1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
	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

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.

Democratic primary

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

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 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

Source	Date	Almond (R)	York (D)
Brown University	Oct. 2, 1994	38%	37%

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

^ "Summary of Federal & State Offices". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Republican Primary". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "General Election Vote for Governor". Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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