1994 United States Senate election in Montana

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1994 United States Senate election in Montana
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  1988 November 8, 1994 2000  
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Nominee Conrad Burns Jack Mudd
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote218,542131,845
Percentage62.37%37.63%

1994 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg
County results
Burns:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Mudd:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Conrad Burns
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Conrad Burns
Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Montana was held November 8, 1994 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Montana. Incumbent U.S. Senator Conrad Burns won re-election to a second term. This was the first time a Republican senator ever won re-election in Montana. This was the strongest of Burns' four Senate elections, and the only one in which he won by more than five percentage points.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Mudd 58,371 47.20
Democratic John Melcher39,60732.03
Democratic Becky Shaw25,68820.77
Total votes123,666 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Conrad Burns (incumbent) 82,827 100.00
Total votes82,827 100.00

General election

Candidates

Polling

SourceDateBurns (R)Mudd (D)
Great Falls Tribune September 16, 199446%40%

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Conrad Burns (incumbent) 218,542 62.37% +10.50%
Democratic Jack Mudd131,84537.63%−10.50%
Majority86,69724.74%21.01%
Turnout 350,387
Republican hold

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