1994 United States Senate election in Montana

1994 United States Senate election in Montana

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Nominee Conrad Burns Jack Mudd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 218,542 131,845 Percentage 62.37% 37.63%

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jack Mudd, law professor
• John Melcher, former U.S. Senator
• Becky Shaw, student loan investigator ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Mudd	58,371	47.20
	Democratic	John Melcher	39,607	32.03
	Democratic	Becky Shaw	25,688	20.77
Total votes			123,666	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Conrad Burns, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Conrad Burns (incumbent)	82,827	100.00
Total votes			82,827	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Conrad Burns (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jack Mudd (D), law professor

Polling

Source	Date	Burns (R)	Mudd (D)
Great Falls Tribune	September 16, 1994	46%	40%

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Conrad Burns (incumbent)	218,542	62.37%	+10.50%
	Democratic	Jack Mudd	131,845	37.63%	−10.50%
Majority			86,697	24.74%	21.01%
Turnout			350,387
	Republican hold

See also

• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

1. Gruenwald, Juliana (June 10, 1996). "Democrat Yellowtail, GOP's Hill To Contend For Montana House Seat". CNN. AllPolitics. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
4. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".