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.
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 RepublicanConnie 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]
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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 1994 United States Senate election in Florida 1988 November 8 1994 2000 Nominee Connie Mack III Hugh RodhamParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 2 895 200 1 210 577Percentage 70 50 29 48 County resultsMack 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S Senators before electionConnie Mack IIIRepublican Elected U S Senators Connie Mack IIIRepublicanWith his victory Mack became the first Republican ever to win reelection to the United States Senate from Florida Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Campaign 3 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Connie Mack III incumbent U S SenatorResults edit Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Mack III incumbent Unopposed 100 0Democratic primary editCandidates edit Arturo Perez Hugh Rodham public defender and brother to First Lady Hillary Clinton Ellis Rubin criminal defense attorney Mike Wiley talk radio personality and advocate of UFO conspiracy theoriesResults edit nbsp Initial primary results by county nbsp Runoff results by countyDemocratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hugh Rodham 255 605 33 78Democratic Mike Wiley 188 551 24 92Democratic Ellis Rubin 161 386 21 33Democratic A Perez 151 121 19 97Total votes 756 663 100Democratic primary runoff results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hugh Rodham 221 424 58 09Democratic Mike Wiley 159 776 41 91Total votes 381 200 100General election editCandidates edit Connie Mack III R incumbent U S Senator Hugh Rodham D public defender and brother to first lady Hillary ClintonCampaign edit 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 Results edit General election results 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Mack III incumbent 2 895 200 70 50 20 10Democratic Hugh Rodham 1 210 577 29 48 20 12Write in 1 039 0 02Majority 1 684 623 41 02 40 22Total votes 4 106 816 100 00Republican hold SwingSee also edit1994 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Florida Department of State Election Results Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved March 27 2011 Florida Department of State Election Results Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved February 21 2019 Jessica Reaves February 22 2002 The Rumpled Ragtag Career of Hugh Rodham Time Magazine Archived from the original on June 11 2001 Retrieved March 26 2006 a b c d Florida Vote Goes to Brother Of First Lady The New York Times October 5 1994 Retrieved January 29 2008 Tom Fielder September 22 1994 Rubin Joins Rodham Campaign Rips Wiley fee required The Miami Herald a b The Rodham Family Biography CNN Retrieved July 8 2007 Michael Wines Clinton Finds Few Listeners at Rally in Miami The New York Times October 16 1994 Accessed July 10 2007 Lynn Sweet February 23 2001 Politics thicker than blood The Chicago Sun Times Retrieved July 8 2007 dead link Tom Fielder April 6 1996 FEC Dismisses Allegations Against Rodham Campaign fee required The Miami Herald Clerk of the United States House of Representatives STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8 1994 PDF United States House of Representatives p 8 10 Retrieved November 16 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 United States Senate election in Florida amp oldid 1181061402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
