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1994 U.S. Senate election results

Results of all 35 Senate races in 1994 (seats won: Republican 21, Democratic 14); 8 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 21
  • Democratic 14
AlabamaAlaskaArizona: Jon Kyl REP +14.2 gainArkansasCalifornia: Dianne Feinstein DEM +1.9ColoradoConnecticut: Joseph I. Lieberman DEM +10.1Delaware: William V. Roth Jr. REP +13.3District of ColumbiaFlorida: Connie Mack REP +41.0GeorgiaHawaii: Daniel K. Akaka DEM +47.6IdahoIllinoisIndiana: Richard G. Lugar REP +36.9IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaine: Olympia J. Snowe REP +23.9 gainMaryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +18.2Massachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +17.1Michigan: Spencer Abraham REP +9.1 gainMinnesota: Rod Grams REP +5.0Mississippi: Trent Lott REP +37.6Missouri: John Ashcroft REP +24.0Montana: Conrad Burns REP +24.7Nebraska: Bob Kerrey DEM +9.8Nevada: Richard H. Bryan DEM +9.9New HampshireNew Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +3.3New Mexico: Jeff Bingaman DEM +8.0New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan DEM +15.3North CarolinaNorth Dakota: Kent Conrad DEM +16.0Ohio: Mike DeWine REP +14.2 gainOklahoma: James M. Inhofe REP +15.3 gainOregonPennsylvania: Rick Santorum REP +2.5 gainRhode Island: John H. Chafee REP +29.1South CarolinaSouth DakotaTennessee: Bill Frist REP +14.3 gainTexas: Kay Bailey Hutchison REP +22.5Utah: Orrin G. Hatch REP +40.5Vermont: James M. Jeffords REP +9.8Virginia: Charles S. Robb DEM +2.7Washington: Slade Gorton REP +11.5West Virginia: Robert C. Byrd DEM +38.0Wisconsin: Herb Kohl DEM +17.6Wyoming: Craig Thomas REP +19.6Vermont: James M. Jeffords REP +9.8New HampshireMassachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +17.1Rhode Island: John H. Chafee REP +29.1Connecticut: Joseph I. Lieberman DEM +10.1New Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +3.3Delaware: William V. Roth Jr. REP +13.3Maryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +18.2District of Columbia
States with a race in 1994, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateSeatWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Arizona Class I Jon Kyl Republican 14.2 Democratic flip
California Class I Dianne Feinstein Democratic 1.9 Democratic
Connecticut Class I Joseph I. Lieberman Democratic 10.1 Democratic
Delaware Class I William V. Roth Jr. Republican 13.3 Republican
Florida Class I Connie Mack Republican 41.0 Republican
Hawaii Class I Daniel K. Akaka Democratic 47.6 Democratic
Indiana Class I Richard G. Lugar Republican 36.9 Republican
Maine Class I Olympia J. Snowe Republican 23.9 Democratic flip
Maryland Class I Paul S. Sarbanes Democratic 18.2 Democratic
Massachusetts Class I Edward M. Kennedy Democratic 17.1 Democratic
Michigan Class I Spencer Abraham Republican 9.1 Democratic flip
Minnesota Class I Rod Grams Republican 5.0 Republican
Mississippi Class I Trent Lott Republican 37.6 Republican
Missouri Class I John Ashcroft Republican 24.0 Republican
Montana Class I Conrad Burns Republican 24.7 Republican
Nebraska Class I Bob Kerrey Democratic 9.8 Democratic
Nevada Class I Richard H. Bryan Democratic 9.9 Democratic
New Jersey Class I Frank R. Lautenberg Democratic 3.3 Democratic
New Mexico Class I Jeff Bingaman Democratic 8.0 Democratic
New York Class I Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic 15.3 Democratic
North Dakota Class I Kent Conrad Democratic 16.0 Democratic
Ohio Class I Mike DeWine Republican 14.2 Democratic flip
Oklahoma special Class II James M. Inhofe Republican 15.3 Democratic flip
Pennsylvania Class I Rick Santorum Republican 2.5 Democratic flip
Rhode Island Class I John H. Chafee Republican 29.1 Republican
Tennessee Class I Bill Frist Republican 14.3 Democratic flip
Tennessee special Class II Fred Thompson Republican 21.8 Democratic flip
Texas Class I Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican 22.5 Republican
Utah Class I Orrin G. Hatch Republican 40.5 Republican
Vermont Class I James M. Jeffords Republican 9.8 Republican
Virginia Class I Charles S. Robb Democratic 2.7 Democratic
Washington Class I Slade Gorton Republican 11.5 Republican
West Virginia Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic 38.0 Democratic
Wisconsin Class I Herb Kohl Democratic 17.6 Democratic
Wyoming Class I Craig Thomas Republican 19.6 Republican

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.