Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

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Alabama Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election

Primary Date: June 3rd, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

November 4 Election Winner: Kay Ivey

Incumbent prior to election: Kay Ivey

Alabama State Executive Elections Top Ballot Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General Down Ballot Treasurer, Auditor, Agriculture Commissioner, Public Service Commissioner

The Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Kay Ivey (R) was first elected in 2010 and was running for re-election. She defeated Democratic candidate James C. Fields for another four-year term in the general election.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates

General election

Kay Ivey - Incumbent
James C. Fields - Former state Rep. and Minister

Lost in the primary

Stan Cooke - Founder and President of an international Christian mission organization supporting benevolence programs in Israel.

Results

General election

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kay Ivey Incumbent	63.2%	738,090
	Democratic	James C. Fields	36.7%	428,007
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,146
Total Votes				1,167,243
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

Primary election

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kay Ivey Incumbent	61.7%	257,588
Stan Cooke	38.3%	160,023
Total Votes		417,611
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State.

Democratic primary

• Uncontested

Campaign themes

Ivey and Fields made public statements regarding their positions on major issues facing Alabama voters. The following sections quote these statements verbatim from campaign websites.

Economy

James C. Fields

“	Working people in Alabama are suffering. Everyone understands that people with well-paying jobs—the Real Job Creators—have stability, benefits and hope for the future. They have earning and spending power, and everyone in Alabama profits as a result. James Fields will work as Alabama’s Lt. Governor to restore a pro-growth climate for business and industry in our state while rebuilding our economy from the middle out. Expanding access to affordable healthcare is one of the most dynamic ways that Alabama’s economy can recover now. An increase in 30,000 new jobs and projected revenue of between $17-20 billion dollars are projected from a more robust, service-driven healthcare system in our state. Additionally, access to good healthcare keeps people and their families well and makes communities and our economy stronger. As Lt. Governor, James Fields will work to expand access for everyone and encourage the growth of a thriving healthcare system for Alabama.	”
—James Fields' campaign website, (2014)

Kay Ivey

“	Unemployment in Alabama has dropped to a five year low, and now stands at 6.1%, the lowest rate in the deep south. There are 59,400 more jobs today in Alabama than there were in January of 2011, with the greatest job growth coming from the manufacturing sector. There are over 40,000 new, future jobs coming to Alabama due to announced investments such as Airbus, Boeing, Remington, technology and research sectors that support advanced manufacturing and our ever expanding automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. For the fourth consecutive year, Alabama ranks among the top five states for doing business according to Area Development magazine.	”
—Kay Ivey's campaign website, (2014)

Education

James C. Fields

“	Public school and college educators, support staff and administrators work hard every day in Alabama, and our state leadership has failed to recognize and reward the positive impact they have on students’ lives. Our children are our future, so Alabama must provide adequate funding and a focus on excellence to create a strong public education system that prepares students for work and further study, improves our communities and sets us on a course toward prosperity. James Fields will foster cooperation among all of public education’s stakeholders to rebuild and strengthen public schools and colleges. Our students and the future success of Alabama deserve our best.	”
—James Fields' campaign website, (2014)

Kay Ivey

“	Rolling Reserve Act – the Responsible Budgeting and Spending Act greatly reduces the risk of proration in the state’s budgets by basing revenue estimates on a 15-year rolling average to create a stable budget for education based on historic growth – ending proration was a challenge Ivey made in her inaugural address. The “Students First Act” Teacher Tenure Reform – Vowing to protect the state’s greatest asset – the education of Alabama’s children – lawmakers passed an education reform measure giving local school boards the resources to ensure the state has quality teachers in every classroom. Grants local school boards more authority to remove bad teachers and is widely supported by the state’s education community as a much-needed reform. The Students First Act protects due process rights and keeps tenure for teachers in place, while protecting students from those who might harm them and removes federal arbitrators from the dismissal process. Alabama Accountability Act – Is a historic school choice plan that invests in students by giving families with students in a failing school the opportunity to receive an income tax credit to offset the cost of transferring a student to a non-failing public or private school. The Act also empowers local control by allowing schools and school districts to enter into flexibility contracts with the State Board of Education.	”
—Kay Ivey's campaign website, (2014)

Past elections

2010

Lieutenant Governor, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kay Ivey	51.5%	761,125
	Democratic	Jim Folsom, Jr. Incumbent	48.5%	715,965
Total Votes				1,477,090
Election results via U.S. Election Atlas

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $1,452,160 during the election. This information was last updated on May 9, 2015.

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Kay Ivey	Alabama Lieutenant Governor		$898,198
Stan Cooke	Alabama Lieutenant Governor		$375,350
James C. Fields	Alabama Lieutenant Governor		$178,612
Grand Total Raised			$1,452,160

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
February 7, 2014	Filing deadline
June 3, 2014	Primary election
July 15, 2014	Primary runoff
November 4, 2014	General election
November 14, 2014	Certification of general election results
January 19, 2015	Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

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See also

• Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
• Alabama state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014

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