1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1994 United States gubernatorial elections January 2019 January 2019 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee presidential 1994 11 8 no 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1998 File:Don Sundquist 103rd Congress.jpg 150x150px Don Sundquist Republican Party (United States) 807,104 54.27% File:Phil Bredesen Jul 2007 (cropped).jpg Democratic Party (United States) Phil Bredesen 664,252 44.67% 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSundquist: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bredesen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Ned McWherter Democratic Party (United States) Don Sundquist Republican Party (United States) 56.62%November 8, 1994 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1994 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics April 17, 2023 The 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Ned McWherter was term-limited, leaving the governorship an open seat. Republican congressman Don Sundquist was elected Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen, the mayor of Nashville, who later won Tennessee's governorship in 2002 & 2006. Campaign Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen criticized Republican candidate Don Sundquist for voting against a minimum wage increase while voting for a congressional pay raise. Sundquist accused Bredesen of flip-flopping on issues such as public funding for abortion and school privatization.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 408–412. Aftermath Don Sundquist focused on government efficiency and welfare reform.Carroll Van West, "Don Sundquist," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. He signed the "Families First" bill in 1996, which reduced the number of families on welfare from 70,000 to 30,000.Don Sundquist, National Governors Association website. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612194923/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_tennessee/col2-content/main-content-list/title_sundquist_don.html June 12, 2013 He also signed a series of crime-related measures which called for tougher sentences and more focus on victims' rights.Carroll Van West, "Don Sundquist," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. In 1996, Sundquist eliminated the state's scandal-ridden Public Service Commission, replacing it with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.Governor Don Sundquist Papers (finding aid) https://web.archive.org/web/20121011162141/http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/govpapers/findingaids/gp55_with_addn.pdf October 11, 2012, Tennessee State Library and Archives, 2007. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. That same year, he created the Department of Children's Services.Carroll Van West, "Don Sundquist," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. Republican primary Don Sundquist easily won the nomination, winning over 80% of the vote in the primary to David Y. Copeland III.Our Campaigns – TN Governor, Republican primary, 1994. Retrieved: January 9, 2013. Democratic primary Bredesen won the Democratic nomination for governor, capturing 53% of the vote in a primary that included more than a half-dozen candidates, among them Shelby County Mayor Bill Morris and state senator Steve Cohen.Our Campaigns: Phil Bredesen http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6645 2013-01-11 General election Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1994https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Tennessee Leip David uselectionatlas.org 2017-12-22 Republican Party (United States) Don Sundquist 807,104 54.27% +17.66% Democratic Party (United States) Phil Bredesen 664,252 44.67% -16.16% Independent politician Stephanie E. Holt 9,981 0.67% N/A Independent politician Will Smith 3,365 0.23% N/A Independent politician Charlie Moffett 2,347 0.16% N/A N/A Write-ins 81 0.01% N/A 1,487,130 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee References Gubernatorial 1994 Tennessee Category:1994 in Tennessee