1994 Georgia state elections

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The primary was held on July 19, 1994, with a runoff held on August 9. [1] The general election was held on November 8, 1994.

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Federal elections

Congressional elections

State elections

Governor

Democratic incumbent Zell Miller defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic primary. [2] Miller defeated Republican businessman Guy Millner in the general election with a victory of 51% to 48%. [3]

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic incumbent Pierre Howard defeated Republican State Senator Nancy Schaefer and Libertarian Walker Chandler with 54.32% of the vote.

Attorney General

Democratic incumbent Attorney General Mike Bowers changed parties to run for re-election as a Republican. Bowers defeated Democratic State Representative Wesley Dunn 66%-34%. [4]

Secretary of State

Democratic incumbent Max Cleland won re-election, defeating Keith Mahoney with 70.13% of the vote.

School Superintendent

Republican Linda Schrenko defeated Democratic incumbent Werner Rogers with 50.77% of the vote.

Insurance Commissioner

Republican chairman of the State Personnel Board John Oxendine defeated Tim Ryles with 50.98% of the vote.

Agriculture Commissioner

Democratic incumbent Tommy Irvin defeated Libertarian candidate Sharon Harris 77.39%-22.61%.

Labor Commissioner

Democratic incumbent David Poythress defeated Republican candidate Richard Robinson 53.88-46.12.

Public Service Commission

In PSC Seat 1, Republican David Baker defeated Democratic incumbent Earleen Sizemore, Libertarian Dick James and independent candidate Hoke Smith, winning 53.85% of the vote. In PSC Seat 2, Republican challenger David Baker defeated Democratic incumbent Bobby Rowan with 50.45% of the vote.

Georgia General Assembly

References

  1. "Consolidated vote state Democratic and Republican general primary election, July 19, 1994, Democratic and Republican primary runoff election, August 9, 1994, and nonpartisan primary election, July 19, 1994, nonpartisan primary runoff election, August 9, 1994 - Digital Library of Georgia". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. "7/21/98 - Summary". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  3. "1994 Governor". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  4. "1994 Attorney General General Election Results - Georgia". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2025-11-17.