United States gubernatorial elections, 1994
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The 1994 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1994 in 36 states. Many seats held by Democratic Party governors switched to the Republican Party during the time known as the Republican Revolution.
Heading into the election, there were 21 seats held by Democrats, 14 held by Republicans, and one by an independent. By the end of the elections, 11 seats would be held by Democrats, 24 by Republicans, and one by an independent.
The elections coincided with the mid-term elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
[edit] Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Jim Folsom, Jr. | Democratic | Defeated, 49.4% | Fob James (Republican) 50.3% |
| Alaska | Walter Joseph Hickel | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Tony Knowles (Democratic) 41.1% Jim Campbell (Republican) 40.8% Jack Coghill (Alaskan Independence) 13% Jim Sykes (Green) 4.1% Jack Coghill (Patriot) 0.8% |
| Arizona | Fife Symington III | Republican | Re-elected, 52.5% | Eddie Basha (Democratic) 44.3% John Buttrick (Libertarian) 3.1% |
| Arkansas | Jim Guy Tucker | Democratic | Re-elected, 59.6% | Sheffield Nelson (Republican) 40.4% |
| California | Pete Wilson | Republican | Re-elected, 55.3% | Kathleen Brown (Democratic) 40.4% Richard Rider (Libertarian) 1.7% Jerome McCready (American Independent) 1.6% Gloria LaRiva (Peace & Freedom) 0.9% |
| Colorado | Roy Romer | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.5% | Bruce Benson (Republican) 38.7% Kevin Swanson (Taxpayers) 3.6% Philip Hufford (Green) 1.5% Earl Dodge (Prohibition) 0.7% |
| Connecticut | Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | A Connecticut Party | Retired, Republican victory | John G. Rowland (Republican) 36.2% Bill Curry (Democratic) 32.7% Eunice Groark (A Connecticut Party) 18.9% Tom Scott (Independence) 11.3% Joseph A. Zdonczyk (Concerned Citizens) 0.9% |
| Florida | Lawton Chiles | Democratic | Re-elected, 50.7% | Jeb Bush (Republican) 49.2% |
| Georgia | Zell Miller | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.05% | Guy Millner (Republican) 48.95% |
| Hawaii | John D. Waihee III | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Ben Cayetano (Democratic) 36.6% Frank Fasi (Best Party of Hawaii) 30.7% Pat Saiki (Republican) 29.2% Kioni Dudley (Green) 3.5% |
| Idaho | Cecil D. Andrus | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Phil Batt (Republican) 52.3% Larry EchoHawk (Democratic) 43.9% Ronald D. Rankin (Independent) 3.8% |
| Illinois | Jim Edgar | Republican | Re-elected, 63.9% | Dawn Clark Netsch (Democratic) 34.4% David L. Kelley (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| Iowa | Terry E. Branstad | Republican | Re-elected, 56.80% | Bonnie Campbell (Democratic) 41.6% Richard O'Dell Hughes (Nom. By Petition) 0.6% Veronica Wells Butler (Natural Law) 0.4% Carl E. Olsen (Libertarian) 0.3% Michael Galati (Socialist Workers) 0.1% |
| Kansas | Joan Finney | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Bill Graves (Republican) 64.1% Jim Slattery (Democratic) 35.9% |
| Maine | John R. McKernan, Jr. | Republican | Term-limited, Independent victory | Angus King (Independent) 35.4% Joseph Brennan (Democratic) 33.8% Susan Collins (Republican) 23.1% Johnathan Carter (Green) 6.4% Ed Finks (Write-in) 1.3% |
| Maryland | William Donald Schaefer | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Parris Glendening (Democratic) 50.1% Ellen Sauerbrey (Republican) 49.8% |
| Massachusetts | William Weld | Republican | Re-elected, 70.8% | Mark Roosevelt (Democratic) 28.3% Dean Cook (Libertarian) 0.7% Jeffrey W. Rebello (LaRouche was Right) 0.2% |
