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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline March 07, 1994 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1994 - 07:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1994 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 16, 1995 - 12:00pm
Term End January 18, 1999 - 12:00pm
Contributorkarin1492
Last ModifiedSteve Boudreaux May 24, 2010 10:33am
Data SourcesOfficial returns: America Votes 21, pp. 77-78.
DescriptionGovernor Folsom was defeated in a bid for a full four-year term in his own right in the famous GOP landslide revolution of 1994.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1990
NameGuy Hunt Votes633,519 (52.11%)
Term01/21/1991 - 04/22/1993 Margin51,413 (+4.23%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 22, 1993 AL Governor - Succession James E. "Jim" Folsom, Jr.
Jun 07, 1994 AL Governor - D Primary James E. "Jim" Folsom, Jr.
Jun 07, 1994 AL Governor - R Primary Forrest Hood "Fob" James
Jun 28, 1994 AL Governor - R Runoff Forrest Hood "Fob" James
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Forrest Hood "Fob" James (I) Gov. James E. "Jim" Folsom, Jr. (W) Unidentified Scattering
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent
Votes604,926 (50.33%) 594,169 (49.43%) 2,874 (0.24%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,757 (-0.89%) -602,052 (-50.09%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$2,497,734.00 $4,500,997.00 $0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
F Blue Republican
IndP 6921
D Ashley
R TurnerforCongress

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