1994 New York Attorney General election

1994 New York Attorney General Election

November 8, 1994

Nominee Dennis Vacco Karen Burstein Party Republican Democratic Alliance Parties Conservative Tax Cut Now Liberal Popular vote 2,294,528 2,206,188 Percentage 49.28% 47.38%

County results Vacco:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Burstein:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

New York Attorney General before election G. Oliver Koppell Democratic Elected New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco Republican

The 1994 New York Attorney General election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican nominee Dennis Vacco narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Karen Burstein. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of New York.

General Election Results

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Vacco	1,988,567	42.71%
	Conservative	Dennis Vacco	305,961	6.57%
	Total	Dennis Vacco	2,294,528	49.28%
	Democratic	Karen Burstein	2,097,083	45.04%
	Liberal	Karen Burstein	109,105	2.34%
	Total	Karen Burstein	2,206,188	47.38%
	Right to Life	Alfred Skidmore	85,649	1.84%
	Independence	James Hartman	37,500	0.81%
	Libertarian	Daniel Conti	19,202	0.41%
	Socialist Workers	Nancy Rosenstock	13,416	0.29%
Majority			88,340	1.9%
Turnout			4,656,483
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

Preceded by 1990

New York Attorney General election 1994

Succeeded by 1998