1994 United States Senate election in Texas

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

Republican primary

Immediately following her victory in the June 1993 special election for U.S. Senate, incumbent senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson sought nomination by the Republican Party for a full term. Though Hutchinson faced six opponents in the primary, she received 84% of the vote, thus securing the nomination without a runoff.

Candidates

Nominee

• Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Hopkins
• James C. Currey
• Roger Henson
• Ernest J. Schmidt
• M. Troy Mata
• Tom Spink

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard W. Fisher, businessman, former Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, and candidate for Senate in 1993

Eliminated in runoff

• Jim Mattox, former Texas Attorney General and U.S. Representative from Dallas

Eliminated in primary

• Michael A. Andrews, U.S. Representative from Houston
• Evelyn Lantz, activist and perennial candidate

Runoff

General election

See also

• 1994 United States Senate elections

References