1994 Texas State Treasurer election

1994 Texas State Treasurer election

November 8, 1994

Nominee Martha Whitehead David Hartman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,085,274 2,060,707 Percentage 50.3% 49.7%

Treasurer before election Martha Whitehead Democratic Elected Treasurer Martha Whitehead Democratic

The 1994 Texas State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Texas State Treasurer. Democratic incumbent Martha Whitehead had been appointed to the position by Governor Ann Richards following the election of Kay Bailey Hutchinson to the United States Senate in a special election. Whitehead ran for a full term on a campaign of abolishing the office of State Treasurer and transferring the responsibilities of the office to the State Comptoller. She narrowly defeated Republican candidate David Hartman. In 1996, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment abolishing the office.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Whitehead (incumbent)	606,650	66.1%
	Democratic	Grady Yarborough	310,620	33.9%
Total votes			917,270	100.00%

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Hartman	336,456	75.1%
	Republican	Mike Wolfe	111,161	24.9
Total votes			447,717	100.00%

General election

Results

1994 Texas State Treasurer election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Martha Whitehead (incumbent)	2,085,274	50.3%	3.7
	Republican	David Hartman	2,060,707	49.7%	0.2
Total votes			3,498,933	100.0%
	Democratic hold