Ohio gubernatorial election, 1994
![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
Election results by county | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Ohio | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
The 1994 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor. Voinovich won his party's nomination uncontested and was opposed by State Senator Rob Burch, who won a competitive Democratic primary. Ultimately, Voinovich capitalized on his massive popularity with Ohio and won re-election in an overwhelming landslide, crushing Burch and winning over 70% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Rob Burch, Ohio State Senator
- Peter Michael Schuller, philosophy professor and former congressional candidate
Results
Democratic primary results[1] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Rob Burch | 408,161 | 58.78 | |
Democratic | Peter Michael Schuller | 286,276 | 41.22 | |
Total votes | 694,437 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- George Voinovich, incumbent Governor of Ohio
Results
Republican primary results[2] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | George Voinovich (inc.) | 750,781 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 750,781 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
Ohio gubernatorial election, 1994[3] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Republican | George Voinovich (inc.) | 2,401,572 | 71.77% | +16.04% | |
Democratic | Rob Burch | 835,849 | 24.98% | -19.29% | |
Independent | Billy R. Inmon | 108,745 | 3.25% | ||
Write-ins | 72 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 1,565,723 | 46.79% | +35.33% | ||
Turnout | 3,346,238 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/DemPrimary050394.aspx
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/RepPrimary050394.aspx
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/1990-1999OfficialElectionResults/GenElect110894.aspx
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.