1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Arizona's 1st District
U.S. House · Arizona
Matt Salmon (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Chuck Blanchard (D) by 17.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Matt SalmonRepublican · winner
56.0%101,350
Chuck BlanchardDemocrat
39.0%70,627
Bob HowarthLibertarian
4.9%8,890
180,867 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Chuck BlanchardMatt Salmon
$468K
Raised by the campaign
$539K
$440.4K
Spent by the campaign
$508.4K
$27.6K
Cash on hand
$30.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994