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 ⓘ