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  US Senate - National Vote
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Senate > Popular Vote
OfficeSenate
TypeControl Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1990 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 06, 1990 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1994 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1995 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedAshley March 11, 2009 03:59pm
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 775-797.
DescriptionThe Republican Party won a dramatic victory in the U.S. Senate races of 1994 as a part of the national re-alignment that year. The GOP picked up eight seats from the Democrats, and the day after the election Sen. Shelby (D-AL) switched to the Republican Party - for a new breakdown of 52 Republicans and 48 Democrats. In terms of the nationwide popular vote, the 51-45% victory by the Republican Party was the widest margin for the GOP since 1972.

New U.S. Senators: Kyl (R-AZ), Snowe (R-ME), Abraham (R-MI), Grams (IR-MN), Ashcroft (R-MO), DeWine (R-OH), Inhofe (R-OK), Santorum (R-PA), Frist (R-TN), Thompson (R-TN), Hutchinson (R-TX), and Thomas (R-WY).

Aggregate nationwide totals for U.S. Senate races of 1994:

Republican 30,041,277 - 50.7%
Democratic 26,473,258 - 44.7
Libertarian 666,185 - 1.1
Am. Independent 591,025 - 1.0
Independent 536,750 - 0.9
Conservative 285,935 - 0.5
Peace and Freedom 255,301 - 0.4
Green 157,903 - 0.3
Liberal 118,154 - 0.2
Natural Law 23,758
Socialist Workers 22,440
Workers World 20,010
New Alliance 15,801
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Democratic Party Control Republican Party Control Libertarian Party Control Independent Control American Independent Party Control Peace and Freedom Party Control Conservative Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent American Independent Peace & Freedom Conservative
Votes78,718,999 (48.35%) 77,259,764 (47.46%) 1,789,994 (1.10%) 1,719,781 (1.06%) 1,308,042 (0.80%) 628,118 (0.39%) 575,193 (0.35%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,459,235 (-0.90%) -76,929,005 (-47.25%) -76,999,218 (-47.30%) -77,410,957 (-47.55%) -78,090,881 (-47.97%) -78,143,806 (-48.00%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Liberal Party Control Green Party Control New Alliance Party Control Natural Law Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Workers World Party Control
PartyLiberal Green New Alliance Natural Law Socialist Workers Workers World
Votes261,353 (0.16%) 231,247 (0.14%) 98,930 (0.06%) 91,910 (0.06%) 63,686 (0.04%) 52,806 (0.03%)
Margin-78,457,646 (-48.19%) -78,487,752 (-48.21%) -78,620,069 (-48.29%) -78,627,089 (-48.30%) -78,655,313 (-48.31%) -78,666,193 (-48.32%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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