Election Name: | 1994 United States Senate election in Arizona |
Country: | Arizona |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1988 United States Senate election in Arizona |
Previous Year: | 1988 |
Next Election: | 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1994 |
Image1: | File:Jon Kyl.jpg |
Nominee1: | Jon Kyl |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 600,999 |
Percentage1: | 53.71% |
Nominee2: | Sam Coppersmith |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 442,510 |
Percentage2: | 39.54% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Scott Grainger |
Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 75,493 |
Percentage3: | 6.75% |
Map Size: | 220px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Dennis DeConcini |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jon Kyl |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Source | Date | Kyl (R) | Coppersmith (D) | ||
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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% |