1994 Orange County, Florida Chairman election

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1994 Orange County, Florida Chairman election
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Candidate Linda Chapin Fran PignoneTom Dorman
First round34,119
41.83%		25,291
31.01%		22,148
27.16%
Runoff 102,603
60.56%		66,829
39.44%		Eliminated
Chairman before election

Linda Chapin
Nonpartisan

Elected Chairman

Linda Chapin
Nonpartisan

The 1994 Orange County, Florida, Chairman election took place on November 8, 1994, following a primary election on September 8, 1994. Incumbent County Chairman Linda Chapin, who was first elected in 1990, ran for re-election to a second term. Chapin originally announced on November 5, 1993, that she would not seek re-election, [1] but reconsidered the decision and launched her re-election campaign on April 7, 1994. [2]

Contents

Following a 1992 amendment to the Orange County Charter, elections for Chairman were conducted as nonpartisan races, with all candidates appearing on the primary election ballot, and a runoff election taking place if no candidate received a majority of the vote. [3]

Two candidates ran against Chapin: County Commissioner Fran Pignone and former County Commissioner Tom Dorman. In the primary election, Chapin placed first, winning 42 percent of the vote. Pignone, a Democrat, placed second with 31 percent. In the general election, Chapin won re-election in a landslide, defeating Pignone with 61 percent of the vote.

Primary election

Candidates

Dropped out

Results

1994 Orange County, Florida, Chairman primary election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Linda Chapin (inc.) 34,119 41.83%
Nonpartisan Fran Pignone 25,291 31.01%
Nonpartisan Tom Dorman22,14827.16%
Total votes81,558 100.00%

General election

Results

1994 Orange County, Florida, Chairman general election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Linda Chapin (inc.) 102,603 60.56%
Nonpartisan Fran Pignone66,82939.44%
Total votes169,432 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Lebowitz, Lawrence J. (November 5, 1993). "Chapin felt anguish about leaving, pride in accomplishments". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A-1. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Lebowitz, Lawrence J. (April 8, 1994). "Chapin is back in race". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A-1. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Benedick, Robin (November 5, 1992). "Don't expect all of the changes to start immediately". Orlando Sentinel . p. B-4. Retrieved August 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pignone seeks to bump Chapin as county chair". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. October 17, 1993. p. K-3. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Lebowitz, Lawrence J. (January 27, 1994). "Dorman to run for chairman". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. B-1. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ White, J. Russell; Lebowitz, Lawrence J. (March 4, 1994). "Darcy Bone folds campaign for Orange County chairman". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. C-6A. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 - BY PRECINCT - COUNTY CHAIRMAN". Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - NOVEMBER 8, 1994 - BY PRECINCT - COUNTY CHAIRMAN". Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on February 23, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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