1994 United States gubernatorial elections

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1994 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1993 November 8, 1994 1995  

38 governorships
36 states; 2 territories
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before20 [a] 29
Seats after3019
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 10
Seats up1421
Seats won2411

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Independent A Connecticut Party
Seats before01
Seats after10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Seats up01
Seats won10

1994 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     Independent gain     No election

On November 8, 1994, gubernatorial elections were held in 36 states and two territories across the United States. Many seats held by Democratic governors switched to the Republicans during the time known as the Republican Revolution. Notably, this marked the first time since 1969 that Republicans secured the majority of governorships in an election cycle.

Contents

Before the elections, 21 seats were held by Democrats, 14 were held by Republicans, and one seat was held by an independent. After the elections, 11 seats would be held by Democrats, 24 by Republicans, and one seat by an independent.

These elections occurred concurrently with the midterm elections for the Senate and the House of Representatives. To date, it remains the last time that Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Florida and Nebraska. Conversely, this election cycle began an ongoing pattern in which Rust Belt states Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin would vote for gubernatorial candidates of the same party, with the sole exception of 2014. [2] As of 2025, this is the last time one party posted a net gain of 10 or more seats.

Election results

States

StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Alabama Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic1993 [b] Incumbent lost election to full term.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Alaska Wally Hickel Republican 1966 [c]
1969 (resigned)
1990
Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
Arizona Fife Symington Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas Jim Guy Tucker Democratic1992 [d] Incumbent elected to full term.
California Pete Wilson Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Pete Wilson (Republican) 55.2%
  • Kathleen Brown (Democratic) 40.6%
  • Richard Rider (Libertarian) 1.7%
  • Jerome McCready (American Independent) 1.5%
Colorado Roy Romer Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Roy Romer (Democratic) 55.5%
  • Bruce D. Benson (Republican) 38.7%
  • Kevin Swanson (Constitution) 3.6%
  • Philip Hufford (Green) 1.5%
Connecticut Lowell Weicker A Connecticut Party 1990 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Florida Lawton Chiles Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia Zell Miller Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Hawaii John D. Waihe'e III Democratic 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Idaho Cecil D. Andrus Democratic 1970
1977 (resigned)
1986
Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Illinois Jim Edgar Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa Terry Branstad Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas Joan Finney Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Maine John R. McKernan Jr. Republican 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Independent gain.
Maryland William D. Schaefer Democratic 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts Bill Weld Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan John Engler Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota Arne Carlson Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska Ben Nelson Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Ben Nelson (Democratic) 73.0%
  • Gene Spence (Republican) 25.6%
Nevada Bob Miller Democratic1989 [e] Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Bob Miller (Democratic) 52.7%
  • Jim Gibbons (Republican) 41.3%
  • Daniel Hansen (Independent American) 2.6%
  • Denis Sholty (Libertarian) 1.0%
New Hampshire Steve Merrill Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Steve Merrill (Republican) 69.9%
  • Wayne King (Democratic) 25.6%
  • Steven Winter (Libertarian) 4.4%
New Mexico Bruce King Democratic 1970
1974 (term-limited)
1978
1982 (term-limited)
1990
Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
New York Mario Cuomo Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio George Voinovich Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma David Walters Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Oregon Barbara Roberts Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Pennsylvania Bob Casey Sr. Democratic 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Rhode Island Bruce Sundlun Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost renomination.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Republican 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican hold.
South Dakota Walter Dale Miller Republican1993 [f] Incumbent lost nomination to full term.
New governor elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Bill Janklow (Republican) 55.4%
  • Jim Beddow (Democratic) 40.5%
  • Nathan A. Barton (Libertarian) 4.1%
Tennessee Ned McWherter Democratic 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Texas Ann Richards Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Vermont Howard Dean Democratic1991 [g] Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Howard Dean (Democratic) 68.7%
  • David F. Kelley (Republican) 19.0%
  • Thomas J. Morse (Independent) 7.1%
  • Dennis Lane (Grassroots) 1.0%
Wisconsin Tommy Thompson Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Wyoming Mike Sullivan Democratic 1986 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.

