Jump to content

1994 Maryland Attorney General election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1994 Maryland Attorney General election

← 1990 8 November 1994 1998 →
 
Nominee J. Joseph Curran Jr. Richard D. Bennett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 703,169 608,522
Percentage 53.61% 46.39%

Attorney General before election

J. Joseph Curran Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

J. Joseph Curran Jr.
Democratic

The 1994 Maryland attorney general election was held on 8 November 1994 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general J. Joseph Curran Jr. defeated Republican nominee Richard D. Bennett.[1]

General election

[edit]

On election day, 8 November 1994, Democratic nominee J. Joseph Curran Jr. won re-election by a margin of 94,647 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Richard D. Bennett, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Curran was sworn in for his third term on 3 January 1995.[2]

Results

[edit]
Maryland Attorney General election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Joseph Curran Jr. (incumbent) 703,169 53.61
Republican Richard D. Bennett 608,522 46.39
Total votes 1,311,691 100.00
Democratic hold

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1994 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2024.