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Voters from Maine to California headed to the polls on November 4, 2014, to voice opinions about their states' chief executives. A total of 36 gubernatorial seats were on the ballot in 2014. Most of the incumbent governors with expiring terms sought re-election, with 29 out of 36 (80.1 percent) of incumbents running for new terms. Four incumbent governors were ineligible to run due to term limits, including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R), Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D). Three governors declined to seek new terms, including Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R).

Republican governors held 22 of the 36 governors' mansions heading into the 2014 campaign. Of the Republican incumbents eligible for re-election, 19 out of 20 (95 percent) were seeking new terms in office. Nine states with gubernatorial elections were considered toss-ups or vulnerable for partisan switch, according to polling figures and reports from FiveThirtyEight, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball and Governing prior to the election. The vulnerable governor seats were held by the following incumbents:[1][2][3]

Party breakdown

In addition to flipping Arkansas and Illinois, Republican candidates also won seats previously held by Democrats in Maryland and Massachusetts. Republicans won 24 seats out of the 35 seats decided as of November 15, 2014, with the Vermont gubernatorial race still undecided.


Partisan Breakdown: Governors
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 21 18
     Republican Party 29 31
     Independent 0 1
Total 50 50

Alabama


See also: Alabama Gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Robert J. Bentley Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Alabama, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Bentley Incumbent 63.6% 750,231
     Democrat Parker Griffith 36.2% 427,787
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 2,395
Total Votes 1,180,413
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

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Alaska

See also: Alaska Gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Sean Parnell Ran for re-election

Independent Winner: Bill Walker Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngBill Walker/Byron Mallott 48.1% 134,658
     Republican Sean Parnell/Dan Sullivan Incumbent 45.9% 128,435
     Libertarian Carolyn "Care" Clift/Andrew C. Lee 3.2% 8,985
     Constitution J.R. Myers/Maria Rensel 2.5% 6,987
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 893
Total Votes 279,958
Election results via Alaska Division of Elections

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Arizona

See also: Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Jan Brewer Term limited
Republican Party Winner: Doug Ducey Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Arizona, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Ducey 53.4% 805,062
     Democratic Fred DuVal 41.6% 626,921
     Libertarian Barry J. Hess 3.8% 57,337
     Americans Elect J.L. Mealer 1% 15,432
     Nonpartisan Write-ins 0.1% 1,664
Total Votes 1,506,416
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State

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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas Gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Mike Beebe Term limited
Republican Party Winner: Asa Hutchinson Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Arkansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAsa Hutchinson 55.4% 470,429
     Democratic Mike Ross 41.5% 352,115
     Libertarian Frank Gilbert 1.9% 16,319
     Green Josh Drake 1.1% 9,729
Total Votes 848,592
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State


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California

See also: California Gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Jerry Brown Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of California, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Brown Incumbent 60% 4,388,368
     Republican Neel Kashkari 40% 2,929,213
Total Votes 7,317,581
Election results California Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed April 6, 2017

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Colorado

See also: Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: John Hickenlooper Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia Incumbent 49.3% 1,006,433
     Republican Bob Beauprez/Jill Rapella 46% 938,195
     Libertarian Matthew Hess/Brandon Young 1.9% 39,590
     Green Harry Hempy/Scott Olson 1.3% 27,391
     Unaffiliated Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts 1.2% 24,042
     Unaffiliated Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley 0.3% 5,923
Total Votes 2,041,574
Election results via Colorado Secretary of State

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Connecticut

See also: Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Dan Malloy Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDan Malloy/Nancy Wyman Incumbent 50.7% 554,314
     Republican Tom Foley/Heather Somers 48.2% 526,295
     Independent Joe Visconti/Chester Harris 1% 11,456
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 708
Total Votes 1,092,773
Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State

