1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Republican John G. Rowland won the open seat following the retirement of A Connecticut Party Governor Lowell Weicker. The election was a four-way race between A Connecticut Party Lieutenant Governor Eunice Groark, Republican U.S. Congressman John G. Rowland, Democratic state comptroller Bill Curry, and independent conservative talk show host Tom Scott. Rowland won the election with just 36% of the vote.^[2]

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1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Turnout	65.1%[1]
Nominee John G. Rowland Bill Curry Party Republican Democratic Running mate Jodi Rell Joe Ganim Popular vote 415,201 375,133 Percentage 36.20% 32.70%   Nominee Eunice Groark Tom Scott Party A Connecticut Party Independent Running mate Audrey Rowe Glen O'Keefe Popular vote 216,585 130,128 Percentage 18.88% 11.35%
County results Municipality results Congressional district results Rowland:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Curry:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Groark:      30–40%
Governor before election Lowell Weicker A Connecticut Party Elected Governor John G. Rowland Republican

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As a result of Public Act 93-342, which was passed by the General Assembly in 1993, the threshold of delegate support a candidate required at a nominating convention in order to force a primary was reduced from 20% to 15%, making this the first election under these new election laws.^[3]