1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for U.S. Senate in Arizona
U.S. Senate · Arizona
Jon Kyl (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Samuel Coppersmith (D) by 14.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jon KylRepublican · winner
53.7%600,999
Samuel CoppersmithDemocrat
39.5%442,510
Scott GraingerLibertarian
6.7%75,493
1,119,060 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.
Samuel CoppersmithJon Kyl
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$4.3M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$4.1M
$1K
Cash on hand
$175.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Scott Grainger $43.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994