United States Senate election in Georgia, 1992
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wyche Fowler did not receive a simple majority in the general election, which demanded a runoff. Coverdell edged out Fowler in the runoff with a narrow margin.[1]
Republican primary [edit]
The general primary was held July 21, 1992.[2] A run-off between the top two Republican contenders was held on August 11, in which Paul Coverdell defeated Bob Barr.
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
Results[3] for the first round showed that since Paul Coverdell did not win a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between him and Barr. Coverdell subsequently won the runoff.
| 1992 Georgia U.S. Senate Republican primary election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Paul Coverdell |
100,016 |
37.05 |
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Republican |
Bob Barr |
65,471 |
24.25 |
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Republican |
John Knox |
64,514 |
23.90 |
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Republican |
Charlie Tanskley |
32,590 |
12.07 |
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Republican |
Dean Parkison |
7,352 |
2.72 |
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| Turnout |
269,943 |
100.0 |
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General election [edit]
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
Initial [edit]
As no candidate reached a majority on November 3, a runoff election was held on November 24, which Coverdell won.
Run off [edit]
References [edit]
