To date, this is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Hennepin and Ramsey counties voted for the Republican candidate. This was the first time since 1950 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Minnesota was re-elected or won re-election. It is also the most recent time that a Republican has been elected with a majority of the votes, without a third party candidate splitting the DFL vote.
While incumbent Arne Carlson was popular in the state, he was not popular with rank-and-file Republicans, who viewed his victory in 1990 as an accident, as he was chosen as a replacement nominee shortly before the general election. Carlson, who was pro-choice and in favor of extending civil rights to homosexuals, was seen as too moderate by delegates to the GOP state convention, who ultimately chose former state representative Allen Quist, a staunch conservative, as their nominee. Ultimately, though, Carlson easily defeated Quist in the state primary, putting him on the ballot for November.
At the DFL convention, Marty received the party endorsement, beating back a strong challenge by three opponents, one of whom Mike Freeman, son of a popular former governor withdrew, but Marty still faced a strong challenge from former Minneapolis Chief of Police Tony Bouza. Bouza faded, however, when it was revealed that he supported severe restrictions on handguns. Marty ultimately won a narrow victory in the primary over former Commerce Commissioner Mike Hatch, who lost his second consecutive gubernatorial primary.
The 1994 election nationwide was noted for a GOP wave of election victories.[2] In Minnesota, that wave wasn't as evident as half of the statewide elections went for each party. With the GOP winning the governor and U.S. Senator positions and the DFL winning the State Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor and State Treasurer positions. As well, the Minnesota State House remained in DFL control by a 72-64 margin.[3] The results of the gubernatorial general election were: Arne Carlson 1,094,165, John Marty 589,344, Will Shetterly 20,785, Jon Hillson 3,022, Eric Arthur Olson 15,467, Leslie Davis 4,611.[4]
^ abMinnesota Election Results 1994, p.5-6 Retrieved Oct 20, 2014
^THE 1994 ELECTIONS: THE OVERVIEW; G.O.P. WINS CONTROL OF SENATE AND MAKES BIG GAINS IN HOUSE; PATAKI DENIES CUOMO 4TH TERM Retrieved Oct 20, 2014
^Session Weekly, Minnesota House of Representatives, Published Jan 6, 1995, Vol. 12, Number 1 Retrieved Oct 20, 2014
^Minnesota Election Results 1994, p.29-30 Retrieved Oct 20, 2014
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The 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8 1994 in the midst of that year s Republican Revolution Incumbent Republican Arne Carlson easily won re election over Democrat Farmer Labor state senator John Marty 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1990 November 8 1994 1998 Nominee Arne Carlson John MartyParty Ind Republican Democratic DFL Running mate Joanne Benson Nancy LarsonPopular vote 1 094 165 589 344Percentage 63 3 34 1 County resultsPrecinct resultsCarlson 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Marty 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Tie 40 50 50 No votesGovernor before electionArne CarlsonRepublican Elected Governor Arne CarlsonRepublicanRepublican primary results by county Carlson 50 60 60 70 70 80 Quist 50 60 60 70 70 80 Democratic primary results by county Marty 30 40 40 50 Hatch 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 To date this is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Hennepin and Ramsey counties voted for the Republican candidate This was the first time since 1950 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Minnesota was re elected or won re election It is also the most recent time that a Republican has been elected with a majority of the votes without a third party candidate splitting the DFL vote Contents 1 Republican Party 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Primary results 2 Democratic Party 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Primary results 3 General election 3 1 Campaign 3 2 Candidates 3 3 Polling 3 4 Debate 3 5 Results 4 External links 5 ReferencesRepublican Party editWhile incumbent Arne Carlson was popular in the state he was not popular with rank and file Republicans who viewed his victory in 1990 as an accident as he was chosen as a replacement nominee shortly before the general