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1994 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1993 United States Senate special election in Texas 1993 (special) 2000 United States Senate election in Texas 2000 November 8, 1994 150x150px Kay Bailey Hutchison, official photo.jpg Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) 2,604,218 60.85% FRS DALLAS cent grp 121613 0573 02832 (14079998541) (1).jpg Richard W. Fisher Democratic Party (United States) 1,639,615 37.31% 1994 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 310px County resultsHutchison:
#ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Fisher: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States)
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.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3437 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1994 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
Republican primary resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1994&f=0&off=3&elect=2 1994 Senatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Texas April 1, 2026
Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 467,975 84.27%
Stephen Hopkins Republican Party (United States) 34,703 6.25%
James C. Currey Republican Party (United States) 15,625 2.81%
Roger Henson Republican Party (United States) 14,021 2.52%
Ernest J. Schmidt Republican Party (United States) 8,690 1.56%
M. Troy Mata Republican Party (United States) 8,632 1.55%
Tom Spink Republican Party (United States) 5,692 1.02%
555,338 100.00%
Democratic primary
thumb|250x250px|First round results by county: #5fd35fff Mattox #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5fd35fff 50–60% #37c837ff 60–70% #7996E2 Fisher #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #F1C92A Andrews #FFEEAA 30–40% #FFDD55 40–50%#AE8BB1 Tiethumb|250x250px|Runoff results by county: #7996E2 Fisher #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #5fd35fff Mattox #5fd35fff 50–60% #37c837ff 60–70%#AE8BB1 Tie
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 candidateEvelyn Lantz Obituary November 3, 2025 https://www.robinsonfh.net/obituaries/evelyn-lantz 2026-04-01 Robinson Funeral Home en
Democratic primary resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1994&f=0&off=3&elect=1 1994 Senatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Texas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections April 1, 2026
Texas Democratic Party Jim Mattox 416,342 40.51%
Texas Democratic Party Richard Fisher 387,989 37.75%
Texas Democratic Party Michael Andrews 159,828 15.55%
Texas Democratic Party Evelyn Lantz 63,517 6.18%
1,027,676 100.00%
Runoff
Democratic runoff resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1994&f=0&off=3&elect=3 1994 Senatorial Democratic Runoff Election Results - Texas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections April 1, 2026
Texas Democratic Party Richard Fisher 400,227 53.60%
Texas Democratic Party Jim Mattox 346,414 46.40%
746,641 100.00%
General election
General election resultsClerk 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 17 November 2020 38,40 PDF
Republican Party (United States)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent)
2,604,218
60.85%
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard W. Fisher
1,639,615
38.31%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Pierre Blondeau
36,107
0.84%
4,279,940
100.00%
964,603
22.54%
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1994 United States Senate elections
References
United States Senate
Texas
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