Election Name: | 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Country: | Rhode Island |
Type: | Presidential |
Previous Election: | 1992 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1994 |
Image1: | File:Lincoln Almond.jpg |
Nominee1: | Lincoln Almond |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 171,194 |
Percentage1: | 47.4% |
Nominee2: | Myrth York |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 157,361 |
Percentage2: | 43.5% |
Image3: | File:Robert J. Healey.jpg |
Nominee3: | Robert J. Healey |
Party3: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 32,822 |
Percentage3: | 9.1% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Bruce Sundlun |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Lincoln Almond |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Ongoing: | No |
The 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican Lincoln Almond defeated Democrat Myrth York.
Almond was the first governor elected to a four-year term, as opposed to two years.