election Carlson who was pro choice and in favor of extending civil rights to homosexuals was seen as too moderate by delegates to the GOP state convention who ultimately chose former state representative Allen Quist a staunch conservative as their nominee Ultimately though Carlson easily defeated Quist in the state primary putting him on the ballot for November Candidates edit Arne Carlson incumbent governor Allen Quist former state representativeRunning mate Doug McFarland Hamline University professorPrimary results edit 1994 Republican gubernatorial primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Arne Carlson incumbent 321 084 66 5Republican Allen Quist 161 670 33 5Total votes 482 754 100 0Democratic Party editAt the DFL convention Marty received the party endorsement beating back a strong challenge by three opponents one of whom Mike Freeman son of a popular former governor withdrew but Marty still faced a strong challenge from former Minneapolis Chief of Police Tony Bouza Bouza faded however when it was revealed that he supported severe restrictions on handguns Marty ultimately won a narrow victory in the primary over former Commerce Commissioner Mike Hatch who lost his second consecutive gubernatorial primary Candidates edit Tony Bouza former Minneapolis Chief of Police Mike Hatch former commissioner of Commerce and candidate for governor in 1990 John Marty State Senator Richard T Van Bergen Michael O Freeman Hennepin County Attorney son of ex Governor Orville Freeman Withdrew after DFL Convention Primary results edit 1994 Democratic gubernatorial primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Marty 144 462 37 8Democratic Mike Hatch 139 109 36 4Democratic Tony Bouza 98 341 25 7Democratic Richard T Van Bergen 4 761 1 2Total votes 382 163 100 0General election editCampaign edit The 1994 election nationwide was noted for a GOP wave of election victories 2 In Minnesota that wave wasn t as evident as half of the statewide elections went for each party With the GOP winning the governor and U S Senator positions and the DFL winning the State Attorney General Secretary of State State Auditor and State Treasurer positions As well the Minnesota State House remained in DFL control by a 72 64 margin 3 The results of the gubernatorial general election were Arne Carlson 1 094 165 John Marty 589 344 Will Shetterly 20 785 Jon Hillson 3 022 Eric Arthur Olson 15 467 Leslie Davis 4 611 4 Candidates edit Arne Carlson R incumbent governor John Marty DFL state senator Will Shetterly Grassroots fantasy and comic book writer Eric Olson L Leslie Davis Nutritional Rights activist and perennial candidate John Hillson SWP Polling edit Source Date Carlson R Marty D St Paul Pioneer Press Oct 2 1994 54 29 Debate edit 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election debate No Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W WithdrawnArne Carlson John Marty1 Nov 1 1994 League of Women VotersWCCO AM WCCO TV C SPAN P PResults edit nbsp Swing by countyLegend Democratic 20 25 Democratic 15 20 Democratic 10 15 Democratic 5 10 Democratic 0 5 Republican 0 5 Republican 5 10 Republican 10 15 Republican 15 20 Republican 20 25 Republican 25 30 Republican gt 30 nbsp Trend by countyLegend Democratic 20 25 Democratic 15 20 Democratic 10 15 Democratic 5 10 Democratic 0 5 Republican 0 5 Republican 5 10 Republican 10 15 Republican 15 20 Republican 20 25 Republican 25 30 Republican gt 30 1994 Gubernatorial Election Minnesota Party Candidate Votes Ind Republican Arne Carlson incumbent 1 094 165 63 34 13 24 Democratic DFL John Marty 589 344 34 12 12 65 Grassroots Will Shetterly 20 785 1 20 0 24 Libertarian Eric Olson 15 467 0 90 n aNatural Rights Alliance Leslie Davis 4 611 0 27 n aSocialist Workers Jon Hillson 3 022 0 17 n aMajority 504 821 29 22 Turnout 1 727 394Ind Republican hold SwingExternal links edithttps web archive org web 20060425113929 http www sos state mn us docs mn leg man 06 chapt7 pdfReferences edit a b Minnesota Election Results 1994 p 5 6 Retrieved Oct 20 2014 THE 1994 ELECTIONS THE OVERVIEW G O P WINS CONTROL OF SENATE AND MAKES BIG GAINS IN HOUSE PATAKI DENIES CUOMO 4TH TERM Retrieved Oct 20 2014 Session Weekly Minnesota House of Representatives Published Jan 6 1995 Vol 12 Number 1 Retrieved Oct 20 2014 Minnesota Election Results 1994 p 29 30 Retrieved Oct 20 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election amp oldid 1218212966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
