1993 United States Senate special election in Texas

1993 United States Senate special election in Texas
	County results; Hutchison: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%; Krueger: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Bob Krueger; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Kay Bailey Hutchison; Republican

The 1993 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on June 6, 1993, to replace Democratic U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, who had resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury. Governor Ann Richards appointed Democrat Bob Krueger, a Texas Railroad Commissioner, to fill the seat. Krueger ran in the special election, but was defeated in a landslide by Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.^[1]^[2] Hutchison was the first Republican to win this seat since Reconstruction. In 2010, Krueger's campaign was named by the Houston Chronicle as the worst in Texas' modern political history.^[3]

Background[]

The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on May 1, 1993.^[4] Since no candidate received a majority in the primary, a runoff was held on June 6, 1993.^[1]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Bob Krueger, Incumbent U.S. Senator and former U.S. Congressman
Richard W. Fisher, businessman
José Angel Gutierrez^[4]
Gene Kelly^[4]
C. "Sonny" Payne^[4]

Republican[]

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas State Treasurer and former State Representative
Joe Barton, U.S. Congressman
Jack Fields, U.S. Congressman
Charles Ben Howell^[4]
Chuck Sibley^[4]
Thomas D. Spink^[4]
Herbert John Spiro^[4]
James Vallaster^[4]
Clymer Wright^[4]

Libertarian[]

Rick Draheim^[4]

People's[]

Billy Brown^[4]

Socialist Workers[]

Rose "Jackie" Floyd^[4]

Independents[]

Louis C. Davis^[4]
Lou Bolling Hancock^[4]
Roger Henson^[4]
Don Richardson^[4]
Maco Stewart^[4]
Lou Zaeske^[4]

Primary election[]

Results[]

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchison	593,338	29.0%
	Democratic	Bob Krueger (incumbent)	593,239	29.0%
	Republican	Joe Barton	284,135	13.9%
	Republican	Jack Fields	277,560	13.6%
	Democratic	Richard W. Fisher	165,564	8.1%
	Democratic	José Angel Gutierrez	52,103	2.6%
	Republican	Stephen Hopkins	14,753	0.7%
	Democratic	Gene Kelly	11,331	0.6%
	Democratic	C. "Sonny" Payne	6,782	0.3%
	Independent	Don Richardson	6,209	0.3%
	Libertarian	Rick Draheim	5,677	0.3%
	Republican	Clymer Wright	5,111	0.3%
	Republican	Herbert John Spiro	4,459	0.2%
	Republican	Charles Ben Howell	3,866	0.2%
	Independent	Roger Henson	3,092	0.2%
	Republican	Chuck Sibley	2,406	0.1%
	Socialist Workers	Rose "Jackie" Floyd	2,301	0.1%
	Republican	Thomas D. Spink	2,281	0.1%
	Independent	Lou Bolling Hancock	2,242	0.1%
	Independent	Lou Zaeske	2,191	0.1%
	Populist	Billy Brown	2,187	0.1%
	Republican	James Vallaster	2,124	0.1%
	Independent	Louis C. Davis	1,548	0.1%
	Independent	Maco Stewart	1,260	0.1%
Total votes			2,045,759	100.0%

General election[]

Results[]

United States Senate special election in Texas, 1993^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchison	1,188,716	67.3%
	Democratic	Bob Krueger (incumbent)	576,538	32.7%
Total votes			1,765,254	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details".
^ Dunham, Richard (March 3, 2010). "Our list: The ten worst campaigns in modern Texas political history". Houston Chronicle.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Race - May 01, 1993".
^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Runoff Race - Jun 05, 1993".

[1993runoff-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details".

[3] Dunham, Richard (March 3, 2010). "Our list: The ten worst campaigns in modern Texas political history". Houston Chronicle.

[1993candidates-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Race - May 01, 1993".

[5] "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Runoff Race - Jun 05, 1993".

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1993 United States Senate special election in Texas

Contents

Background[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

Libertarian[]

People's[]

Socialist Workers[]

Independents[]

Primary election[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]