1994 United States Senate election in Texas

1994 United States Senate election in Texas

November 8, 1994

Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Richard W. Fisher Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,604,218[1] 1,639,615[1] Percentage 60.85% 37.31%

County results Hutchison:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      50–60%

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] This marked the first time that a Republican won a full term to this seat in history.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Richard W. Fisher, businessman, former Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, and candidate for Senate in 1993
• Michael A. Andrews, U.S. Representative from Houston
• Jim Mattox, former Texas Attorney General and U.S. Representative from Dallas

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. 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 November 17, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1994".