1994 United States Senate election in Arizona
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.
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County results Kyl: 40–50% 50–60% Coppersmith: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Arizona |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Coppersmith | 81,995 | 32.15% | |
Democratic | Richard Mahoney | 81,863 | 32.10% | |
Democratic | Cindy Resnick | 75,563 | 29.63% | |
Democratic | David Moss | 15,612 | 6.12% | |
Total votes | 200,120 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jon Kyl, U.S. Representative since 1987
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jon Kyl | 231,275 | 99.04% | |
Republican | Write-ins | 2,248 | 0.96% | |
Total votes | 231,733 | 100.00% |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Scott Grainger, engineer
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Scott Grainger | 5,424 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,424 | 100.00% |
General election
Polling
Source | Date | Kyl (R) | Coppersmith (D) |
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Arizona State University | October 7, 1994 | 39% | 31% |
United for Arizona | October 30, 1994 | 43% | 38% |
The Rocky Mountain News | October 16, 1994 | 43% | 30% |
Arizona State University | November 2, 1994 | 47% | 28% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jon Kyl | 600,999 | 53.71% | +12.65% | |
Democratic | Sam Coppersmith | 442,510 | 39.54% | -17.17% | |
Libertarian | Scott Grainger | 75,493 | 6.75% | +4.96% | |
Write-ins | 58 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 158,489 | 14.16% | -1.50% | ||
Turnout | 1,119,060 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "94 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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