Election Name: | Minnesota Senate election, 1992 |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1983 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1990 |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1996 |
Next Year: | 1996 |
Seats For Election: | All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Leader1: | Roger Moe |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Leader Since1: | 1980 |
Leaders Seat1: | 2nd–Erskine |
Last Election1: | 46 seats |
Seats1: | 45 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,247,594 |
Leader2: | Duane Benson |
Party2: | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
Leader Since2: | January 5, 1987 |
Leaders Seat2: | 31st–Lanesboro |
Last Election2: | 21 seats |
Seats2: | 22 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 970,766 |
Majority Leader | |
Before Election: | Roger Moe |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
After Election: | Roger Moe |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1992 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the Senate of the 78th and 79th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 15, 1992.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 5, 1993.
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
∆ | % | ||||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,247,594 | 45 | 1 | 67.16 | ||
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 66 | 970,766 | 22 | 1 | 32.84 | ||
Grassroots Party of Minnesota | 1 | 2,179 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Independent | 4 | 24,460 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters)[1] | 2,355,796 | 73.91% | 15.15 | ||||