Texas General Election, 1994
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The 1994 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republic ...
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.


Major candidates


Democratic

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Richard W. Fisher Richard Welton Fisher (born 1949) is the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, having served in that post from April 2005 to 2015. He is a Senior Advisor to Barclays Plc, a British bank holding company, a Director of ...
, businessman, former Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, and candidate for Senate in 1993 * Michael A. Andrews, U.S. Representative from Houston *
Jim Mattox James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician from Texas who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as Texas Attorney General, but lost high-pr ...
, former
Texas Attorney General The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the
and U.S. Representative from Dallas


Republican

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republic ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator


Results


See also

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1994 United States Senate elections The 1994 United States Senate elections were held November 8, 1994, with the 33 seats of Class 1 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. The Republican Party took control of the Senate from the Democ ...


References

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