Territories and federal district

TerritoryIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
District of Columbia Sharon Pratt Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost renomination.
New mayor elected.
Democratic hold.
Guam Joseph Franklin Ada Republican1986Incumbent retired.
New governor elected. [3]
Democratic gain.
U.S. Virgin Islands Alexander Farrelly Democratic1986Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected. [4]
Independent gain.
  • Green check.svgY Roy Schneider (Independent) 54.7%
  • Derek Hodge (Democratic) 42.6%

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

  1. Alaska, 0.2%
  2. Maryland, 0.4%
  3. Alabama, 0.9%

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. Florida, 1.5%
  2. Maine, 1.5%
  3. Georgia, 2.1%
  4. South Carolina, 2.5%
  5. New York, 3.3%
  6. Connecticut, 3.5%
  7. Rhode Island, 3.8%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Pennsylvania, 5.5%
  2. Hawaii, 5.9%
  3. Texas, 7.6%
  4. Arizona, 8.2%
  5. Idaho, 8.4%
  6. Oregon, 8.5%
  7. Tennessee, 9.6%
  8. Guam, 9.7%
  9. New Mexico, 9.9%

Alabama

1994 Alabama gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Fob James Jim Folsom Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote604,926594,169
Percentage50.33%49.43%

1994 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
James:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Folsom:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Jim Folsom Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Fob James
Republican

The 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of Alabama. The election saw Republican Fob James defeat incumbent Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. in an upset. This was the first of three consecutive Alabama gubernatorial elections where the incumbent was defeated.

Alaska

1994 Alaska gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Tony Knowles Jim Campbell Jack Coghill
Party Democratic Republican Independence
Running mate Fran Ulmer Mike W. Miller Margaret Ward
Popular vote87,69387,15727,838
Percentage41.08%40.84%13.04%

1994 Alaska gubernatorial election by State House District.svg
Results by state house district
Knowles:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Campbell:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Wally Hickel
Republican

Elected Governor

Tony Knowles
Democratic

The 1994 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, for the post of Governor of Alaska, United States. Democratic candidate Tony Knowles narrowly defeated Republican candidate Jim Campbell and Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill of the Alaskan Independence Party. In the Republican Revolution year of the 1994 elections, Alaska's was the only governor's seat in the country to switch from Republican to Democratic.

Arizona

1994 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  1990–91 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Fife Symington Eddie Basha
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote593,492500,702
Percentage52.5%44.3%

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County results

Symington:     40–50%     50-60%     60–70%

Basha:     50–60%     70–80%

Governor before election

Fife Symington
Republican

Elected Governor

Fife Symington
Republican

The 1994 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Fife Symington, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee Eddie Basha to win a second term in office. However, Symington resigned in 1997 due to a federal indictment on corruption charges.

Arkansas

1994 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Jim Guy Tucker Sheffield Nelson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote428,936287,904
Percentage59.84%40.16%

1994 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Tucker:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Nelson:     50–60%

Governor before election

Jim Guy Tucker
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Guy Tucker
Democratic

The 1994 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, as a part of the United States gubernatorial elections, 1994.

California

1994 California gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Pete Wilson Kathleen Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,781,7663,519,799
Percentage55.18%40.62%

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Wilson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Brown:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Pete Wilson
Republican

Elected Governor

Pete Wilson
Republican

The 1994 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, in the midst of that year's "Republican Revolution". Incumbent Republican Pete Wilson easily won re-election over his main challenger, Democratic State Treasurer Kathleen Brown, the daughter of Pat Brown and younger sister of Jerry Brown, both of whom had previously served as governor. Primaries were held on June 3, 1994.

Colorado

1994 Colorado gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Roy Romer Bruce D. Benson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Gail Schoettler Bob Schaeffer
Popular vote619,205432,042
Percentage55.5%38.7%

1994 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Romer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Benson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Roy Romer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Roy Romer
Democratic

The 1994 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Although Colorado voters passed a term limits ballot measure in 1990 limiting the governors to two terms, it included a provision for Roy Romer, the Democratic incumbent, to be able to run for reelection for a third term. [5] The Republican nominee, Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Bruce D. Benson, lost by a margin of nearly 18 percent.

