1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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The 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican Lincoln Almond defeated Democrat Myrth York.
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Almond: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% York: 40–50% 50–60% Healey: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Almond was the first governor elected to a four-year term, as opposed to two years.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Myrth York, former Rhode Island State Senator
- Bruce Sundlun, incumbent Governor of Rhode Island
- Louise Durfee, former Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, former Tiverton city councilwoman
- Donald Gill
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Myrth York | 56,719 | 57.22 | |
Democratic | Bruce Sundlun (incumbent) | 27,432 | 27.67 | |
Democratic | Louise Durfee | 11,914 | 12.02 | |
Democratic | Donald Gill | 3,067 | 3.09 | |
Total votes | 99,132 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Lincoln Almond, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
- Ronald Machtley, U.S. Representative
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Almond | 26,873 | 59.69 | |
Republican | Ronald Machtley | 18,150 | 40.31 | |
Total votes | 45,023 | 100.00 |
Independents
edit- Robert J. Healey, businessman
General election
editPolling
editSource | Date | Almond (R) | York (D) |
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Brown University | Oct. 2, 1994 | 38% | 37% |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lincoln Almond | 171,194 | 47.37% | +13.10% | |
Democratic | Myrth York | 157,361 | 43.54% | −18.01% | |
Independent | Robert J. Healey | 32,822 | 9.08% | ||
Majority | 13,833 | 3.83% | −23.45% | ||
Turnout | 362,377 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Summary of Federal & State Offices". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Primary". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "General Election Vote for Governor". Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2020.