The 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election included Republican John G. Rowland winning 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, Democrat state comptroller Bill Curry, and independent conservative talk show host Tom Scott. Rowland won the election with just 36% of the vote.^[1]

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1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee John G. Rowland Bill Curry Party Republican Democratic Running mate Jodi Rell Joe Ganim Popular vote 415,201 375,133 Percentage 36.2% 32.7%   Nominee Eunice Groark Tom Scott Party A Connecticut Party Independent Running mate Audrey Rowe Glen O'Keefe Popular vote 216,585 130,128 Percentage 18.9% 11.3%

County results Municipality 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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