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Florida

See also: Florida gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Rick Scott Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera Incumbent 48.1% 2,865,343
     Democratic Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein 47.1% 2,801,198
     Libertarian Adrian Wyllie/Greg Roe 3.8% 223,356
     No Party Affiliation Glenn Burkett/Jose Augusto Matos 0.7% 41,341
     No Party Affiliation Farid Khavari/Lateresa Jones 0.3% 20,186
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 137
Total Votes 5,951,561
Election results via Florida Division of Elections

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Georgia

See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Nathan Deal Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Georgia, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Deal Incumbent 52.7% 1,345,237
     Democratic Jason Carter 44.9% 1,144,794
     Libertarian Andrew Hunt 2.4% 60,185
Total Votes 2,550,216
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

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Hawaii

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Neil Abercrombie Defeated in primary
Democratic Party Winner: David Ige Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Ige/Shan Tsutsui 49.5% 181,065
     Republican Duke Aiona/Elwin Ahu 37.1% 135,742
     Independent Mufi Hannemann/Les Chang 11.7% 42,925
     Libertarian Jeff Davis/Cindy Marlin 1.7% 6,393
Total Votes 366,125
Election results via Hawaii Office of Elections

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Idaho

See also: Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Butch Otter Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Idaho, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngButch Otter Incumbent 53.5% 235,405
     Democratic A.J. Balukoff 38.6% 169,556
     Libertarian John T. Bujak 4.1% 17,884
     Independent Jill Humble 2% 8,801
     Constitution Steve Pankey 1.2% 5,219
     Independent Pro-Life 0.7% 2,870
     N/A Write-ins 0% 95
Total Votes 439,830
Election results via Idaho Secretary of State


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Illinois

See also: Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Pat Quinn Ran for re-election
Republican Party Winner: Bruce Rauner Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti 50.3% 1,823,627
     Democratic Pat Quinn/Paul Vallas Incumbent 46.3% 1,681,343
     Libertarian Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings 3.4% 121,534
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 1,186
Total Votes 3,627,690
Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections

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Iowa

See also: Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Terry E. Branstad Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Branstad/Kim Reynolds Incumbent 59% 666,023
     Democratic Jack Hatch/Monica Vernon 37.3% 420,778
     Libertarian Lee Hieb/Tim Watson 1.8% 20,319
     New Independent Party Jim Hennager/Mary Krieg 0.9% 10,582
     Iowa Party Jonathan Narcisse/Michael Richards 0.9% 10,239
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 1,093
Total Votes 1,129,034
Election results via Iowa Secretary of State

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Kansas

See also: Kansas gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Sam Brownback Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSam Brownback/Jeff Colyer Incumbent 49.8% 433,196
     Democratic Paul Davis/Jill Docking 46.1% 401,100
     Libertarian Keen Umbehr/Josh Umbehr 4% 35,206
Total Votes 869,502
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

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Maine

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Paul LePage Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Maine, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul LePage Incumbent 48.2% 294,519
     Democratic Mike Michaud 43.4% 265,114
     Independent Eliot Cutler 8.4% 51,515
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 79
Total Votes 611,227
Election results via Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions

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Maryland

See also: Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Martin O'Malley Term limited
Republican Party Winner: Larry Hogan Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford 51% 884,400
     Democratic Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman 47.2% 818,890
     Libertarian Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga 1.5% 25,382
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 4,505
Total Votes 1,733,177
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

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Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Deval Patrick Did not run
Republican Party Winner: Charles D. Baker Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharles D. Baker/Karyn Polito 48.4% 1,044,573
     Democratic Martha Coakley/Steve Kerrigan 46.5% 1,004,408
     United Independent Evan Falchuk/Angus Jennings 3.3% 71,814
     Independent Scott Lively/Shelly Saunders 0.9% 19,378
     Independent Jeffrey McCormick/Tracy Post 0.8% 16,295
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 1,858
Total Votes 2,158,326
Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State

