1994 Florida gubernatorial election

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The 1994 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Democratic incumbent Lawton Chiles was narrowly re-elected to a second term over Republican former Florida commerce secretary Jeb Bush. This race was the second-closest gubernatorial election in Florida history, after the 1876 election, due to the strong Republican wave of 1994. As of 2026, this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Florida. Primary elections were held on September 8. Chiles dispatched a challenge from populist activist Jack Gargan to win the Democratic nomination. Bush won a plurality of the Republican primary vote, with particular strength in Dade County. Although Florida secretary of state James C. Smith finished second and was entitled to challenge Bush in a runoff election, he declined and Bush was certified as the Republican nominee.

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