Connecticut

1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee John G. Rowland Bill Curry
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jodi Rell Joe Ganim
Popular vote415,201375,133
Percentage36.2%32.7%

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Nominee Eunice Groark Tom Scott
Party A Connecticut Party Independent
Running mateAudrey RoweGlen O'Keefe
Popular vote216,585130,128
Percentage18.9%11.3%

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1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Rowland:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%
     50–60%     60–70%
Curry:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Groark:     30–40%

Governor before election

Lowell Weicker
A Connecticut Party

Elected Governor

John G. Rowland
Republican

The 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Republican John G. Rowland won the open seat following the retirement of A Connecticut Party Governor Lowell Weicker. The election was a four-way race between A Connecticut Party Lieutenant Governor Eunice Groark, Republican U.S. Congressman John G. Rowland, Democratic state comptroller Bill Curry, and independent conservative talk show host Tom Scott. Rowland won the election with just 36% of the vote. [6]

Florida

1994 Florida gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Lawton Chiles Jeb Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Buddy MacKay Tom Feeney
Popular vote2,135,0082,071,068
Percentage50.75%49.23%

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Chiles:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Bush:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      50%     No votes

Governor before election

Lawton Chiles
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lawton Chiles
Democratic

The 1994 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic governor Lawton Chiles won re-election over Republican Jeb Bush, who later won Florida’s governorship in 1998 when Chiles was term-limited. This race was the second-closest gubernatorial election in Florida history since Reconstruction, due to the strong Republican wave of 1994.

Georgia

1994 Georgia gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Zell Miller Guy Millner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote788,926756,371
Percentage51.05%48.95%

1994 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Miller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Millner:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Zell Miller
Democratic

Elected Governor

Zell Miller
Democratic

The 1994 Georgia gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1994, to elect the next governor of Georgia from 1995 to 1999. Incumbent Democratic governor Zell Miller, first elected in 1990, ran for a second term. In his party's primary, Miller received three challengers, but easily prevailed with just over 70% of the vote. The contest for the Republican nomination, however, was a competitive race. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, John Knox and Guy Millner advanced to a run-off election. Millner was victorious and received the Republican nomination after garnering 59.41% of the vote.

The general election was a competitive race between Zell Miller and Guy Millner. Issues such as welfare reform, education, and the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Georgia's state flag dominated the election. On election day, Miller defeated Millner 51.05%-48.95% in the third-closest gubernatorial election in Georgian history – behind only the 2018 and 1966 elections – since Reconstruction due to the strong Republican wave of 1994.

Hawaii

1994 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Ben Cayetano Frank Fasi Pat Saiki
Party Democratic BPH Republican
Running mate Mazie Hirono Danny Kaleikini Fred Hemmings
Popular vote134,978113,158107,908
Percentage36.6%30.7%29.2%

1994 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Cayetano:     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election

John Waihee
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ben Cayetano
Democratic

The 1994 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Hawaii John D. Waihee III was prevented from seeking a third term as Governor due to term limits, creating an open seat. Lieutenant Governor Ben Cayetano emerged from a crowded primary to become the Democratic nominee, facing off against former Administrator of the Small Business Administration Pat Saiki, the Republican nominee and Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi, who ran as the Best Party of Hawaii's nominee. In a very close election, Cayetano beat Fasi, who placed second, by six percentage points and Saiki, who placed third, winning only a plurality of the vote. Fasi's performance was notable in that it was the best performance by a third party gubernatorial candidate in Hawaii's history.

Idaho

1994 Idaho gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Phil Batt Larry Echo Hawk
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote216,123181,363
Percentage52.3%43.9%

1994 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Batt:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Echo Hawk:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Cecil Andrus
Democratic

Elected Governor

Phil Batt
Republican

The 1994 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8 to select the governor of the U.S. state of Idaho. Democratic incumbent Cecil Andrus chose not to seek reelection after a total of fourteen years in office. Former state senator and Republican Party chair Phil Batt rallied to defeat Democratic attorney general Larry Echo Hawk; the victory was the first by a Republican in 28 years.

Illinois

1994 Illinois gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
Turnout50.77% Decrease2.svg 3.23 pp
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Nominee Jim Edgar Dawn Clark Netsch
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Bob Kustra Penny Severns
Popular vote1,984,3181,069,850
Percentage63.87%34.44%

1994 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Edgar:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Netsch:     40–50%

Governor before election

Jim Edgar
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Edgar
Republican

The 1994 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar won reelection in the largest landslide in over a century, after the elections of 1818 and 1848.

Iowa

1994 Iowa gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Terry Branstad Bonnie Campbell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote566,395414,453
Percentage56.8%41.6%

1994 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Branstad:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Campbell:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Terry Branstad
Republican

The 1994 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a fourth term as governor. Branstad narrowly defeated a tough challenger in his primary election, emerging victorious by 11,419 votes. On the Democratic side, Attorney General of Iowa Bonnie Campbell won her party's nomination and both Branstad and Campbell moved on to the general election. Branstad ultimately won re-election to a fourth term as governor, defeating Campbell in a landslide.

