Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 gubernatorial election, 1994 took place on November 8, as a part of the United States gubernatorial elections, 1994

United States gubernatorial elections, 1994

The 1994 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1994 in 36 states. Many seats held by Democratic Party governors switched to the Republican Party during the time known as the Republican Revolution....

.

Democratic nomination

Incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Guy Tucker

Jim Guy Tucker

James "Jim" Guy Tucker, Jr. is an Arkansas political figure. He served as the 43rd Governor of Arkansas, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, and U.S. Representative...

 assumed the office after his predecessor, Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

, resigned in December 1992, after being elected President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

. He decided to run for a full term.

Republican nomination

Candidates:

• State Senator Steve Luelf
• Businessman Sheffield Nelson
  Sheffield Nelson
  Sheffield E. Nelson is a lawyer, businessman, and politician from Little Rock, Arkansas. Originally a Democrat, Nelson in 1990 ran for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against then governor and future U.S. President Bill Clinton and in 1994 against the Democratic Governor Jim Guy Tucker.Nelson...
  
  
• William L. Jones

Primary results (May 17):

• Nelson - 24,054 (50.80%)
• Luelf - 20,953 (44.25%)
• Jones - 2,346 (4.95%)

General election

Althoght Republican Party made an impressive gains in 1994, winning a majority in the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

, United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

, as well as a majority of governorships, Tucker won in landslide:

• Jim Guy Tucker (D) (inc.) - 428,936 (59.84%)
• Sheffield Nelson (R) - 287,904 (40.16%)