Texas gubernatorial election, 1994

Texas gubernatorial election, 1994

1990 ← November 8, 1994 → 1998

Candidate George W. Bush Ann Richards Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,350,994 2,016,928 Percentage 53.48% 45.88%

County Results

Governor before election Ann Richards Democratic Elected Governor George W. Bush Republican

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The 1994 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994 to select the governor of the state of Texas. The election was won by George W. Bush, candidate of the Republican Party. He defeated incumbent Governor Ann Richards of the Democratic Party and Libertarian Keary Ehlers, and took office as the state's 46th chief executive on January 17, 1995.

In the 1994 gubernatorial election, Bush carried 188 out of 254 counties, while Richards carried 66 counties.

Primaries

The Republican and Democratic Party primaries were held on March 8, 1994 with the winner of each requiring a majority vote.

Democratic Party			Republican Party
Candidates	Votes	%	Candidates	Votes	%
Ann Richards	806,607	77.79	George W. Bush	520,130	93.32
Gary Espinosa	230,337	22.21	Ray Hollis	37,210	6.68
Total	1,036,944	100.00	Total	557,340	100.00
Source: Texas Almanac

Polling

Source	Date	Bush (R)	Richards (D)
KPRC-TV	Nov. 4, 1994	48%	44%
Houston Post/KHOU-TV	Nov. 2, 1994	44%	47%
KPRC-TV	Oct. 23, 1994	47%	44%
Houston Post/KHOU-TV	Oct. 7, 1994	43%	41%

Results

Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes	%
George W. Bush - Republican Party	2,350,994	53.48
Ann Richards - Democratic Party	2,016,928	45.88
Keary Ehlers - Libertarian Party	28,320	0.64
Total	4,396,242	100.00
Source: Texas Almanac