Charts: Plurality Wins in U.S. Senate
Plurality Wins in U.S. Senate General Elections, 1992-2004
Year | Plurality Wins | % of Races* |
1992 | 4 | 11% |
1994 | 5 | 14% |
1996 | 5 | 15% |
1998 | 2 | 6% |
2000 | 3 | 9% |
| 2002 | 3 | 9% |
| 2004 | 2 | 6% |
TOTAL | 24 | 10% |
*There were 35 Senate races in 1992, 1994, and 2000; 34 races in 1996, 1998, and 2002.
Plurality U.S. Senate Wins, by DecadePlurality U.S. Senate Wins, by DecadePlurality U.S. Senate Wins, by Decade Decade
Plurality Wins
1908-1918
39
1920-1928
18
1930-1938
18
1940-1948
9
1950-1958
4
1960-1968
5
1970-1978
14
1980-1988
10
1990-1998
16
2000-2002
6
2002-2004
2
Total
141
U.S. Senate Primaries, 1994-2004
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
TOTAL
Plurality Primaries
9
3
6
9
4
7
38
Pluralities avoided by runoffs
3
4
0
2
3
2
14
Candidates elected after plurality primary victory
1
1
0
1
0
2
5
Candidates elected after runoff victory
0
1
-
0
0
2
3
Source: Federal Elections (94-2002): Election Results for the US Senate and the US House of Representatives. Copyright of the Federal Elections Commission, Washington, DC.
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Decade
Plurality Wins
1908-1918
39
1920-1928
18
1930-1938
18
1940-1948
9
1950-1958
4
1960-1968
5
1970-1978
14
1980-1988
10
1990-1998
16
2000-2002
6
2002-2004
2
Total
141
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
TOTAL
Plurality Primaries
9
3
6
9
4
7
38
Pluralities avoided by runoffs
3
4
0
2
3
2
14
Candidates elected after plurality primary victory
1
1
0
1
0
2
5
Candidates elected after runoff victory
0
1
-
0
0
2
3
