Alabama gubernatorial election, 1994

Alabama gubernatorial election, 1994

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Nominee Fob James Jim Folsom, Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 604,926 594,169 Percentage 50.3% 49.4%
County results
Governor before election Jim Folsom, Jr. Democratic Elected Governor Fob James Republican

Jim Folsom, Jr.
Democratic

Fob James
Republican

The 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1994 to select the governor of the state of Alabama. The election saw Republican Fob James defeat Democratic incumbent Governor Jim Folsom, Jr. in an upset.

The Democratic primary saw Jim Folsom defeat Paul Hubbert for the Democratic nomination. Lieutenant Governor Folsom became governor on April 22, 1993 after Republican Governor H. Guy Hunt was removed from office.

Fob James defeated five other candidates for the Republican nomination.

Folsom led in the polls during the campaign which showed him 10 to 12 percent ahead of James on the last weekend before the election. However James pulled off a narrow upset victory in the election.

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