Kansas

1994 Kansas gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Bill Graves Jim Slattery
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote526,113333,589
Percentage61.1%38.9%

1994 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Graves:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Slattery:     50–60%

Governor before election

Joan Finney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bill Graves
Republican

The 1994 Kansas gubernatorial election included Republican Bill Graves who won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of Governor Joan Finney. He defeated Jim Slattery. [7]

Maine

1994 Maine gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Angus King Joseph Brennan
Party Independent Democratic
Popular vote180,829172,951
Percentage35.37%33.83%

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Nominee Susan Collins Jonathan Carter
Party Republican Green
Popular vote117,99032,695
Percentage23.08%6.39%

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1994 Maine gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
King:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Brennan:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Collins:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     >90%
Tie:     20–30%     30–40%

Governor before election

John R. McKernan, Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Angus King
Independent

The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor John McKernan was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Independent Angus King won the election.

King defeated Democratic nominee, former governor and congressman Joseph Brennan, Republican nominee Susan Collins, a regional coordinator of the Small Business Administration, and Green nominee Jonathan Carter, an environmentalist activist. Ed Finks, as a write-in candidate, received in 1.29% of the vote. This was the first election since 1974 that Maine elected an independent governor.

Maryland

1994 Maryland gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
Turnout60.67% Increase2.svg 5.82% [8]
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Nominee Parris Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Paul Rappaport
Popular vote708,094702,101
Percentage50.21%49.78%

1994 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Glendening:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Sauerbrey:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Governor before election

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Parris Glendening
Democratic

The 1994 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic governor William Donald Schaefer was ineligible for re-election. Prince George's County Executive Parris Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Maryland House minority leader Ellen Sauerbrey, who would also be the 1998 Republican nominee for governor, won her party's nomination.

In the general election, Glendening narrowly defeated Sauerbrey by a margin of 50.21 percent to 49.78 percent, or by 5,993 votes, the closest gubernatorial election in Maryland since 1919 [9] and the first gubernatorial election in Maryland history to be decided by an absentee runoff. [10]

Massachusetts

1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
Turnout70.05% Decrease2.svg 5.8 [11]
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Nominee Bill Weld Mark Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Paul Cellucci Bob Massie
Popular vote1,533,390611,650
Percentage70.9%28.3%

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Weld:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Roosevelt:     50–60%

Governor before election

Bill Weld
Republican

Elected Governor

Bill Weld
Republican

The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history, winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's 351 municipalities. As of 2024, this is the most recent election in which Boston, Somerville, Lawrence, Chelsea, Brookline, Northampton, Provincetown, Monterey, Great Barrington, Ashfield, Williamstown, Williamsburg, Shelburne, Sunderland, and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.

Michigan

1994 Michigan gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee John Engler Howard Wolpe
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Connie Binsfeld Debbie Stabenow
Popular vote1,899,1011,188,438
Percentage61.5%38.5%

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County results
Engler:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Wolpe:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Engler
Republican

Elected Governor

John Engler
Republican

The 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee and Congressman Howard Wolpe. The voter turnout was 45.5%. [12]

Minnesota

1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Arne Carlson John Marty
Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL)
Running mate Joanne Benson Nancy Larson
Popular vote1,094,165589,344
Percentage63.34%34.12%

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Carlson:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Marty:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

Governor before election

Arne Carlson
Republican

Elected Governor

Arne Carlson
Republican

The 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, in the midst of that year's Republican Revolution. Incumbent Republican Arne Carlson easily won re-election over Democrat–Farmer–Labor state senator John Marty.

Nebraska

1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Ben Nelson Gene Spence
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Kim Robak Kate Witek
Popular vote423,270148,230
Percentage73.0%25.6%

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County results
Nelson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Spence:     50–60%

Governor before election

Ben Nelson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ben Nelson
Democratic

The 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent governor Ben Nelson won a re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican businessman Gene Spence by 47.4 percentage points and sweeping all but two counties in the state. As of 2025, this is the last time that a Democrat was elected governor of Nebraska.

