Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994

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Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994

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  Parris Glendening speaking, September 2006 (cropped).jpg Ellen Sauerbrey, DoS official photo.jpg
Nominee Parris Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Paul Rappaport
Popular vote708,094 702,101
Percentage50.2% 49.8%

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Election results by county
Governor before election

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Parris Glendening
Democratic

The Maryland gubernatorial election of 1994 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. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who would also be the 1998 Republican nominee for Governor, won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey was extremely contentious; the Sauerbrey campaign challenged the results. [1] Ultimately, Glendening prevailed over Sauerbrey.

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William Donald Schaefer American politician

William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was the 44th mayor of Baltimore from December 1971 to January 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the 32nd Comptroller of Maryland from January 20, 1999 to January 17, 2007. On September 12, 2006, Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for a third term as Comptroller by Maryland Delegate Peter Franchot in the Democratic Party primary.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Parris Glendening293,31454.0
Democratic American Joe Miedusiewski 100,296 18.0
Democratic Melvin A. Steinberg 82,308 15.0
Democratic Mary Boergers 46,888 9.00
Democratic Don Allensworth 15,680 3.00
Democratic Walter Gilcrist Finch 5,369 1.00
Democratic Lawrence K. Freeman 3,518 1.00
Total votes547,373100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Helen Delich Bentley American politician

Helen Delich Bentley was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leading maritime reporter and journalist.

Ellen Sauerbrey American politician

Ellen Sauerbrey is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She was nominated to the Bureau in September 2005 by President George W. Bush. On January 4, 2006, Bush placed her in office by way of a recess appointment, bypassing the need for Senate confirmation. Her confirmation was unlikely, given strong objections by some senators. Sauerbrey's recess appointment caused some controversy; however, her experience as minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates and managing a complex U.S. Census project helped rally others to her cause.

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Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey123,67652.18
Republican Helen Delich Bentley 89,821 37.90
Republican William S. Shepard 23,505 9.92
Total votes237,002100.00

General election

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Parris Glendening (inc.) 708,094 50.20% -10%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey 702,101 49.78% +10%
Write-ins 105 0.02%
Majority 5,993 0.42% -19.58%
Turnout 1,410,300
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-12-16/news/1994350075_1_sauerbrey-glendening-voter-fraud
  2. 1 2 http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/pagov.html
  3. ↑ http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/42electg/html/1994/94gov.html
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