1994 Maryland gubernatorial election

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994

November 8, 1994

Nominee Parris Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey Party Democratic Republican Running mate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Paul Rappaport Popular vote 708,094 702,101 Percentage 50.2% 49.8%

Election results by county

Governor before election William Donald Schaefer Democratic Elected Governor Parris Glendening Democratic

The Maryland gubernatorial election of 1994 was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Donald Schaefer was ineligible for re-election. Prince George's County Executive Parris Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who would also be the 1998 Republican nominee for Governor, won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey was extremely contentious; the Sauerbrey campaign challenged the results. Ultimately, Glendening prevailed over Sauerbrey.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Don Allensworth, college professor, investor and planning consultant
• Mary Boergers, State Senator
• Walter Gilcrist Finch, attorney
• Lawrence K. Freeman, Lyndon LaRouche activist and perennial candidate
• Parris N. Glendening, Prince George's County Executive
• American Joe Miedusiewski, State Senator
• Melvin A. Steinberg, Lieutenant Governor

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Parris Glendening	293,314	54.0
	Democratic	American Joe Miedusiewski	100,296	18.0
	Democratic	Melvin A. Steinberg	82,308	15.0
	Democratic	Mary Boergers	46,888	9.00
	Democratic	Don Allensworth	15,680	3.00
	Democratic	Walter Gilcrist Finch	5,369	1.00
	Democratic	Lawrence K. Freeman	3,518	1.00
Total votes			547,373	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Helen Delich Bentley, U.S Representative
• Ellen Sauerbrey, former State Delegate
• William S. Shepard, diplomat

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ellen Sauerbrey	123,676	52.18
	Republican	Helen Delich Bentley	89,821	37.90
	Republican	William S. Shepard	23,505	9.92
Total votes			237,002	100.00

General election

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Parris Glendening (inc.)	708,094	50.20%	−10%
	Republican	Ellen Sauerbrey	702,101	49.78%	+10%
	Write-ins		105	0.02%
Majority			5,993	0.42%	−19.58%
Turnout			1,410,300
	Democratic hold		Swing