Nevada

1994 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
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Nominee Bob Miller Jim Gibbons
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote200,026156,875
Percentage52.7%41.3%

1994 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%
Gibbons:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Bob Miller
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bob Miller
Democratic

The 1994 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller won re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gibbons (who would later go on to narrowly win the governorship in 2006, twelve years later). This would be the last victory by a Democrat in a governors race in Nevada until Steve Sisolak's victory in the 2018 election twenty-four years later, and remains the last time that a Democratic governor has won re-election. As of 2023, this is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Nevada respectively. This election was the first Nevada gubernatorial election since 1962 in which the winner of the gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.

New Hampshire

1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1992 November 8, 1994 1996  
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Nominee Steve Merrill Wayne King
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote218,13479,686
Percentage69.94%25.55%

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Merrill:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
King:     40–50%     70–80%

Governor before election

Steve Merrill
Republican

Elected Governor

Steve Merrill
Republican

The 1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Governor Steve Merrill won re-election.

New Mexico

1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Gary Johnson Bruce King Roberto Mondragón
Party Republican Democratic Green
Running mate Walter Bradley Patricia A. Madrid Steven Schmidt
Popular vote232,945186,68647,990
Percentage49.81%39.92%10.3%

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County results
Johnson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
King:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Bruce King
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gary Johnson
Republican

The 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, for the four-year term beginning on January 1, 1995. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor ran on a ticket as running mates.

Incumbent Democrat Bruce King ran for a fourth term with Patricia Madrid as a running mate, losing to Republican nominees Gary Johnson, a businessman, and Walter Bradley, a former state senator. Former Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragón ran with Steven Schmidt as the nominees of the Green Party, receiving 10.4 percent of the vote.

New York

1994 New York gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee George Pataki Mario Cuomo
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Liberal
Running mate Betsy McCaughey Stan Lundine
Popular vote2,538,7022,364,904
Percentage48.79%45.45%

1994 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Pataki:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Cuomo:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Mario Cuomo
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Pataki
Republican

The 1994 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic governor Mario Cuomo ran for a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican George Pataki in an upset victory. Pataki had previously been described by the New York Daily News as "a little-known Republican state senator." [13] The conservative New York Post attributed the result to how voters "had grown tired of the 12-year incumbent Cuomo and his liberalism." [14]

Pataki's victory was one of the most notable of the 1994 "Republican Revolution" midterm elections, which also ousted governors in Alabama, New Mexico, and Texas. This is the last time a governor of New York lost re-election. This would be the last gubernatorial race until 2022 that was decided by a single-digit margin.

Ohio

1994 Ohio gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee George Voinovich Rob Burch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,401,572 835,849
Percentage71.8%25.0%

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Voinovich:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Burch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

George Voinovich
Republican

Elected Governor

George Voinovich
Republican

The 1994 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor. Voinovich won his party's nomination uncontested and was opposed by State Senator Rob Burch, who won a competitive Democratic primary. Ultimately, Voinovich capitalized on his massive popularity with Ohio and won re-election in an overwhelming landslide, defeating Burch and winning over 70% of the vote. As of 2024, this was the last time Athens County voted for the Republican candidate.

Oklahoma

1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Frank Keating Jack Mildren Wes Watkins
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote466,740294,936233,336
Percentage46.9%29.6%23.5%

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County results
Keating:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Mildren:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Watkins:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

David Walters
Democratic

Elected Governor

Frank Keating
Republican

The 1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Former United States Associate Attorney General Frank Keating pulled an upset in the three-way race to become only the third Republican governor in Oklahoma history.

The Democratic vote was split between Lieutenant Governor Jack Mildren, an Oklahoma Sooners star quarterback from 1969 to 1971, and former Democratic congressman Wes Watkins, who ran as an independent. Watkins won 24% of the vote and carried numerous counties (by wide margins in some cases); his 233,000 votes far exceeded Keating's 171,000-vote winning margin over Mildren.

This was the first time since Oklahoma statehood that Jackson County, Stephens County, and Grady County voted Republican in a gubernatorial election, and the first time since 1914 that Comanche County voted Republican.

Oregon

1994 Oregon gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee John Kitzhaber Denny Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote622,083517,874
Percentage51.0%42.4%

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County results
Kitzhaber:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Smith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Barbara Roberts
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Kitzhaber
Democratic

The 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1994. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber won the election, defeating Republican Denny Smith.

