1994 United States Senate election in Texas

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1994 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Richard W. Fisher
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,604,218[1] 1,639,615[1]
Percentage 60.8% 38.3%

1994 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg
County results
Hutchison:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Tie:      50–60%
Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to her first full term.[2]

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Richard W. Fisher, businessman and former Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal
  • Michael A. Andrews, U.S. Representative
  • Jim Mattox, former Texas Attorney General and former U.S. Representative

Republican[]

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) 2,604,218 60.85%
Democratic Richard W. Fisher 1,639,615 38.31%
Libertarian Pierre Blondeau 36,107 0.84%
Total votes 4,279,940 100.00%
Majority 964,603 22.54%
Republican hold

See also[]

  • 1994 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1994" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 38,40. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1994".
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