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The 1994 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 8, 1994, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Pauline R. Kezer did not seek re-election to a second term, instead opting to run for governor.
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County results Rapoport: 50–60% Scott: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic nominee and state representative from the 18th district Miles S. Rapoport narrowly defeated Republican nominee Andrea Scott by 2,237 votes, a margin of just 0.22%. As of 2024, this was the last time the Secretary of the State of Connecticut changed partisan control.
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The Democratic primary was held on September 13, 1994. State Representative Miles S. Rapoport defeated former Secretary of the State Julia H. Tashjian in a closer-than-expected race. Tashjian ran for re-election in 1990 but was defeated by Republican nominee Pauline R. Kezer. Tashjian was accused of benefiting from having her name next to state comptroller and gubernatorial candidate Bill Curry on the ballot, who exceeded expectations in the Democratic primary. Tashjian dismissed these claims, saying "Maybe Bill Curry benefitted a little bit from me. I went out there and met the voters."
Rapoport declared victory around 11:30 pm Tuesday night while Tashjian initially refused to concede the close race. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Miles S. Rapoport | 77,253 | 52.53% | |
Democratic | Julia H. Tashjian | 69,801 | 47.47% | |
Total votes | 147,054 | 100.0% |
A Connecticut Party endorsed Rapoport, giving him access to an additional ballot line. Rapoport received just over a quarter of his total vote share under A Connecticut Party. Official designee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Miles S. Rapoport | 366,380 | 37.17% | ||
A Connecticut Party | Miles S. Rapoport | 127,615 | 12.95% | ||
Total | Miles S. Rapoport | 493,995 | 50.11% | ||
Republican | Andrea Scott | 491,758 | 49.89% | ||
Total votes | 985,753 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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