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
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