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<p style="text-align:left;margin-left:24px;">The United States Presidential Election that occurred in November, 1994 featured the Republican incumbent, President Owen Lassiter against a Democratic challenger, Senator Roland Pierce of Connecticut.  </p>
 
<p style="text-align:left;margin-left:24px;">The United States Presidential Election that occurred in November, 1994 featured the Republican incumbent, President Owen Lassiter against a Democratic challenger, Senator Roland Pierce of Connecticut.  </p>
   

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The United States Presidential Election that occurred in November, 1994 featured the Republican incumbent, President Owen Lassiter against a Democratic challenger, Senator Roland Pierce of Connecticut.  

Lassiter touted a strong economic recovery from 1980s stagflation and the 1989-90 recession, as well as the widespread perception that his presidency had overseen a revival of national confidence and prestige.  

Pierce ran a liberal campaign, supporting a nuclear freeze and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). He spoke against what he considered to be unfairness in Lassiter's economic policies and the need to reduce federal budget deficits. 

Based on the Democrats' continued control of the House and Senate, it seems likely that this election did not feature strong coattails on behalf of the Republican ticket.  

In a conversation between Josh Lyman and Sam Seaborn in Season 7 of The West Wing, it is mentioned that the last time the Democrats had controlled the House had been 8 years before, indicating that the Democrats must have controlled at least 1/2 of Congress by this general, or midterm election.