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California Attorney General Election
Primary Date:
June 3, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Kamala D. Harris Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Kamala D. Harris Democratic Party
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The California Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Kamala D. Harris (D) was first elected in 2010 and won another four-year term against Republican candidate Ronald Gold in the 2014 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 Kamala D. Harris - Incumbent Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ronald Gold - Attorney[3]

Lost in the primary

Republican Party John Haggerty - Attorney[3][4]
Republican Party David King (California) - Attorney[3]
Republican Party Phil Wyman - Former state Sen.[3]
Libertarian Party Jonathan Jaech - Attorney, mechanical engineer[3][5]
Grey.png No Party Preference, Orly Taitz - Attorney, 2012 U.S. Senate candidate[6]

Results

General election

Attorney General of California, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKamala Harris Incumbent 57.5% 4,102,649
     Republican Ronald Gold 42.5% 3,033,476
Total Votes 7,136,125
Election results via California Secretary of State

Primary election

Attorney General of California, Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKamala Harris Incumbent 53.2% 2,177,480
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Gold 12.3% 504,091
     Republican Phil Wyman 11.7% 479,468
     Republican David King 9% 368,190
     Republican John Haggerty 8.2% 336,433
     Nonpartisan Orly Taitz 3.2% 130,451
     Libertarian Jonathan Jaech 2.4% 99,056
Total Votes 4,095,169
Election results via California Secretary of State


Past elections

2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[7]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party Kamala Harris 46.0%
     Republican Party Steve Cooley 45.5%
     Green Party Peter Allen 2.7%
     Libertarian Party Timothy Hannan 2.5%
     American Independent Party Diane Templin 1,7%
     Peace and Freedom Party Robert J. Evans 1.6%
Total Votes 9,544,403

2006

2006 Race for Attorney General - General Election[8]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party Approveda Jerry Brown 56.3%
     Republican Party Chuck Poochigian 38.2%
     Green Party Michael S. Wyman 2.3%
     Libertarian Party Kenneth A. Weissman 2.1%
     Peace and Freedom Party Jack Harrison 1.1%
Total Votes 8,450,009

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 $6,655,450 during the election. This information was last updated on February 5, 2015.[9]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate Office Result Contributions
Kamala D. Harris Democratic Party California Attorney General Won $6,469,494
Phil Wyman Republican Party California Attorney General Defeated $65,813
Ronald Gold Republican Party California Attorney General Defeated $64,377
David King Republican Party California Attorney General Defeated $33,149
John Haggerty Republican Party California Attorney General Defeated $12,733
Orly Taitz Grey.png California Attorney General Defeated $5,314
Jonathan Jaech Libertarian Party California Attorney General Defeated $4,570
Grand Total Raised $6,655,450

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 + Attorney + General + Election + 2014"

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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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 California Secretary of State, "Voter Guide: Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits for Candidates for Statewide Elective Office," accessed March 28, 2014 (dead link)
  4. ↑ John Haggerty for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website," accessed March 28, 2014
  5. ↑ Jonathan Jaech for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 28, 2014
  6. ↑ Orly Taitz for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Home," accessed February 18, 2014
  7. ↑ California Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named casos06
  9. ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of California 2014 elections," accessed February 5, 2015
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