1994 Florida Treasurer election

1994 Florida Treasurer election
	Ireland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 50%; No votes
Treasurer before election; Tom Gallagher ; Republican	Elected Treasurer; Bill Nelson ; Democratic

Last updated October 07, 2024

The 1994 Florida Treasurer election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida, alongside many other elections in the state and around the country.

Candidates

Democratic primary

Bill Nelson, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 11th congressional district (1979-1991)
Karen Gievers, lawyer and activist from Miami, Florida
Fred Westman

Democratic primary results^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Bill Nelson	431,623	54.57%
Democratic	Karen Gievers	299,916	37.92%
Democratic	Fred Westman	59,436	7.51%

Republican primary

Tim Ireland, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 75th State House district (1984-1992)
R. K. "Skip" Hunter, insurance executive from Pensacola, Florida ^[4]

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy F. Ireland	478,760	64.13%
	Republican	R. K. "Skip" Hunter	267,801	35.87%

General election

Campaign

During the general election, Ireland accused Nelson of trying to intimidate insurance agents and company officials who supported Ireland, calling it "political terrorism." Nelson's spokesman flatly denied the accusation, accusing Ireland of trying to pump up a campaign that trails in money and name recognition. Indeed, Nelson had raised five times the amount of money that Ireland had by early October.^[6]

Ireland also accused Nelson of taking $84,000 in illegal campaign funds, allegedly acquired during the week before the September 8, 1994 primary, which was prohibited. Nelson campaign manager Brian May claimed that the money was raised before September 1, 1994, but computer problems caused the contributions to be reported after the date. Nelson did not return the money.^[7]

Results

1994 Florida Treasurer election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Bill Nelson	2,070,604	51.70%
Republican	Tim Ireland	1,933,570	48.28%
Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

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References

↑ "1994 State Treasurer General Election Results - Florida". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
↑ "November 8, 1994 General Election". Florida Department of State, Division of Elections. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
↑ "FL Treasurer - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
↑ "Nelson, Ireland Will Duke It Out". South Florida Sun Central. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
↑ "FL Treasurer - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
↑ "Insurance candidate accused of threats". Tampa Bay Times. October 17, 1994. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
↑ "Ireland tells Nelson to give money back". Tampa Bay Times. October 20, 1994. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

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[1] "1994 State Treasurer General Election Results - Florida". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[2] "November 8, 1994 General Election". Florida Department of State, Division of Elections. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[3] "FL Treasurer - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[4] "Nelson, Ireland Will Duke It Out". South Florida Sun Central. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[5] "FL Treasurer - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[6] "Insurance candidate accused of threats". Tampa Bay Times. October 17, 1994. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[7] "Ireland tells Nelson to give money back". Tampa Bay Times. October 20, 1994. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

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