1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican Lincoln Almond defeated Democrat Myrth York.

1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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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%

County results Municipality results 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

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^[1]

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^[2]

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^[3]

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