He was re-elected in 1992 , beating Mike Smith ( R ) by nearly 12 % . When rumblings of Porterfield 's possible gubernatorial ambitions became more prevalent , he and his wife were selected as delegates to the 1992 Democratic National Convention . While there , they met President Bill Clinton , Hillary Clinton and Al Gore , and rode in Gore 's limousine to LaGuardia International Airport after the convention . From that point forward , Porterfield 's senate career began to fade . The emergence of serious personal attacks against him , and the hard challenge he faced from Allen Kukovich in the 1996 Democratic Primary , ended Porterfield 's campaign for the Senate
1992 Democratic National Convention
1992 Democratic National Convention
Eugene Porterfield