1994 United States Senate election in Arizona

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1994 United States Senate election in Arizona
Flag of Arizona.svg
  1988 November 8, 1994 2000  
  Jon Kyl.jpg Sam Coppersmith.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Jon Kyl Sam Coppersmith Scott Grainger
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote600,999442,51075,493
Percentage53.71%39.54%6.75%

1994 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg
County results
Kyl:     40–50%     50–60%
Coppersmith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Dennis DeConcini
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jon Kyl
Republican

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, becoming the first Republican to win Arizona's Class 1 Senate seat since Paul Fannin in 1970. Democrats would not win this seat again, or any Senate race in the state, until Kyrsten Sinema's victory in 2018.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Coppersmith 81,995 32.2%
Democratic Richard Mahoney81,86332.1%
Democratic Cindy Resnick75,56329.6%
Democratic David Moss15,6126.1%
Total votes200,120 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jon Kyl 231,275 99.0%
Republican Write-ins2,2481.0%
Total votes231,733 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Scott Grainger 5,424 100.0%
Total votes5,424 100.0%

General election

Polling

SourceDateKyl (R)Coppersmith (D)
Arizona State University October 7, 199439%31%
United for ArizonaOctober 30, 199443%38%
The Rocky Mountain News October 16, 199443%30%
Arizona State University November 2, 199447%28%

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jon Kyl 600,999 53.71% +12.66%
Democratic Sam Coppersmith 442,51039.54%-17.17%
Libertarian Scott Grainger75,4936.75%+4.96%
Write-ins580.01%
Majority158,48914.16%-1.50%
Turnout 1,119,060
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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