1994 United States Senate election in Florida

none March 2026 September 2023 1994 United States Senate election in Florida Florida presidential no 1988 United States Senate election in Florida 1988 2000 United States Senate election in Florida 2000 November 8, 1994 150x150px Connie Mack III (3x4 crop).jpg Connie Mack III Republican Party (United States) 2,895,200 70.50% Hugh Rodham.png Hugh Rodham Democratic Party (United States) 1,210,577 29.48% 300px County results 300px Precinct results 1 300px Mack: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Rodham: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Senator Connie Mack III Republican Party (United States) Connie Mack III Republican Party (United States) The 1994 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Connie Mack III won re-election easily, earning a second term and carrying every county in the state. With his victory, Mack became the first Republican ever to win reelection to the United States Senate from Florida. As of 2026, this is the last time that a U.S. Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida. This is also the last time that Broward County and Gadsden County have voted Republican in a statewide race. Mack won by 1.7 million votes. This is also the largest raw vote margin for a statewide race in Florida to date in 2026. Republican primary Candidates Connie Mack III, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary results Connie Mack III (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) Unopposed 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Arturo Perez Hugh Rodham, public defender and brother to First Lady Hillary Clinton Ellis Rubin, criminal defense attorney Mike Wiley, talk radio personality and advocate of UFO conspiracy theories Results 300px|thumb|Initial primary results by county: #7996e2 Rodham #cce2ff 20–30% #becbff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #5bc75b Wiley #beffbe 20–30% #a2f9a2 30–40% #78e478 40–50% #5bc75b 50–60% #fffc6e Perez #fffc6e 30–40% 300px|thumb|Primary runoff results by county: #7996e2 Rodham #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #5bc75b Wiley #5bc75b 50–60% #41b742 60–70% #309a30 70–80% Democratic primary resultshttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F8%2F1994&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results 2011-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718142742/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F8%2F1994&DATAMODE= 2011-07-18 dead Hugh Rodham Democratic Party (United States) 255,605 33.78 Mike Wiley Democratic Party (United States) 188,551 24.92 Ellis Rubin Democratic Party (United States) 161,386 21.33 A. Perez Democratic Party (United States) 151,121 19.97 756,663 100 Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=10%2F4%2F1994&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results 2019-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143302/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=10%2F4%2F1994&DATAMODE= 2011-07-18 dead Hugh Rodham Democratic Party (United States) 221,424 58.09 Mike Wiley Democratic Party (United States) 159,776 41.91 381,200 100 General election Candidates Connie Mack III (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Hugh Rodham (D), public defender and brother to first lady Hillary Clinton Campaign Rodham left the public defenders office to run for the United States Senate in Florida in 1994. He won the Democratic Party nomination by defeating Mike Wiley in a runoff election,http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,100329,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010611053906/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,100329,00.html dead June 11, 2001 The Rumpled, Ragtag Career of Hugh Rodham Jessica Reaves Time Magazine February 22, 2002 March 26, 2006 Florida Vote Goes to Brother Of First Lady The New York Times October 5, 1994 January 29, 2008 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E6D9153DF936A35753C1A962958260 after earlier finishing first in a four-person primary field with 34 percent. After the first primary, the third-place finisher, flamboyant Miami lawyer and perennial losing candidate Ellis Rubin, joined forces with Rodham as a "senior executive consultant" and hatchet man.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&p_theme=mh&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=hugh%20rodham%20ellis%20rubin%20mike%20wiley%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(hugh%20rodham%20ellis%20rubin%20mike%20wiley)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no Rubin Joins Rodham Campaign, Rips Wiley Tom Fielder The Miami Herald September 22, 1994 fee required In the presence of Rodham at a press conference, Rubin levelled the accusation that Wiley was hiding his Jewish faith by changing his name from his birth name, Michael Schreibman, and that Wiley "changed his name before the campaign to deceive voters about his Jewish religion." Wiley accordingly refused to endorse Rodham after the runoff. Rodham then lost by a 70%-30% margin to incumbent Senator Republican Connie Mack III in the general election.http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/democrat/clinton/rodham.shtml The Rodham Family Biography July 8, 2007 CNN Although Bill and Hillary Clinton both campaigned for him, his organization was unable to take advantage of their help,Michael Wines, "Clinton Finds Few Listeners at Rally in Miami", The New York Times, October 16, 1994. Accessed July 10, 2007. he had few funds, almost no television commercials, and little support from the Florida Democratic party establishment in a year that saw Republican gains everywhere.Politics thicker than blood? Lynn Sweet The Chicago Sun-Times February 23, 2001 After the election, Rubin switched allegiance again and charged Rodham with election law violations in the first primary; the Federal Election Commission eventually dismissed the allegations.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&p_theme=mh&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=%22hugh%20rodham%22%20%22ellis%20rubin%22%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(%22hugh%20rodham%22%20%22ellis%20rubin%22)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no FEC Dismisses Allegations Against Rodham Campaign Tom Fielder The Miami Herald April 6, 1996 fee required Results General election resultsClerk of the United States House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1994 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1994election/ United States House of Representatives 16 November 2020 8,10 PDF Republican Party (United States) Connie Mack III (incumbent) 2,895,200 70.50 +20.10 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh Rodham 1,210,577 29.48 -20.12 1,039 0.02 1,684,623 41.02 +40.22 4,106,816 100.00 Republican Party (United States) See also 1994 United States Senate elections References Florida 1994 Category:1994 Florida elections