1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

November 8, 1994

Nominee Lincoln Almond Myrth York Robert J. Healey Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 171,194 157,361 32,822 Percentage 47.4% 43.5% 9.1%

Almond:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% York:      40–50%      50–60% Healey:      30–40%

Governor before election Bruce Sundlun Democratic Elected Governor Lincoln Almond Republican

The 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1994. Republican Lincoln Almond defeated Democrat Myrth York.

Almond was the first governor elected to a four-year term, as opposed to two years.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• 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

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

• Lincoln Almond, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
• Ronald Machtley, U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Almond	26,873	59.69
	Republican	Ronald Machtley	18,150	40.31
Total votes			45,023	100.00

Independents

• Robert J. Healey, businessman

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Almond (R)	York (D)
Brown University	Oct. 2, 1994	38%	37%

Election results

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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