Pennsylvania

1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
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Nominee Tom Ridge Mark Singel Peg Luksik
Party Republican Democratic Constitution
Running mate Mark Schweiker Tom Foley Jim Clymer
Popular vote1,627,9761,430,099460,269
Percentage45.4%39.9%12.8%

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County results
Ridge:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Singel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Robert P. Casey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tom Ridge
Republican

The 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. The incumbent governor, Bob Casey, Sr. (Democrat), was barred from seeking a third term by the state constitution. The Republican Party nominated Congressman Tom Ridge, while the Democrats nominated Mark Singel, Casey's lieutenant governor. Ridge went on to win the race with 45% of the vote. Singel finished with 39%, and Constitution Party candidate Peg Luksik finished third, garnering 12% of the vote.

Rhode Island

1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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  1992 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Lincoln Almond Myrth York Robert J. Healey
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote171,194157,36132,822
Percentage47.4%43.5%9.1%

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1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Almond:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
York:     40–50%     50–60%
Healey:     30–40%

Governor before election

Bruce Sundlun
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lincoln Almond
Republican

The 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican Lincoln Almond defeated Democrat Myrth York. Almond was the first governor elected to a four-year term, as opposed to two years.

South Carolina

1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee David Beasley Nick Theodore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote470,756447,002
Percentage50.4%47.9%

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County results
Beasley:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Theodore:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

David Beasley
Republican

The 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. The contest featured two politicians from the Upstate and David Beasley narrowly defeated Nick Theodore to become the 113th governor of South Carolina.

South Dakota

1994 South Dakota gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Bill Janklow Jim Beddow
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Carole Hillard James W. Abbott
Popular vote172,515126,273
Percentage55.4%40.5%

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County results
Janklow:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Beddow:      50–60%     80–90%

Governor before election

Walter Dale Miller
Republican

Elected Governor

Bill Janklow
Republican

The 1994 South Dakota gubernatorial election, took place on November 8, 1994, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican former Governor Bill Janklow was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Beddow.

Tennessee

1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
Turnout56.62% [15]
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Nominee Don Sundquist Phil Bredesen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote807,104664,252
Percentage54.27%44.67%

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County results
Sundquist:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Bredesen:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Ned McWherter
Democratic

Elected Governor

Don Sundquist
Republican

The 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Ned McWherter was term-limited, leaving the governorship an open seat. Republican congressman Don Sundquist was elected Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen, the mayor of Nashville, who later won Tennessee's governorship in 2002 & 2006.

David Y. Copeland III unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Bill Morris and Steve Cohen unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Texas

1994 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
Turnout50.87%
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Nominee George W. Bush Ann Richards
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,350,9942,016,928
Percentage53.5%45.9%

1994 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bush:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Richards:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Ann Richards
Democratic

Elected Governor

George W. Bush
Republican

The 1994 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Ann Richards was defeated in her bid for re-election by Republican nominee and future president George W. Bush, the son of former president George H. W. Bush.

Before the election, Richards had a high approval rating due to the strength of the state economy. However, Bush's campaigning on cultural and religious issues resonated with many Texan voters, and the race was considered a tossup on election day.

Vermont

1994 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1992 November 8, 1994 1996  
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Nominee Howard Dean David F. KelleyThomas J. Morse
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote145,66140,29215,000
Percentage68.7%19.0%7.1%

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Dean:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Kelley:      40-50%     50-60%

Governor before election

Howard Dean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Howard Dean
Democratic

The 1994 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1994. Incumbent Governor Howard Dean won re-election.

Wisconsin

1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Tommy Thompson Charles Chvala
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Scott McCallum Dorothy K. Dean
Popular vote1,051,326482,850
Percentage67.23%30.88%

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Thompson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Chvala:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     

Governor before election

Tommy G. Thompson
Republican

Elected Governor

Tommy G. Thompson
Republican

The 1994 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. In the midst of the Republican Revolution, incumbent Republican governor Tommy Thompson won the election with a landslide 67% of the vote, winning a third term as Governor of Wisconsin.

Thompson's share of the popular vote was the highest received by any gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin since 1920. Thompson also won 71 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, losing only Menominee County by 20 votes. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Dane County (containing Wisconsin's capital of Madison), as well as Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties, have voted for the Republican candidate.

