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1994 Gubernatorial Election Results

November 16, 1994 1 min read
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The following chart lists major candidates in the 36 states that held gubernatorial elections last week. An asterisk indicates the winning candidate. Two asterisks indicates the race was too close to call.

Alabama

  • Gov. James E. Folsom Jr. (D)
  • *Fob James Jr. (R) Alaska**
  • James O. Campbell (R)
  • Tony Knowles (D) Arizona
  • Gov. Fife Symington (R)
  • Eddie Basha (D) Arkansas
  • Gov. Jim Guy Tucker (D)
  • Sheffield Nelson (R) California
  • Gov. Pete Wilson (R)
  • State Treasurer, Kathleen Brown (D) Colorado
  • Gov. Roy Romer (D)
  • Bruce Benson (R) Connecticut
  • State Comptroller, Bill Curry (D)
  • *John G. Rowland (R)
  • Lt. Gov. Eunice S. Groark (CP) Florida
  • Gov. Lawton Chiles (D)
  • Jeb Bush (R)

Georgia

  • Gov. Zell Miller (D)
  • Guy Millner (R) Hawaii
  • Benjamin J. Cayetano (D)
  • Patricia F. Saiki (R) Idaho
  • Phil Batt (R)
  • Attorney General, Larry EchoHawk (D) Illinois
  • Gov. Jim Edgar (R)
  • State Comptroller, Dawn Clark Netsch (D) Iowa
  • Gov. Terry E. Branstad (R)
  • Attorney General, Bonnie J. Campbell (D) Kansas
  • Bill Graves (R)
  • U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery (D) Maine
  • Joseph E. Brennan (D)
  • Susan M. Collins (R)
  • *Angus King (I) Maryland**
  • Parris N. Glendening (D)
  • State Rep. Ellen R. Sauerbrey (R) Massachusetts
  • Gov. William F. Weld (R)
  • State Rep. Mark Roosevelt (D) Michigan
  • Gov. John Engler (R)
  • Howard Wolpe (D) Minnesota
  • Gov. Arne Carlson (R)
  • State Sen. John Marty (D) Nebraska
  • Gov. Ben Nelson (D)
  • Gene Spence (R) Nevada
  • Gov. Bob Miller (D)
  • State Rep., Jim Gibbons (R) New Hampshire
  • Gov. Steve Merrill (R)
  • Wayne D. King (D) New Mexico
  • Gov. Bruce King (D)
  • *Gary E. Johnson (R) New York
  • Gov. Mario M. Cuomo (D)
  • *State Sen., George E. Pataki (R) Ohio
  • Gov. George V. Voinovich (R)
  • Robert L. Burch Jr. (D) Oklahoma
  • Frank Keating (R)
  • Lt. Gov. Jack Mildren (D)
  • Les Watkins (I) Oregon
  • John Kitzhaber (D)
  • Denny Smith (R) Pennsylvania
  • Lt. Gov. Mark Singel (D)
  • *U.S. Rep. Tom Ridge (R)
  • Peg Luksik (I) Rhode Island
  • Lincoln C. Almond (R)
  • State Sen. Myrth York (D) South Carolina
  • Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore (D)
  • *David Beasley (R) South Dakota
  • Jim Beddow (D)
  • *William J. Janklow (R) Tennessee
  • Phil Bredesen (D)
  • *U.S. Rep. Don Sundquist (R) Texas
  • Gov. Ann W. Richards (D)
  • *George W. Bush (R) Vermont
  • Gov. Howard Dean (D)
  • David F. Kelley (R) Wisconsin
  • Gov. Tommy G. Thompson (R)
  • State Sen. Chuck Chvala (D) Wyoming
  • Jim Geringer (R)
  • Secretary of State, Kathy Karpan (D)

A version of this article appeared in the November 16, 1994 edition of Education Week as 1994 Gubernatorial Election Results

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