Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2014

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Races for lieutenant governor are often overshadowed by gubernatorial and federal races, but a significant portion of these seats welcomed new officeholders after the general election on November 4, 2014. Eight incumbents (28.6 percent of total seats) declined to run for re-election or lost in primary elections in 2014, while two lieutenant governors did not seek re-election due to term limits. Voters in Arkansas, Massachusetts and Nebraska selected candidates to fill vacant lieutenant governor seats. Republicans held 18 of 30 (60 percent) lieutenant governor seats up for election in 2014.

Party breakdown

Five lieutenant gubernatorial offices changed parties on November 4, 2014, as Republicans had a net gain of two seats. Republicans gained Illinois, Maryland and South Carolina while Democrats won Pennsylvania. Byron Mallott won the lieutenant governor's office in Alaska as part of an independent ticket, though he was originally the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Partisan Breakdown: Lieutenant Governors
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	16	14
	Republican Party	28	30
	Vacant	1	1
Total		45	45

Alabama

See also: Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Kay Ivey

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

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Alaska

See also: Alaska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Mead Treadwell Did not run
Winner: Byron Mallott

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Bill 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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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Vacant
Winner: Tim Griffin

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Griffin	57.2%	479,673
	Democratic	John Burkhalter	38.6%	324,260
	Libertarian	Chris Olson	4.2%	35,257
Total Votes				839,190
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

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California

See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor of California, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gavin 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

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Colorado

See also: Colorado lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Joseph Garcia

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Nancy Wyman

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan 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 and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Casey Cagle

Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Casey Cagle Incumbent	58%	1,466,505
	Democratic	Connie Stokes	42%	1,062,557
Total Votes				2,529,062
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

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Hawaii

See also: Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Shan Tsutsui

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Brad Little

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brad Little Incumbent	62.8%	271,268
	Democratic	Bert Marley	32.9%	141,917
	Constitution	David Hartigan	4.3%	18,705
Total Votes				431,890
Election results via Idaho Secretary of State

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Illinois

See also: Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Sheila Simon Did not run
Winner: Evelyn Sanguinetti

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Kim Reynolds

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Terry 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Jeff Colyer

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam 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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Maryland

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Anthony Brown Did not run
Winner: Boyd Rutherford

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Vacant
Winner: Karyn Polito

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Brian Calley

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Yvonne Prettner Solon Did not run
Winner: Tina Smith

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark 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 and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: John Nelson Did not run
Winner: Mike Foley

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Brian Krolicki Term limited
Winner: Mark Hutchison

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Hutchison	59.5%	324,443
	Democratic	Lucy Flores	33.6%	183,571
	Independent American	Mike Little	3.9%	21,221
	Independent	None of these candidates	3%	16,298
Total Votes				545,533
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

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New Mexico

See also: New Mexico lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: John A. Sanchez

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susana 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Robert Duffy Did not run
Winner: Kathy Hochul

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Andrew 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 and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Mary Taylor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Todd Lamb

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Lamb Incumbent	68.5%	562,088
	Democratic	Cathy Cummings	31.5%	258,564
Total Votes				820,652
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board

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Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Jim Cawley Ran for election
Winner: Mike Stack

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Elizabeth Roberts Term limited
Winner: Daniel McKee

Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel McKee	54.3%	169,078
	Republican	Catherine Terry Taylor	33.8%	105,305
	Moderate	William Gilbert	8.3%	25,951
	Libertarian	Tony Jones	3.3%	10,221
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	906
Total Votes				311,461
Election results via State of Rhode Island

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South Carolina

See also: South Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: John McGill Did not run
Winner: Henry McMaster

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry McMaster	58.8%	726,821
	Democratic	Bakari Sellers	41.1%	508,807
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,514
Total Votes				1,237,142
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

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South Dakota

See also: South Dakota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Matthew Michels

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dennis 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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Texas

See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: David Dewhurst Defeated in primary
Winner: Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Patrick	58.1%	2,724,493
	Democrat	Leticia Van de Putte	38.7%	1,813,974
	Libertarian	Robert Butler	2.6%	119,833
	Green	Chandrakantha Courtney	0.6%	27,719
Total Votes				4,686,019
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

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Vermont

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Phillip Scott

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Scott Incumbent	62.1%	118,949
	Progressive	Dean Corren	36%	69,005
	Liberty Union	Marina Brown	1.7%	3,347
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	115
Total Votes				191,416
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

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Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Incumbent: Rebecca Kleefisch

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott 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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See also

• Lieutenant governor
• State executive official elections, 2014
• Gubernatorial elections, 2014

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• Daily Kos "A state by state look at Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections in 2014," July 23, 2014
• Governing, "A Rundown of the 2014 Lieutenant Governor Races," July 21, 2014