1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for U.S. Senate in Texas
U.S. Senate · Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Fisher (D) by 22.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kay Bailey HutchisonRepublican · winner
60.8%2,604,218
Richard FisherDemocrat
38.3%1,639,615
Pierre BlondeauLibertarian
0.8%36,107
4,279,940 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.
Richard FisherKay Bailey Hutchison
$5.9M
Raised by the campaign
$13.9M
$5.9M
Spent by the campaign
$12.5M
$30.9K
Cash on hand
$1.6M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994