1994 New York Attorney General Election
November 8, 1994
 
Nominee Dennis Vacco Karen Burstein
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance
Parties
 Liberal
Popular vote 2,294,528 2,206,188
Percentage 49.28% 47.38%
County results
Vacco:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Burstein:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
New York Attorney General before election

G. Oliver Koppell
Democratic

 Elected New York Attorney General

Dennis Vacco
Republican

The 1994 New York Attorney General election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican nominee Dennis Vacco narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Karen Burstein. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of New York.

General Election Results

General Election Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Vacco 1,988,567 42.71%
Conservative Dennis Vacco 305,961 6.57%
Total Dennis Vacco 2,294,528 49.28%
Democratic Karen Burstein 2,097,083 45.04%
Liberal Karen Burstein 109,105 2.34%
Total Karen Burstein 2,206,188 47.38%
Right to Life Alfred Skidmore 85,649 1.84%
Independence James Hartman 37,500 0.81%
Libertarian Daniel Conti 19,202 0.41%
Socialist Workers Nancy Rosenstock 13,416 0.29%
Majority 88,340 1.9%
Turnout 4,656,483
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ↑ "1994 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

See also

Preceded by
1990		 New York Attorney General election
1994		 Succeeded by
1998


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