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California Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
Primary Date:
June 3, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Gavin Newsom Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Gavin Newsom Democratic Party
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The California lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gavin Newsom (D) was first elected in 2010 and won re-election against Republican candidate Ron Nehring. Newsom won another four-year term in the election.

California uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[1][2]

Unlike the top-two format used in some states (Louisiana and Georgia special elections for example), a general election between the top-two candidates in California occurs regardless of whether the top candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round of elections.

As of October 2025, California was one of five states to use a top-two primary system, or a variation of the top-two system for some or all statewide primaries. See here for more information.

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

Candidates

General election

Democratic Party Gavin Newsom - Incumbent Green check mark transparent.png [3]
Republican Party Ron Nehring - Former California GOP Chair[4]

Lost in the primary

Democratic Party Eric Korevaar - Businessman, engineer, former candidate[5]
Republican Party David Fennell[6][7]
Republican Party George Yang - Software engineer[8]
Green Party Jena Goodman - Former Solano County Green Party Chair[9]
Peace and Freedom Party Amos Johnson - College student[10]
Grey.png Americans Elect, Alan Reynolds - City Commissioner, engineer, small businessman[11]

Results

General election

Lieutenant Governor of California, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGavin Newsom Incumbent 57.2% 4,107,051
     Republican Ron Nehring 42.8% 3,078,039
Total Votes 7,185,090
Election results via California Secretary of State

Primary election

Lieutenant Governor of California, Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGavin Newsom Incumbent 49.9% 2,082,902
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRon Nehring 23.4% 976,128
     Republican David Fennell 8.6% 357,242
     Republican George Yang 8% 333,857
     Democratic Eric Korevaar 5.6% 232,596
     Green Jena Goodman 2.4% 98,338
     Americans Elect Alan Reynolds 1.3% 56,027
     Peace and Freedom Amos Johnson 0.9% 39,675
Total Votes 4,176,765
Election results California Secretary of State


Past elections

2010

2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial general election
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party Approveda Gavin Newsom 50.12%
     Republican Party Abel Maldonado 39.94%
     Green Party James Castillo 1.67%
     Libertarian Party Pamela J. Brown 5.86%
     American Independent Party Jim King 1.88%
     Peace and Freedom Party C.T. Weber 1.19%
     NP Karen England 0.36%
Total Votes 9,813,130

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 $3,927,113 during the election. This information was last updated on February 5, 2015.[12]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate Office Result Contributions
Gavin Newsom Democratic Party California Lieutenant Governor Won $3,835,500
Ron Nehring Republican Party California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $71,014
David Fennell Republican Party California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $7,068
Eric Korevaar Democratic Party California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $5,579
Alan Reynolds Grey.png California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $5,342
Jena Goodman Green Party California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $2,610
George Yang Republican Party California Lieutenant Governor Defeated $0
Amos Johnson Peace and Freedom Party California Lieutenant Defeated $0
Grand Total Raised $3,927,113

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
February 20, 2014 Deadline for candidates to file signatures in lieu of a filing fee
March 7, 2014 Candidate filing deadline if paying fee for ballot access
June 3, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
November 6-December 2, 2014 State Canvassing Board meeting to certify election results
January 5, 2015 Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "California + Lieutenant + Governor + elections"

California Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Legislative Information, "California Constitution, Article II, Section 5," accessed October 29, 2025
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Primary Elections in California," accessed October 29, 2025
  3. ↑ Gavin Newsom for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Ron Nehring for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Eric Korevaar for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance: Candidates & Elected Officials," accessed March 25, 2014 (dead link)
  7. ↑ David Fennell for Lieutenant Governor, "The official facebook page for David Fennell for Lieutenant Governor: Timeline," accessed March 26, 2014
  8. ↑ George Yang for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  9. ↑ Jena Goodman for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  10. ↑ Amos Johnson for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 26, 2014
  11. ↑ Alan Reynolds for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website," accessed February 12, 2014
  12. ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of California 2014 elections," accessed February 5, 2015
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