1992 United States Senate election in California

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The 1992 United States Senate election in California was a landmark race in which Democrat Barbara Boxer won a Senate seat amid a broader national "Year of the Woman" wave.

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1992 United States Senate election in California canonical 3

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instanceOf United States Senate election
election in California
ballotType statewide election
campaignIssue abortion rights
ethics and character of candidates
country United States
defeatedCandidate Bruce Herschensohn
defeatedParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
electedCandidate Barbara Boxer
electionDate 1992-11-03
electionForOffice United States Senator
electionLevel federal
electionSystem first-past-the-post
electorate registered voters in California
gainedBy Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
genderSignificance contributed to increase in number of women in the U.S. Senate
hasWinner Barbara Boxer
incumbentBeforeElection John F. Seymour
incumbentBeforeParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
isPartOfTrend rise of female representation in U.S. Congress in 1992
jurisdiction State of California
legislativeBody United States Senate
locatedIn California
lostBy Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
mediaCoverage received extensive national media attention
nextElection 1998 United States Senate election in California
notableContext occurred during the "Year of the Woman" in U.S. politics
took place alongside another California Senate race in 1992
notableOutcome Barbara Boxer became one of the first two women simultaneously representing California in the U.S. Senate
linked to: Barbara Boxer
officeHolderAfterElection Barbara Boxer
officeHolderAfterParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
officeTermLength 6 years
partOf 1992 United States Senate elections
1992 United States elections
previousElection 1986 United States Senate election in California
primaryElectionType partisan primary
primaryHeldBy Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
resultType party turnover
seatContested Class 3 United States Senate seat from California
votingMethod popular vote
winningParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

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Barbara Boxer election 1992 United States Senate election in California
Barbara Boxer electedIn 1992 United States Senate election in California
subject linked to: Boxer
1998 United States Senate election in California previousElection 1992 United States Senate election in California