with 2,064,347 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 74.84%, with 4,939,557 votes cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election .. https://archive.org/details/stateofillinois1992illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 7 April 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Carol Moseley Braun, Cook County recorder of deeds and former state representative Alan J. Dixon, incumbent U.S. senator since 1981 Albert Hofeld, attorney Results Democratic Primary, United States Senate, 1992https://archive.org/stream/stateofillinoiso1992illi#page/6 United States Senator Illinois State Board of Elections November 21, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Carol Moseley Braun 557,694 38.3% Democratic Party (United States) Alan J. Dixon (incumbent) 504,077 34.6% Democratic Party (United States) Albert Hofeld 394,497 27.1% 1,456,268 100.0% thumb|248px|Democratic primary results by county #7996e2 Moseley Braun #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #51C2C2 Dixon #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% #ff7644 Hofeld #ffac8e 30–40% #ff8e65 40–50% Analysis This defeat shocked observers; at the time no senator had been defeated in a primary in over a decade and Dixon had a long record of electoral success. He was a moderate Democrat who recently voted to confirm Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/16/AR2005081601919.html Democrats Feel Heat From Left On Roberts Charles Babington and Dan Balz August 17, 2005 The Washington Post Washington Post Company Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, said [...] 'History shows us that voters turned on Alan Dixon for his vote on Clarence Thomas and voters gave Arlen Specter the toughest reelection of his life.' A01 Braun, a black woman and known reformist liberal, got a large share of black, liberal, and women voters ("The Year of the Woman"). In addition, she carried Cook County, Illinois, by far the most populated county in the state. Another factor was the third candidate in the race, multi-millionaire attorney Al Hofeld. Hofeld drew away some of the moderate and conservative Democrats who normally supported Dixon. He also spent a lot of money running advertisements attacking Dixon, weakening his support. Republican primary Richard S. Williamson ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Republican Primary, United States Senate, 1992https://archive.org/stream/stateofillinoiso1992illi#page/6 United States Senator Illinois State Board of Elections November 21, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Richard S. Williamson 608,079 100.00% 608,079 100.00% General election Candidates Carol Moseley Braun, Cook County recorder of deeds and former state representative (Democratic) John Justice (Populist) Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) Chad Koppie, farmer, former Rutland Township trustee, and retired commercial airline pilot (Independent) Alan J. Port (New Alliance) Andrew B. Spiegel (Libertarian) Richard S. Williamson, former assistant U.S. secretary of state for international organization affairs (Republican) Charles A. Winter (Natural Law) Results Moseley Braun won the 1992 Illinois Senate Race by a fairly comfortable margin. Moseley Braun did well as expected in Cook County home of Chicago. Williamson did well in the Chicago collar counties, and most northern parts of the state. Moseley Braun had a surprisingly strong showing in southern Illinois, which Republicans had come to dominate in the last several decades. Braun also did well in Rock Island County. 1992 Illinois U.S. Senate Election Democratic Party (United States) Carol Moseley Braun 2,631,229 53.27 Republican Party (United States) Richard S. Williamson 2,126,833 43.06 Independent Chad Koppie 100,422 2.03 Libertarian Party (United States) Andrew B. Spiegel 34,527 0.70 Natural Law Party (United States) Charles A. Winter 15,118 0.31 New Alliance Party Alan J. Port 12,689 0.26 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Kathleen Kaku 10,056 0.20 Populist Party (United States) John Justice 8,656 0.16 Write-in Don A. Togersen 25 0.00 Write-in Walter A. Feiss 1 0.00 Write-in Roe Conn 1 0.00 4,939,557 74.84 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1992 United States Senate elections Notes References 1992 Illinois United States Senate