Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1994

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Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1994
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  

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Nominee John G. Rowland Bill Curry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote415,201375,133
Percentage36.2%32.7%

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Nominee Eunice Groark Tom Scott
Party A Connecticut Party Independent
Popular vote216,585130,128
Percentage18.9%11.3%

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County Results

Governor before election

Lowell Weicker
A Connecticut Party

Elected Governor

John G. Rowland
Republican

The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1994 included Republican John G. Rowland winning 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, Democrat state comptroller Bill Curry, and independent conservative talk show host Tom Scott. Rowland won the election with just 36% of the vote. [1]

John G. Rowland American politician

John Grosvenor Rowland is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. A Republican, he served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. Rowland previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991, representing the state's 5th district. In 2004, Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, mail fraud and tax fraud. He was the first Connecticut governor to be elected to three terms since 1784.

A Connecticut Party was a political party formed by former Republican Senator and gubernatorial candidate Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. in 1990. Weicker subsequently won the 1990 gubernatorial election and served a single term as Governor of Connecticut. The party was intentionally named in a manner so as to fall first, alphabetically, on the ballot.

Eunice Barnard Strong Groark was an American politician who became the first elected female lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1990. Groark ran on a ticket with Lowell Weicker. They were both members of A Connecticut Party. The Weicker/Groark ticket won with 41 percent of the vote.

Polling

SourceDateRowland (R)Curry (D)Groark (ACP)Scott (I)
Hartford Courant Nov. 7, 199430%25%18%11%
New London DayNov. 6, 199428%31%13%12%
Manchester JournalOct. 23, 199437%22%

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References

  1. "Summary of Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor" (PDF). Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State. November 13, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2010.