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Election 2014 | US Governor Elections | Results by State

2018 Gubernatorial Election Results

The 2014 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2014, in 36 states, resulting in the Republican Party increasing its number of governorships with a net gain of three seats and winning 24 of the contested governorships. The elections took place alongside the midterm congressional contests during President Obama’s second term, with notable flips in states like Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

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Democrats 

31
Republicans

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Election News

Bruce Rauner won in Illinois

Bruce Rauner won the Illinois gubernatorial election, flipping the seat to the Republican Party. 

Larry Hogan won in Maryland

Larry Hogan won the Maryland gubernatorial election, flipping the seat to the Republican Party. 

Results by State

Alabama Gubernatorial Election

Robert J. Bentley (REP)
Percent: 63.56%
Votes: 750,231

Parker Griffith (DEM)
Percent: 36.24%
Votes: 427,787

California Gubernatorial Election

Jerry Brown (DEM)
Percent: 59.97%
Votes: 4,388,368

Neel Kashkari (REP)
Percent: 40.03%
Votes: 2,929,213

Georgia Gubernatorial Election

Nathan Deal (REP)
Percent: 52.75%
Votes: 1,345,237

Jason Carter (DEM)
Percent: 44.89%
Votes: 1,144,794

Iowa Gubernatorial Election

Terry Branstad (REP)
Percent: 58.99%
Votes: 666,032

Jack Hatch (DEM)
Percent: 37.27%
Votes: 420,787

Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

Charlie Baker (REP)
Percent: 48.40%
Votes: 1,044,573

Martha Coakley (DEM)
Percent: 46.54%
Votes: 1,004,408

Nevada Gubernatorial Election

Brian Sandoval (REP)
Percent: 70.58%
Votes: 386,340

Bob Goodman (DEM)
Percent: 23.88%
Votes: 130,722

Ohio Gubernatorial Election

John Kasich (REP)
Percent: 63.64%
Votes: 1,944,848

Edward FitzGerald (DEM)
Percent: 33.03%
Votes: 1,009,359

Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

Gina Raimondo (DEM)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 131,899

Allan W. Fung (REP)
Percent: 36.24%
Votes: 117,428

Texas Gubernatorial Election

Greg Abbott (REP)
Percent: 59.27%
Votes: 2,796,547

Wendy Davis (DEM)
Percent: 38.90%
Votes: 1,835,596

Alaska Gubernatorial Election

Bill Walker (IND)
Percent: 48.10%
Votes: 134,658

Sean Parnell (REP)
Percent: 45.88%
Votes: 128,435

Colorado Gubernatorial Election

John Hickenlooper (DEM)
Percent: 49.30%
Votes: 1,006,433

Bob Beauprez (REP)
Percent: 45.95%
Votes: 938,195

Hawaii Gubernatorial Election

David Ige (DEM)
Percent: 49.45%
Votes: 181,106

Duke Aiona (REP)
Percent: 37.08%
Votes: 135,775

Kansas Gubernatorial Election

Sam Brownback (REP)
Percent: 49.82%
Votes: 433,196

Paul Davis (DEM)
Percent: 46.13%
Votes: 401,100

Michigan Gubernatorial Election

Rick Snyder (REP)
Percent: 50.92%
Votes: 1,607,399

Mark Schauer (DEM)
Percent: 46.86%
Votes: 1,479,057

Full results

New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 52.37%
Votes: 254,666

Walt Havenstein (REP)
Percent: 47.43%
Votes: 230,610

Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election

Mary Fallin (REP)
Percent: 55.81%
Votes: 460,298

Joe Dorman (DEM)
Percent: 41.01%
Votes: 338,239

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 55.90%
Votes: 696,645

Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 516,166

Vermont Gubernatorial Election

Peter Shumlin (DEM)
Percent: 46.36%
Votes: 89,509

Scott Milne (REP)
Percent: 45.10%
Votes: 87,075

Arizona Gubernatorial Election

Doug Ducey (REP)
Percent: 53.44%
Votes: 805,062

Fred DuVal (DEM)
Percent: 41.62%
Votes: 626,921

Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

Dannel Malloy (DEM)
Percent: 50.76%
Votes: 554,314

Thomas Foley (REP)
Percent: 48.19%
Votes: 526,295

Idaho Gubernatorial Election

Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 53.52%
Votes: 235,405

AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 38.55%
Votes: 169,556

Maine Gubernatorial Election

Paul LePage (REP)
Percent: 48.18%
Votes: 294,519

Michael H. Michaud (DEM)
Percent: 43.37%
Votes: 265,114

Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

Mark Dayton (DEM)
Percent: 50.07%
Votes: 989,113

Jeff Johnson (REP)
Percent: 44.51%
Votes: 879,257

New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

Michelle Lujan Grisham (DEM)
Percent: 57.20%
Votes: 398,368

Steve Pearce (REP)
Percent: 42.80%
Votes: 298,091

Oregon Gubernatorial Election

John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 49.89%
Votes: 733,230

Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 44.13%
Votes: 648,542

South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

Dennis Daugaard (REP)
Percent: 70.47%
Votes: 195,477

Susan Wismer (DEM)
Percent: 25.43%
Votes: 70,549

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election

Scott Walker (REP)
Percent: 52.26%
Votes: 1,259,706

Mary Burke (DEM)
Percent: 46.59%
Votes: 1,122,913

Arkansas Gubernatorial Election

Asa Hutchinson (REP)
Percent: 55.44%
Votes: 470,429

Mike Ross (DEM)
Percent: 41.49%
Votes: 352,115

Full results

Florida Gubernatorial Election

Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 48.14%
Votes: 2,865,343

Charlie Crist (DEM)
Percent: 47.07%
Votes: 2,801,198

Illinois Gubernatorial Election

Bruce Rauner (REP)
Percent: 50.27%
Votes: 1,823,627

Pat Quinn (DEM)
Percent: 46.35%
Votes: 1,681,343

Maryland Gubernatorial Election

Larry Hogan (REP)
Percent: 51.03%
Votes: 884,400

Anthony Brown (DEM)
Percent: 47.25%
Votes: 818,890

Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 57.15%
Votes: 308,751

Chuck Hassebrook (DEM)
Percent: 39.23%
Votes: 211,905

New York Gubernatorial Election

Andrew Cuomo (DEM)
Percent: 54.19%
Votes: 2,069,480

Rob Astorino (REP)
Percent: 40.25%
Votes: 1,537,077

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

Tom Wolf (DEM)
Percent: 54.93%
Votes: 1,920,355

Tom Corbett (REP)
Percent: 45.07%
Votes: 1,575,511

Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

Bill Haslam (REP)
Percent: 70.31%
Votes: 951,796

Charles Brown (DEM)
Percent: 22.84%
Votes: 309,237

Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

Matt Mead (REP)
Percent: 59.39%
Votes: 99,700

Pete Gosar (DEM)
Percent: 27.25%
Votes: 45,752

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