1994 United States Senate election in Montana
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The1994 United States Senate election in Montanawas held November 8, 1994 to select theU.S. Senatorfrom the state ofMontana.Incumbent U.S. SenatorConrad Burnswon 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 indeed the only one in which he won by more than five percentage points.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Jack Mudd, law professor
- John Melcher,former U.S. Senator
- Becky Shaw, student loan investigator[1]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Conrad Burns,incumbent U.S. Senator
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Conrad Burns (incumbent) | 82,827 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 82,827 | 100.00 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Conrad Burns(R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jack Mudd (D), law professor
Polling[edit]
Source | Date | Burns (R) | Mudd (D) |
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Great Falls Tribune | September 16, 1994 | 46% | 40% |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
Republicanhold |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Gruenwald, Juliana (June 10, 1996)."Democrat Yellowtail, GOP's Hill To Contend For Montana House Seat".CNN.AllPolitics.RetrievedJune 24,2021.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 29, 2011.RetrievedApril 22,2011.
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:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".