The 1994 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state of Alabama. The election saw RepublicanFob James defeat Democraticincumbent Governor Jim Folsom Jr. in an upset.
The Democratic primary saw Jim Folsom defeat Paul Hubbert for the Democratic nomination. Lieutenant Governor Folsom became governor on April 22, 1993, after Republican Governor H. Guy Hunt was removed from office.[1]
Folsom led in the polls during the campaign which showed him 10 to 12 percent ahead of James on the last weekend before the election. However, James pulled off a narrow upset victory in the election.[4]