1994 United States Senate election in Arizona

none March 2026 September 2023 1994 United States Senate election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1988 United States Senate election in Arizona 1988 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona 2000 November 8, 1994 File:Jon Kyl.jpg 150x150px Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) 600,999 53.71% File:Sam Coppersmith.jpg Sam Coppersmith Democratic Party (United States) 442,510 39.54% 3x4.svg Scott Grainger Libertarian Party (United States) 75,493 6.75% 1994 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 220px County resultsKyl: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60%Coppersmith: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini Democratic Party (United States) Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) The 1994 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican nominee Jon Kyl won the open seat, becoming the first Republican to win Arizona's Class 1 Senate seat since Paul Fannin in 1970. Democrats would not win this seat again, or any Senate race in the state, until Kyrsten Sinema's victory in 2018. Democratic primary Candidates Sam Coppersmith, U.S. Representative Richard D. Mahoney, Secretary of State of Arizona Cindy Resnick, State Senator Dave Moss, perennial candidate Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.azsos.gov/election/1994/Primary/Canvass1994PE.pdf Archived copy April 20, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090314042922/https://www.azsos.gov/election/1994/Primary/Canvass1994PE.pdf March 14, 2009 Sam Coppersmith Democratic Party (United States) 81,995 32.2% Richard Mahoney Democratic Party (United States) 81,863 32.1% Cindy Resnick Democratic Party (United States) 75,563 29.6% David Moss Democratic Party (United States) 15,612 6.1% 200,120 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Jon Kyl, U.S. Representative since 1987 Results Republican primary results Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) 231,275 99.0% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 2,248 1.0% 231,733 100.0% Libertarian primary Candidates Scott Grainger, engineer Results Libertarian primary results Scott Grainger Arizona Libertarian Party 5,424 100.0% 5,424 100.0% General election Polling Source Date Kyl (R) Coppersmith (D) Arizona State University October 7, 199439% 31% United for Arizona October 30, 199443% 38% The Rocky Mountain News October 16, 199443% 30% Arizona State University November 2, 199447% 28% Results General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994/94Stat.htm#3 94 Congressional Election Statistics clerk.house.gov 13 April 2018 Republican Party (United States) Jon Kyl 600,999 53.71% +12.66% Democratic Party (United States) Sam Coppersmith 442,510 39.54% -17.17% Arizona Libertarian Party Scott Grainger 75,493 6.75% +4.96% 58 0.01% 158,489 14.16% -1.50% 1,119,060 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1994 United States Senate elections References 30em 1994 Arizona Category:1994 Arizona elections