The 1994 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Connie Mack III won re-election easily, earning a second term and carrying every county in the state.
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Mack: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Rodham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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With his victory, Mack became the first Republican ever to win reelection to the United States Senate from Florida. As of 2023, this is the last time that a U.S. Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Mack III (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hugh Rodham | 255,605 | 33.78 | |
Democratic | Mike Wiley | 188,551 | 24.92 | |
Democratic | Ellis Rubin | 161,386 | 21.33 | |
Democratic | A. Perez | 151,121 | 19.97 | |
Total votes | 756,663 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hugh Rodham | 221,424 | 58.09 | |
Democratic | Mike Wiley | 159,776 | 41.91 | |
Total votes | 381,200 | 100 |
Rodham left the public defenders office to run for the United States Senate in Florida in 1994. He won the Democratic Party nomination by defeating Mike Wiley in a runoff election,[3][4] after earlier finishing first in a four-person primary field with 34 percent.[4] After the first primary, the third-place finisher, flamboyant Miami lawyer and perennial losing candidate Ellis Rubin, joined forces with Rodham as a "senior executive consultant" and hatchet man.[5] In the presence of Rodham at a press conference, Rubin levelled the accusation that Wiley was hiding his Jewish faith by changing his name from his birth name, Michael Schreibman,[4] and that Wiley "changed his name before the campaign to deceive voters about his Jewish religion." Wiley accordingly refused to endorse Rodham after the runoff.[4] Rodham then lost by a 70%-30% margin to incumbent Senator Republican Connie Mack III in the general election.[6] Although Bill and Hillary Clinton both campaigned for him, his organization was unable to take advantage of their help,[7] he had few funds, almost no television commercials, and little support from the Florida Democratic party establishment in a year that saw Republican gains everywhere.[6][8] After the election, Rubin switched allegiance again and charged Rodham with election law violations in the first primary; the Federal Elections Commission eventually dismissed the allegations.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Connie Mack III (incumbent) | 2,895,200 | 70.50 | +20.10 | |
Democratic | Hugh Rodham | 1,210,577 | 29.48 | -20.12 | |
Write-in | 1,039 | 0.02 | |||
Majority | 1,684,623 | 41.02 | +40.22 | ||
Total votes | 4,106,816 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |