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1994 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1994

Republican Gain

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

28

20

1

After

19

30

1

Net change:D −9·R +10·I ±0·36 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic19

RepublicanMajority30

Independent1

Threshold:26 seats

D 19 – R 30 – I 1

36 contests|D won 11|R won 24|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	JamesREP	50.3%	604,926	FolsomDEM	49.4%	594,169	R+0.9	↑ D+3.3
▶	Alaska	KnowlesDEM	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	SymingtonREP	52.5%	593,492	BashaDEM	44.3%	500,702	R+8.2	—
▶	Arkansas	TuckerDEM	59.8%	428,936	NelsonREP	40.2%	287,904	D+19.7	↑ D+4.7
▶	California	WilsonREP	55.2%	4,781,766	BrownDEM	40.6%	3,519,799	R+14.6	↓ R+11.1
▶	Colorado	RomerDEM	55.5%	619,205	BensonREP	38.7%	432,042	D+16.8	↓ R+9.7
▶	Connecticut	RowlandREP	36.2%	415,201	CurryDEM	32.7%	375,133	R+3.5	↑ D+13.2
▶	Florida	ChilesDEM	50.8%	2,135,008	BushREP	49.2%	2,071,068	D+1.5	↓ R+11.5
▶	Georgia	MillerDEM	51.0%	788,926	MillnerREP	49.0%	756,371	D+2.1	↓ R+6.2
▶	Hawaii	CayetanoDEM	36.6%	134,978	OtherOTH	34.2%	126,127	D+7.3	↓ R+13.9
▶	Idaho	BattREP	52.3%	216,123	EchohawkDEM	43.9%	181,363	R+8.4	↓ R+44.8
▶	Illinois	EdgarREP	63.9%	1,984,318	NetschDEM	34.4%	1,069,850	R+29.4	↓ R+26.9
▶	Iowa	BranstadREP	56.8%	566,395	CampbellDEM	41.6%	414,453	R+15.2	↑ D+6.5
▶	Kansas	GravesREP	64.1%	526,113	SlatteryDEM	35.9%	294,733	R+28.2	↓ R+34.2
▶	Maine	OtherOTH	43.1%	220,367	BrennanDEM	33.8%	172,951	D+10.8	↑ D+13.4
▶	Maryland	GlendeningDEM	50.2%	708,094	SauerbreyREP	49.8%	702,101	D+0.4	↓ R+19.1
▶	Massachusetts	WeldREP	71.0%	1,610,298	RooseveltDEM	28.1%	636,138	R+43.0	↓ R+39.7
▶	Michigan	EnglerREP	61.5%	1,899,101	WolpeDEM	38.5%	1,188,438	R+23.0	↓ R+22.3
▶	Minnesota	CarlsonREP	62.0%	1,094,165	MartyDEM	33.4%	589,344	R+28.6	↓ R+25.3
▶	Nebraska	NelsonDEM	73.0%	423,270	SpenceREP	25.6%	148,230	D+47.5	↑ D+46.8
▶	Nevada	MillerDEM	52.7%	200,026	GibbonsREP	41.3%	156,875	D+11.4	↓ R+23.6
▶	New Hampshire	MerrillREP	69.9%	218,134	KingDEM	25.6%	79,686	R+44.4	↓ R+18.7
▶	New Mexico	JohnsonREP	49.8%	232,945	KingDEM	39.9%	186,686	R+9.9	↓ R+19.3
▶	New York	PatakiREP	48.7%	2,538,702	CuomoDEM	45.4%	2,364,904	R+3.3	↓ R+35.2
▶	Ohio	VoinovichREP	71.8%	2,401,572	BurchDEM	25.0%	835,849	R+46.8	↓ R+35.5
▶	Oklahoma	KeatingREP	46.9%	466,740	MildrenDEM	29.6%	294,936	R+17.3	↓ R+42.0
▶	Oregon	KitzhaberDEM	51.0%	622,083	SmithREP	42.4%	517,874	D+8.5	↑ D+2.8
▶	Pennsylvania	RidgeREP	45.4%	1,627,976	SingelDEM	39.9%	1,433,099	R+5.4	↓ R+40.7
▶	Rhode Island	AlmondREP	47.4%	171,194	YorkDEM	43.5%	157,361	R+3.8	↓ R+52.1
▶	South Carolina	BeasleyREP	50.4%	470,756	TheodoreDEM	47.9%	447,002	R+2.5	↑ D+39.1
▶	South Dakota	JanklowREP	55.4%	172,515	BeddowDEM	40.5%	126,273	R+14.8	↑ D+3.0
▶	Tennessee	SundquistREP	54.3%	807,107	BredesenDEM	44.7%	664,243	R+9.6	↓ R+33.8
▶	Texas	BushREP	53.5%	2,350,994	RichardsDEM	45.9%	2,016,928	R+7.6	↓ R+10.2
▶	Vermont	DeanDEM	68.7%	145,661	KelleyREP	19.0%	40,292	D+49.7	↑ D+55.5
▶	Wisconsin	ThompsonREP	67.2%	1,051,326	ChvalaDEM	30.9%	482,850	R+36.4	↓ R+20.0
▶	Wyoming	GeringerREP	58.7%	118,016	KarpanDEM	40.2%	80,747	R+18.5	↓ R+49.3

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