The 1994 Georgia Gubernatorial Election was held on November 8, 1994. Governor Zell Miller

Zell Miller

Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....

 (D) survived a strong challenge from Businessman Guy Millner

Guy Millner

Guy W. Millner is an American multi-millionaire businessman who ran as a Republican for governor of Georgia in 1994, United States Senator from Georgia in 1996 and Governor of Georgia in 1998, losing all three races....

 (R) to win re-election. This race was the second closest gubernatorial election in Georgian history (with the 1966 election

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1966

The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1966 was held on November 8. After an election that exposed divisions within the Georgia Democratic Party , segregationist Democrat Lester Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly...

 being the first) since Reconstruction due to the strong Republican wave of 1994

Republican Revolution

The Republican Revolution or Revolution of '94 is what the media dubbed Republican Party success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pickup of eight seats in the Senate...

. However, Democrats would still maintain the Governor's mansion until 2003

Georgia gubernatorial election, 2002

The 2002 Georgia Gubernatorial Election was held on November 5, 2002. The primary election was held on August 20. Incumbent Roy Barnes lost to Republican State Senator Sonny Perdue, making Perdue the first Republican Governor of Georgia since the end of Reconstruction...

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Polling

Source	Date	Miller (D)	Millner (R)
WXIA-TV WXIA-TV WXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL...	Nov. 6, 1994	48%	41%

General Election Results