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.
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 County results Burns: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Mudd: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Jack Mudd, law professor
- John Melcher, former U.S. Senator
- Becky Shaw, student loan investigator[1]
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Conrad Burns, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Conrad Burns (incumbent) | 82,827 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 82,827 | 100.00 | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Conrad Burns (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jack Mudd (D), law professor
Polling
edit| Source | Date | Burns (R) | Mudd (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Tribune | September 16, 1994 | 46% | 40% |
Results
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Gruenwald, Juliana (June 10, 1996). "Democrat Yellowtail, GOP's Hill To Contend For Montana House Seat". CNN. AllPolitics. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".