1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1994 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut presidential no 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1990 65.1%https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073065917&seq=811 Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1995 CT State Library November 8, 1994 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1998 File:John G. Rowland 1990 congressional photo.jpg 150x150px John G. Rowland Jodi Rell Republican Party (United States) 415,201 36.20% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Rowland: #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Curry: #DFEEFF 20–30% #BDD3FF 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Groark: #ffd670 30–40% Governor Lowell Weicker A Connecticut Party John G. Rowland Republican Party (United States) 3x4.svg Bill Curry Joe Ganim Democratic Party (United States) 375,133 32.70% 3x4.svg Eunice Groark Audrey Rowe A Connecticut Party 216,585 18.88% File:Tom Scott Politician October2010.jpg Tom Scott Glen O'Keefe Independent 130,128 11.35% The 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Republican John G. Rowland won the open seat following the retirement of A Connecticut Party Governor Lowell Weicker. The election was a four-way race between A Connecticut Party Lieutenant Governor Eunice Groark, Republican U.S. Congressman John G. Rowland, Democratic state comptroller Bill Curry, and independent conservative talk show host Tom Scott. Rowland won the election with just 36% of the vote.http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994_sov.pdf Summary of Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State PDF November 13, 1994 October 13, 2010 October 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015212235/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994_sov.pdf dead As a result of Public Act 93-342, which was passed by the General Assembly in 1993, the threshold of delegate support a candidate required at a nominating convention in order to force a primary was reduced from 20% to 15%, making this the first election held under these new laws.https://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/rpt/2001-R-0953.htm Legislative History of Challenge Primary Law Connecticut General Assembly December 18, 2001 Mary M. Janicki Republican primary Governor Candidates Nominee John G. Rowland, former U.S. Representative for CT-05 Eliminated in primary Pauline R. Kezer, Secretary of the State of Connecticut Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) John G. Rowland 78,051 67.83% Republican Party (United States) Pauline R. Kezer 37,010 32.17% 115,061 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominee Jodi Rell, state Representative from the 107th district (Running mate of Rowland) Eliminated in primary Joseph J. Rucci Jr., New Canaan lawyer (Running mate of Kezer) Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) M. Jodi Rell 71,139 68.04% Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. Rucci Jr. 33,414 31.96% 104,553 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bill Curry, State Comptroller Eliminated in primary John B. Larson, President Pro Tempore of the State Senate from the 3rd district Withdrew Joe Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport Richard J. Balducci, State Senator from the 9th district and former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1989–1993) Results thumb|right|220px|Results by municipality: #7996E2 Curry #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% #51C2C2 Larson #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80%#AE8BB1 Tie, 50-50% 1994 Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Bill Curry 93,241 54.72% Democratic Party (United States) John B. Larson 77,165 45.28% 170,406 100.00% General election Candidates Bill Curry (D), Connecticut State Comptroller Running mate: Joe Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport John G. Rowland (R), former U.S. Representative for CT-05 Running mate: Jodi Rell, Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives Eunice Groark (ACP), incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut Running mate: Audrey Rowe Tom Scott (I), radio talk show host, and realtor Running mate: Glen O'Keefe Polling Source Date John G.Rowland (R) BillCurry (D) EuniceGroark (ACP) TomScott (I) Hartford Courant November 7, 1994 30% 25% 18% 11% New London Day November 6, 1994 28% 31% 13% 12% Manchester Journal October 23, 1994 37% 22% — — Results 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) John G. Rowland 415,201 36.20% Democratic Party (United States) Bill Curry 375,133 32.70% A Connecticut Party Eunice Groark 216,585 18.88% Independent Party of Connecticut Tom Scott 130,128 11.35% Concerned Citizens Party Joseph A. Zdonczyk 10,007 0.87% 1,147,054 100.00% Republican Party (United States) A Connecticut Party By congressional district Rowland won four of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994sovpdf.pdf?rev=4ffcaa4e822e4b56ac5732aa6a3a2c52&hash=0D93CF63B6AA3F678DCD2C5A5A73FAE7 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut August 27, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250317003336/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994sovpdf.pdf?rev=4ffcaa4e822e4b56ac5732aa6a3a2c52&hash=0D93CF63B6AA3F678DCD2C5A5A73FAE7 March 17, 2025 District Groark Rowland Curry Scott RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 24% 22% 36% 16%Barbara KennellyConnecticut 2 2nd 27% 28% 32% 13%Sam GejdensonConnecticut 3 3rd 16% 38% 37% 9%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 14% 49% 33% 3%Chris ShaysConnecticut 5 5th 11% 51% 28% 9%Gary FranksConnecticut 6 6th 20% 32% 30% 17%Nancy Johnson References Gubernatorial 1994 Connecticut Category:November 1994 in the United States Category:1994 in Connecticut