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1994 Orange County, Florida Chairman election

The 1994 Orange County, Florida, Chairman election took place on November 8, 1994, following a primary election on September 8, 1994. Incumbent County Chairman Linda Chapin, who was first elected in 1990, ran for re-election to a second term. Chapin originally announced on November 5, 1993, that she would not seek re-election, but reconsidered the decision and launched her re-election campaign on April 7, 1994.

Following a 1992 amendment to the Orange County Charter, elections for Chairman were conducted as nonpartisan races, with all candidates appearing on the primary election ballot, and a runoff election taking place if no candidate received a majority of the vote.

Two candidates ran against Chapin: County Commissioner Fran Pignone and former County Commissioner Tom Dorman. In the primary election, Chapin placed first, winning 42 percent of the vote. Pignone, a Democrat, placed second with 31 percent. In the general election, Chapin won re-election in a landslide, defeating Pignone with 61 percent of the vote.

Primary election

Candidates

  • Linda Chapin, incumbent Chairman (Democratic)
  • Fran Pignone, Orange County Commissioner (Democratic)
  • Tom Dorman, former Orange County Commissioner (Republican)

Dropped out

  • Darcy Bone, former Mayor of Maitland (Republican)

Results

General election

Results

References