Wyoming

1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
Turnout84.51% Registered Increase2.svg 4.52%
44.31% of Total Population Increase2.svg 9.01%
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Nominee Jim Geringer Kathy Karpan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote118,01680,747
Percentage58.72%40.17%

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County results
Geringer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Karpan:     50–60%

Governor before election

Mike Sullivan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Geringer
Republican

The 1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mike Sullivan was unable to seek a third term because of newly imposed term limits, and instead ran for the U.S. Senate. State Senate President Jim Geringer won the Republican primary and faced Secretary of State Kathy Karpan, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Aided by the nationwide Republican wave, Geringer defeated Karpan in a landslide, marking the first time since Governor Stanley Hathaway's re-election in 1970 that a Republican won a gubernatorial election in Wyoming.

Territories and federal district

District of Columbia

1994 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Marion Barry Carol Schwartz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote102,88476,902
Percentage56.02%41.87%

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Results by ward
Barry:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Schwartz:      40–50%     60–70%     >90%

Mayor before election

Sharon Pratt Kelly
Democratic

Elected mayor

Marion Barry
Democratic

On November 8, 1994, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. It featured the return of Marion Barry, who served as mayor from 1979 until 1991.

Barry served six months in prison on a cocaine conviction. After his release from prison, Barry ran successfully for the Ward 8 city council seat in 1992, running under the slogan "He May Not Be Perfect, But He's Perfect for D.C." Upon this victory, Barry said he was "not interested in being mayor" again. [16]

This was by far the smallest Democratic victory margin in a regularly scheduled partisan citywide election since the city was granted home rule.

Guam

1994 Guam gubernatorial election
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  1990 8 November 1994 1998  
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Nominee Carl Gutierrez Francisco Blas Aguon, Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote23,405 19,281
Percentage54.83%45.17%

Governor before election

Joseph Franklin Ada
Republican

Elected Governor

Carl Gutierrez
Democratic

The 1994 Guam gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1994, in order to elect the Governor of Guam. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Guam Legislature Carl Gutierrez defeated Republican nominee Francisco Blas Aguon Sr. [17]

U.S. Virgin Islands

1994 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (general)
November 22, 1994 (runoff)
1998  
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Nominee Roy L. Schneider Derek M. Hodge
Party Independent Democratic
Running mate Kenneth Mapp Alfred O. Heath
Popular vote17,42813,027
Percentage57.23%42.77%

Governor before election

Alexander A. Farrelly
Democratic

Elected Governor

Roy L. Schneider
Independent

General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on November 8, 1994, to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor, 15 members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

See also

Notes

  1. Alaskan Governor Wally Hickel was elected on the Alaskan Independence Party line in 1990 but switched to the Republican Party in April 1994. [1]
  2. Folsom took office after his predecessor (H. Guy Hunt) was removed from office.
  3. Hickel was elected as a Republican in his first term in 1966. He was elected under the Alaskan Independence Party for his second term in 1990, before switching back to the Republican Party towards the end of his second term in April 1994.
  4. Tucker took office after his predecessor (Bill Clinton) resigned.
  5. Miller took office after his predecessor (Richard Bryan) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 1990 Nevada gubernatorial election.
  6. Miller took office after his predecessor (George S. Mickelson) died.
  7. Dean took office after his predecessor (Richard Snelling) died. He was subsequently elected in the 1992 Vermont gubernatorial election.

References

  1. "Alaska's Gov. Hickel Rejoins Gop Amid Speculation Over Another Term". The Seattle Times . Seattle. Associated Press. April 15, 1994. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  2. Brownstein, Ronald (September 16, 2024). "Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics". CNN. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. "Guam Governor Race - Nov 08, 1994". Our Campaigns. July 3, 2015.
  4. "USVI Governor Race - Nov 08, 1994". Our Campaigns. January 19, 2006.
  5. "CHILL WIND BLOWING FOR DEMOCRATS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
  6. "Summary of Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor" (PDF). Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State. November 13, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  7. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  8. "1994 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. Rasmussen, Frederick N. (November 10, 1994). "Maryland's last cliffhanger was 1919 governor's race". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. Frece, John W. (November 9, 1994). "Republicans anticipated absentee role". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  11. "Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994".
  12. "General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics". State of Michigan official website. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  13. Kenneth Lovett; Larry McShane (January 5, 2015). "Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82". New York Daily News .
  14. Carl Campanile; Larry Celona; Leonard Greene (January 1, 2015). "Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo dead at 82". The New York Post .
  15. "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1994". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 8, 1994. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  16. "Former Mayor's Victory Worries Many in Capital". The New York Times. September 17, 1992. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  17. "Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez". National Governors Association. January 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2023.