1994 United States Senate election in Montana

United States Senate election in Montana, 1994

November 8, 1994

Nominee Conrad Burns Jack Mudd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 218,542 131,845 Percentage 62.4% 37.6%

U.S. senator before election Conrad Burns Republican Elected U.S. Senator Conrad Burns Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 8, 1994 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Montana. Incumbent U.S. Senator Conrad Burns won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jack Mudd, law professor
• John Melcher, former U.S. Senator
• Becky Shaw

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

• Conrad Burns (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Conrad Burns (inc.)	82,827	100.00
Total votes			82,827	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Conrad Burns (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jack Mudd (D), law professor

Polling

Source	Date	Burns (R)	Mudd (D)
Great Falls Tribune	Sep. 16, 1994	46%	40%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Conrad Burns (inc.)	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

References

Preceded by 1990

Montana U.S. Senate elections 1994

Succeeded by 1996