United States Senate special election in Texas, 1993
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The United States Senate special election runoff in Texas, 1993 was held on June 6, 1993 to replace U.S. senator Lloyd Bentsen. Governor Ann Richards appointed Bob Krueger, who was defeated by Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.[1][2] In 2010, Krueger's campaign was named by the Houston Chronicle as the worst in Texas' modern political history.[3]
Candidates
Democratic
- Bob Krueger, Incumbent U.S. Senator and former U.S. Congressman
- Richard W. Fisher, businessman
Republican
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas State Treasurer and former State Representative
- Joe Barton, U.S. Congressman
- Jack Fields, U.S. Congressman
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 1,188,716 | 67.3 | ||
Democratic | Bob Krueger | 576,538 | 32.6 | ||
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000333
- ↑ http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2010/03/our-list-the-ten-worst-campaign-in-modern-texas-political-history/
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36608
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