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Michigan

See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Rick Snyder Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Snyder/Brian Calley Incumbent 50.9% 1,607,399
     Democratic Mark Schauer/Lisa Brown 46.9% 1,479,057
     Libertarian Mary Buzuma/Scott Boman 1.1% 35,723
     U.S. Taxpayers Mark McFarlin/Richard Mendoza 0.6% 19,368
     Green Paul Homeniuk/Candace R. Caveny 0.5% 14,934
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 50
Total Votes 3,156,531
Election results via Michigan Department of State

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Minnesota

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Mark Dayton Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMark Dayton/Tina Smith Incumbent 50.1% 989,113
     Republican Jeff Johnson/Bill Kuisle 44.5% 879,257
     Independence Hannah Nicollet/Tim Gieseke 2.9% 56,900
     Grassroots Party Chris Wright/David Daniels 1.6% 31,259
     Libertarian Chris Holbrook/Chris Dock 0.9% 18,082
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 1,134
Total Votes 1,975,745
Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State

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Nebraska

See also: Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Dave Heineman Term limited
Republican Party Winner: Pete Ricketts Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPete Ricketts/Mike Foley 57.2% 308,751
     Democratic Chuck Hassebrook/Jane Raybould 39.3% 211,905
     Libertarian Mark G. Elworth Jr./Scott Zimmerman 3.5% 19,001
Total Votes 539,657
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

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Nevada

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Brian Sandoval Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Nevada, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Sandoval Incumbent 70.6% 386,340
     Democratic Robert Goodman 23.9% 130,722
     Independent None of these candidates 2.9% 15,751
     Independent American David Lory VanderBeek 2.7% 14,536
Total Votes 547,349
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

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New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Maggie Hassan Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of New Hampshire, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Hassan Incumbent 52.5% 254,659
     Republican Walter Havenstein 47.3% 229,596
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.2% 907
Total Votes 485,162
Election results via New Hampshire Secretary of State

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New Mexico

See also: New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Susana Martinez Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusana Martinez/John A. Sanchez Incumbent 57.2% 293,443
     Democrat Gary King/Debra Haaland 42.8% 219,362
Total Votes 512,805
Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State

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New York

See also: New York gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Andrew Cuomo Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul Incumbent 54.3% 2,069,480
     Republican Rob Astorino/Chris Moss 40.3% 1,536,879
     Green Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones 4.8% 184,419
     Libertarian Michael McDermott/Chris Edes 0.4% 16,967
     Sapient Steven Cohn/Bobby K. Kalotee 0.1% 4,963
Total Votes 3,812,708
Election results via New York State Board of Elections

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Ohio

See also: Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: John Kasich Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich/Mary Taylor Incumbent 63.6% 1,944,848
     Democratic Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt 33% 1,009,359
     Green Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis 3.3% 101,706
Total Votes 3,055,913
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

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Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Mary Fallin Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Fallin Incumbent 55.8% 460,298
     Democratic Joe Dorman 41% 338,239
     Independent Kimberly Willis 2.1% 17,169
     Independent Richard Prawdzienski 1.1% 9,125
Total Votes 824,831
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board

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Oregon

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: John Kitzhaber Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Oregon, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kitzhaber Incumbent 49.9% 733,230
     Republican Dennis Richardson 44.1% 648,542
     Pacific Green Jason Levin 2% 29,561
     Libertarian Paul Grad 1.5% 21,903
     Constitution Aaron Auer 1.1% 15,929
     Progressive Chris Henry 0.9% 13,898
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 6,654
Total Votes 1,469,717
Election results via Oregon Secretary of State

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Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Tom Corbett Ran for re-election
Democratic Party Winner: Tom Wolf Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTom Wolf/Mike Stack 54.9% 1,920,355
     Republican Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley Incumbent 45.1% 1,575,511
Total Votes 3,495,866
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State

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Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Lincoln Chafee Did not run
Democratic Party Winner: Gina Raimondo Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Rhode Island, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGina Raimondo 40.7% 131,899
     Republican Allan Fung 36.2% 117,428
     Moderate Robert Healey 21.4% 69,278
     Independent Kate Fletcher 1.1% 3,483
     Independent Leon Kayarian 0.4% 1,228
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 739
Total Votes 324,055
Election results via State of Rhode Island

