| Election Name: | 1992 California State Senate election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 California State Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 California State Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Leader1: | David Roberti |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 20th–Los Angeles |
| Seats Before1: | 25 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,582,789 |
| Percentage1: | 45.42% |
| Leader2: | Kenneth L. Maddy |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 14th–Fresno |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats After2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,528,842 |
| Percentage2: | 44.47% |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Posttitle: | President pro tempore-designate |
| Before Election: | David Roberti |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | David Roberti |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
The 1992 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1992. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. The Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost two, one to a Republican and one when Lucy Killea switched from Democratic to Independent.
| California State Senate elections, 1992 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 2,582,789 | 45.42% | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 23 | -2 | ||
| Republican | 2,528,842 | 44.47% | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 15 | +1 | ||
| Libertarian | 191,407 | 3.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 187,353 | 3.29% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | 163,114 | 2.87% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green | 32,717 | 0.58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Write-ins | 168 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 639,713 | 10.11% | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 6,326,103 | 100.00% | 20 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 40 | — | ||
Final results from the California Secretary of State:[1]
| align=center | District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 |