1994 United States Senate election in Missouri
Appearance
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Elections in Missouri |
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The 1994 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Danforth decided to retire and not seek re-election. Former Governor of Missouri John Ashcroft won the open seat in a landslide.[1]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Ashcroft, former Governor of Missouri (Republican)
- Bill Johnson (Libertarian)
- Alan Wheat, U.S. Representative from Kansas City (Democratic)
Polling
[edit]Source | Date | Ashcroft (R) | Wheat (D) |
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Kansas City Star | November 1, 1994 | 58% | 29% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Ashcroft | 1,060,149 | 59.72 | |
Democratic | Alan Wheat | 633,697 | 35.70 | |
Libertarian | Bill Johnson | 81,264 | 4.58 | |
Write-in | 6 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 426,452 | 24.02 | ||
Turnout | 1,775,116 | |||
Republican hold |