| Michigan | John Engler | Republican | Re-elected, 61.5% | Howard Wolpe (Democratic) 38.5% |
| Minnesota | Arne Carlson | Independent- Republican |
Re-elected, 63.3% | John Marty (DFL) 34.1% Will Shetterly (Grassroots) 1.2% Eric Arthur Olson (Libertarian) 0.9% Leslie Davis (Nutritional Rights Alliance) 0.3% Jon Hillson (Socialist Workers) 0.2% |
| Nebraska | Ben Nelson | Democratic | Re-elected, 73.0% | Gene Spence (Republican) 25.6% Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 0.5% |
| Nevada | Bob Miller | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.7% | Jim Gibbons (Republican) 41.3% Daniel Hansen (Independent American) 2.6% None of These Candidates 2.3% Denis Shotly (Libertarian) 1.1% |
| New Hampshire | Steve Merrill | Republican | Re-elected, 70.0% | Wayne King (Democratic) 25.6% Denis Shotly (Libertarian) 4.4% |
| New Mexico | Bruce King | Democratic | Defeated, 39.9% | Gary E. Johnson (Republican) 49.8% Roberto Mondragon (Green) 10.3% |
| New York | Mario Cuomo | Democratic | Defeated, 45.4% | George Pataki (Republican) 48.8% Tom Golisano (Independence) 4.2% Robert T. Walsh (Right-to-Life) 1.3% Robert Schulz (Libertarian) 0.2% Lawrence Lane (Socialist Workers) 0.1% |
| Ohio | George Voinovich | Republican | Re-elected, 71.8% | Rob Burch (Democratic) 25% Billy R. Inmon (Independent) 3.2% |
| Oklahoma | David Walters | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Frank Keating (Republican) 46.9% Jack Mildren (Democratic) 29.6% Wes Watkins (Independent) 23.5% |
| Oregon | Barbara Roberts | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | John Kitzhaber (Democratic) 51% Denny Smith (Republican) 42.4% Ed Hickam (American) 4.8% Danford P. Vander Ploeg (Libertarian) 1.7% |
| Pennsylvania | Robert P. Casey | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Tom Ridge (Republican) 45.4% Mark Singel (Democratic) 39.9% Peg Luksik (Constitution) 12.8% Patrick Fallon (Libertarian) 0.9% Timothy E. Holloway (Patriot) 0.9% |
| Rhode Island | Bruce Sundlun | Democratic | Defeated in primary, Republican victory | Lincoln Almond (Republican) 47.4% Myrth York (Democratic) 43.5% Robert Healey (Independent) 9.1% |
| South Carolina | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | David Beasley (Republican) 50.4% Nick Theodore (Democratic) 47.9% John R. Peeples, Jr. (Taxpayers) 0.9% Wayne B. Griffin (New Alliance) 0.6% |
| South Dakota | Walter Dale Miller | Republican | Defeated in primary, Republican victory | Bill Janklow (Republican) 55.4% Jim Beddow (Democratic) 40.5% Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 4.1% |
| Tennessee | Ned McWherter | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Don Sundquist (Republican) 54.3% Phil Bredesen (Democratic) 44.7% Stephanie E. Holt (Independent) 0.7% Will Smith (Independent) 0.2% Charlie Moffett (Independent) 0.2% |
| Texas | Ann Richards | Democratic | Defeated, 45.9% | George W. Bush (Republican) 53.5% Keary Ehlers (Libertarian) 0.6% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | Re-elected, 68.7% | David F. Kelley (Republican) 19.0% Thomas J. Morse (Independent) 7.1% Dennis Lane (Vermont Grassroots) 1.0% William Brueckner (Independent) 1.0% August Jaccaci (People of Vermont) 1.0% Richard F. Gottlieb (Liberty Union) 0.8% Bill Brunelle (Natural Law) 0.8% |
| Wisconsin | Tommy Thompson | Republican | Re-elected, 67.2% | Chuck Chvala (Democratic) 30.9% David S. Harmon (Libertarian) 1.0% Edward J. Frami (Taxpayers) 1.0% Michael J. Mangan (Independent) 1.0% |
| Wyoming | Mike Sullivan | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Jim Geringer (Republican) 58.7% Kathy Karpan (Democratic) 40.2% Seaghan Uibreaslain (Libertarian) 1.1% |
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