The1994 Orange County, Florida, Chairman election took place on November 8, 1994, following a primary election on September 8, 1994. Incumbent County ChairmanLinda 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,[1] but reconsidered the decision and launched her re-election campaign on April 7, 1994.[2]
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.[3]
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.
