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  TX US Senate - Special
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Texas > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election Primary
Filing Deadline April 01, 1993 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 01, 1993 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 01, 1993 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start June 14, 1993 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1995 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur May 24, 2023 12:31am
Data Sources[Link]
Description This was the preliminary election to replace Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D) who resigned his seat to serve as President Clinton's first Secretary of the Treasury.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/21/1993
NameRobert C. "Bob" Krueger Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/21/1993 - 06/14/1993 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won06/05/1993
NameKay Bailey Hutchison Votes1,188,716 (67.34%)
Term06/14/1993 - 01/03/1995 Margin612,178 (+34.68%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX US Senate - Special Runoff 06/05/1993

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchison (I) Sen. Robert C. "Bob" Krueger Rep. Joe L. Barton Rep. Jack Fields Richard W. Fisher Jose Angel Gutierrez Stephen Hopkins
PartyRepublican Democratic Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Republican
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Uncertified Votes 593,338 (29.00%) 593,239 (29.00%) 284,135 (13.89%) 277,560 (13.57%) 165,564 (8.09%) 52,103 (2.55%) 14,753 (0.72%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -99 (-0.00%) -309,203 (-15.11%) -315,778 (-15.44%) -427,774 (-20.91%) -541,235 (-26.46%) -578,585 (-28.28%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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R Gerald R. Ford
R Tom Luce
R Phyllis Schlafly
R William P. "Bill" Clements, Jr.
Veg Thomas Walker
R John B. Connally
R Bill Archer
R Tom DeLay
D Roberto R. Alonzo
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Name Gene Kelly C. "Sonny" Payne Don Richardson Rick Draheim Clymer Wright Ambassador Herbert John Spiro Charles Ben Howell
PartyDemocratic Democratic Independent Libertarian Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 11,331 (0.55%) 6,782 (0.33%) 6,209 (0.30%) 5,677 (0.28%) 5,111 (0.25%) 4,459 (0.22%) 3,866 (0.19%)
Margin-582,007 (-28.45%) -586,556 (-28.67%) -587,129 (-28.70%) -587,661 (-28.73%) -588,227 (-28.75%) -588,879 (-28.79%) -589,472 (-28.81%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Jesse A. Helms
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Roger Staubach (R)
 00, 1993

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May 20, 1993 12:00pm General Behind in Race, Texas Senator Turns Terminator  Article Ashley 

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