1994 Florida gubernatorial election

1994 Florida gubernatorial election

← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
 
Nominee Lawton Chiles Jeb Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Buddy MacKay Tom Feeney
Popular vote 2,135,008 2,071,068
Percentage 50.75% 49.23%

Chiles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bush:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

Governor before election

Lawton Chiles
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lawton Chiles
Democratic

The 1994 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic governor Lawton Chiles won re-election over Republican Jeb Bush, who later won Florida’s governorship in 1998 when Chiles was term-limited. This race was the second-closest gubernatorial election in Florida history since Reconstruction, due to the strong Republican wave of 1994. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Florida.


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