Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator

Kay Bailey Hutchison

U.S. Senator
Born
July 22, 1943
Current age
83
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2006
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hutchison9.3M
Opponents5.5M
3
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2006, Kay Bailey Hutchison ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Hutchison's biggest single-election total was 4,078,954 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Texas. Hutchison's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Texas, decided by 964,603 votes.

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How many votes has Kay Bailey Hutchison received?

Kay Bailey Hutchison has received 9,344,961 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Kay Bailey Hutchison’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006U.S. SenateTexasWon2,661,78961.69%Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Scott Lanier Jameson
2000U.S. SenateTexasWon4,078,95465.08%Gene Kelly
Douglas S. Sandage

Mary J. Ruwart
1994U.S. SenateTexasWon2,604,21860.85%Richard Fisher
Pierre Blondeau
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001016) and Wikidata (Q239928). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kay Bailey Hutchison: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kay-hutchison. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.