The 1994 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Danforth decided to retire and not seek re-election. Former Governor John Ashcroft won the Republican primary and faced Democratic Congressman Alan Wheat in the general election. Ashcroft defeated Wheat in a landslide, winning 60 percent of the vote to Wheat's 36 percent.
Republican primary Candidates John Ashcroft, former Governor of Missouri Joyce Lea, perennial candidate Joseph A. Schwan, retired federal employee Ronald G. Halstead, businessman Doug Jones, sporting goods store employee
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Alan Wheat, U.S. Representative Marsha Murphy, Jackson County Executive Jim Thomas, Branson theater owner Gerald R. Ortbals, attorney Jim Hawley, tooling specialist Ned Sutherland, dentist Nichalas Clement, newspaper carrier
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates Bill Johnson, construction contractor Rickey Jamerson, anti-tax activist
Results
General election Results
See also 1994 United States Senate elections
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