United States Senate election in Florida, 1992
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 3, 1992 alongside other elections to the United States Senate
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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 and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic
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 U.S. Senator Bob Graham
Bob Graham
Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham is an American politician. He was the 38th Governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005...

 won re-election to a second term.

Results

Candidates

  • Bill Grant, former United States Congressman
  • Rob Quartel, former member of the Federal Maritime Commission
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  • Hugh Brotherton

Results

Candidates

  • Bob Graham
    Bob Graham
    Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham is an American politician. He was the 38th Governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005...

     (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Bill Grant (R), former U.S. Congressman

Results

Graham defeated Grant in a landslide, as Grant won just one county in the state (Okaloosa County, Florida
Okaloosa County, Florida
Okaloosa County is a county located in the state of Florida. Located in northwest Florida, it extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2000 census, the population was 170,498. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 182,172. The 2009 estimate for the...

). There were no third party or independent candidates.
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