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South Carolina

See also: South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Nikki Haley Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of South Carolina, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNikki Haley Incumbent 55.9% 696,645
     Democratic Vincent Sheheen 41.4% 516,166
     Libertarian Steve French 1.2% 15,438
     Independent Tom Ervin 0.9% 11,496
     United Citizens Morgan Reeves 0.5% 5,622
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 934
Total Votes 1,246,301
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

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South Dakota

See also: South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Dennis Daugaard Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Daugaard/Matthew Michels Incumbent 70.5% 195,477
     Democratic Susan Wismer/Susan Blake 25.4% 70,549
     Indpendent Mike Myers/Lora Hubbel 4.1% 11,377
Total Votes 277,403
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State

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Tennessee

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Bill Haslam Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Tennessee, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Haslam Incumbent 70.3% 951,796
     Democratic Charles V. "Charlie" Brown 22.8% 309,237
     Independent John Jay Hooker 2.3% 30,579
     Constitution Shaun Crowell 2% 26,580
     Green Isa Infante 1.4% 18,570
     Independent Steve Coburn 0.6% 8,612
     Independent Daniel Lewis 0.6% 8,321
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 33
Total Votes 1,353,728
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State

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Texas

See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Rick Perry Did not run
Republican Party Winner: Greg Abbott Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Texas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Abbott 59.3% 2,796,547
     Democratic Wendy Davis 38.9% 1,835,596
     Libertarian Kathie Glass 1.4% 66,543
     Green Brandon Parmer 0.4% 18,520
     Write-in Sarah Pavitt 0% 1,062
Total Votes 4,718,268
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

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Vermont

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2014

Democratic Party Incumbent: Peter Shumlin Ran for re-election

Note: Shumlin led all candidates after the election but did not garner the 50 percent necessary to win the election outright. The Vermont State Legislature selected Shumlin as the winner by a 110-69 vote.[5]

Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Shumlin Incumbent 46.4% 89,509
     Republican Scott Milne 45.1% 87,075
     Libertarian Dan Feliciano 4.4% 8,428
     Liberty Union Emily Peyton 1.6% 3,157
     Independent Pete Diamondstone 0.9% 1,673
     Independent Bernard Peters 0.7% 1,434
     Independent Cris Ericson 0.6% 1,089
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 722
Total Votes 193,087
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

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Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Scott Walker Green check mark transparent.png

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch Incumbent 52.3% 1,259,706
     Democrat Mary Burke/John Lehman 46.6% 1,122,913
     Libertarian Robert Burke/Joseph Brost 0.8% 18,720
     Independent Dennis Fehr 0.3% 7,530
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.1% 1,248
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 200
Total Votes 2,410,317
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

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Wyoming

See also: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Party Incumbent: Matt Mead Green check mark transparent.png

Governor of Wyoming, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Mead Incumbent 59.4% 99,700
     Democratic Pete Gosar 27.3% 45,752
     Independent Don Wills 5.9% 9,895
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 5.1% 8,490
     Libertarian Dee Cozzens 2.4% 4,040
Total Votes 167,877
Election results via Wyoming Secretary of State

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ University of Virginia Center for Politics, "2014 Governor," accessed July 30, 2014
  2. ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races: A Look at the Too-Close-to-Call Contests," March 6, 2014
  3. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Governors’ Races Are Close, But There’s More Upside For Democrats," July 17, 2014
  4. ↑ Quinnipiac University Poll, "LEADING DEMS TOP CORBETT IN PENNSYLVANIA GOV RACE,QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;DEM PRIMARY IS A RACE BETWEEN SCHWARTZ AND SESTAK," April 29, 2013
  5. ↑ Burlington Free Press, "Shumlin defeats Milne in Legislature governor vote," January 9, 2015
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