1994 Florida Treasurer election

1994 election in Florida September 2023 1994 Florida Treasurer election Florida presidential no 1990 Florida Treasurer election 1990 1998 Florida Treasurer election 1998 November 8, 1994 Tim Ireland (1).jpg Tim Ireland Republican Party (United States) 1,933,570 48.3% Portrait of Bill Nelson, Florida Treasurer (1).jpg Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 2,070,604 51.7% 300px County results 300px Precinct results 1 300px Ireland: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Nelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Treasurer Tom Gallagher Republican Party (United States) Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) The 1994 Florida Treasurer election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida, alongside many other elections in the state and around the country. Incumbent Treasurer Tom Gallagher was term-limited and unable to run again. In his place, Democrat Bill Nelson was elected with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Republican State Rep. Tim Ireland.1994 State Treasurer General Election Results - Florida https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=12&year=1994&f=0&off=8&elect=0 2023-04-16 uselectionatlas.orgNovember 8, 1994 General Election https://results.elections.myflorida.com/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=11/8/94&RACE=TRE&PARTY=&DIST=&GRP=&DATAMODE= 2023-04-20 Florida Department of State, Division of Elections Candidates Democratic primary Bill Nelson, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 11th congressional district (1979-1991) Karen Gievers, lawyer and activist from Miami, Florida Fred Westman Democratic primary resultsFL Treasurer - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=678562 OurCampaigns 11 May 2023 Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 431,623 54.57% Karen Gievers Democratic Party (United States) 299,916 37.92% Fred Westman Democratic Party (United States) 59,436 7.51% Republican primary Tim Ireland, Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 75th State House district (1984-1992) R. K. "Skip" Hunter, insurance executive from Pensacola, FloridaNelson, Ireland Will Duke It Out https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1994/09/09/nelson-ireland-will-duke-it-out/ 11 May 2023 South Florida Sun Central Republican primary resultsFL Treasurer - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=678563 OurCampaigns 11 May 2023 Tim Ireland Republican Party (United States) 478,760 64.13% R. K. "Skip" Hunter Republican Party (United States) 267,801 35.87% General election Campaign During the general election, Ireland accused Nelson of trying to intimidate insurance agents and company officials who supported Ireland, calling it "political terrorism." Nelson's spokesman flatly denied the accusation, accusing Ireland of trying to pump up a campaign that trails in money and name recognition. Indeed, Nelson had raised five times the amount of money that Ireland had by early October.Insurance candidate accused of threats https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/17/insurance-candidate-accused-of-threats/ 11 May 2023 Tampa Bay Times 17 October 1994 Ireland also accused Nelson of taking $84,000 in illegal campaign funds, allegedly acquired during the week before the September 8, 1994 primary, which was prohibited. Nelson campaign manager Brian May claimed that the money was raised before September 1, 1994, but computer problems caused the contributions to be reported after the date. Nelson did not return the money.Ireland tells Nelson to give money back https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/20/ireland-tells-nelson-to-give-money-back/ 11 May 2023 Tampa Bay Times 20 October 1994 Results 1994 Florida Treasurer election Democratic Party (United States) Bill Nelson 2,070,604 51.70% Republican Party (United States) Tim Ireland 1,933,570 48.28% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1994 Florida elections