1994 United States Senate election in Arizona

1994 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Nominee Jon Kyl Sam Coppersmith Scott Grainger Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 600,999 442,510 75,493 Percentage 53.71% 39.54% 6.75%

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.

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

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Coppersmith	81,995	32.2%
	Democratic	Richard Mahoney	81,863	32.1%
	Democratic	Cindy Resnick	75,563	29.6%
	Democratic	David Moss	15,612	6.1%
Total votes			200,120	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jon Kyl, U.S. Representative since 1987

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Kyl	231,275	99.0%
	Republican	Write-ins	2,248	1.0%
Total votes			231,733	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Scott Grainger, engineer

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Scott Grainger	5,424	100.0%
Total votes			5,424	100.0%

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Kyl (R)	Coppersmith (D)
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

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jon Kyl	600,999	53.71%	+12.66%
	Democratic	Sam Coppersmith	442,510	39.54%	−17.17%
	Libertarian	Scott Grainger	75,493	6.75%	+4.96%
	Write-in		58	0.01%
Majority			158,489	14.16%	−1.50%
Turnout			1,119,060
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

See also

• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
2. "94 Congressional Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2018.