| 2000 | Governor's Council | 5th | Democratic Primary | 
Mary-Ellen Manning won
 (54%) against 1 opponent.
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					 | 1998 | Governor's Council | 5th | General Election |  | 
 
				
					 | 1998 | Governor's Council | 5th | Democratic Primary | 
Patricia A. Dowling won
 (35%) against 4 opponents.
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	   | Candidate | Vote Count | % |  
     
	  |   | 21,251 | 35.0% |    
	  |  | 12,587 | 20.7% |    
	  |  | 11,100 | 18.3% |    
	  |  | 9,778 | 16.1% |    
	  |  | 5,972 | 9.8% |   
		  | All Others | 77 | 0.1% |   
		  | Blanks | 13,583 |  |   
		  | Total Votes Cast | 74,348 |  |  | See Details for this Election » |  | 
 
				
					 | 1996 | Governor's Council | 5th | General Election | 
Patricia A. Dowling won
 (62%) against 1 opponent.
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					 | 1996 | Governor's Council | 5th | Democratic Primary | 
Patricia A. Dowling won
 (60%) against 1 opponent.
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					 | 1994 | Governor's Council | 5th | General Election | 
Patricia A. Dowling won
 (55%) against 1 opponent.
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	   | Candidate | Vote Count | % |  
     
	  |   Democratic | 136,970 | 55.2% |    
	  | Republican | 110,751 | 44.7% |   
		  | All Others | 274 | 0.1% |   
		  | Blanks | 45,999 |  |   
		  | Total Votes Cast | 293,994 |  |  | See Details for this Election » |  | 
 
				
					 | 1994 | Governor's Council | 5th | Democratic Primary | 
Edward J. Carroll won
 (36%) against 2 opponents.
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