2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam won re-election to a second term.
Haslam, who was first elected over Mike McWherter in 2010, defeated Democratic candidate Charles Brown in a landslide, winning 70% of the vote and carrying every county in the state. This was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966.
Contents
1 Republican primary
1.1 Candidates
1.1.1 Declared
1.1.2 Declined
1.2 Results
2 Democratic primary
2.1 Candidates
2.1.1 Declared
2.1.2 Removed from ballot
2.1.3 Declined
2.2 Results
3 Independents and Third Parties
3.1 Candidates
3.1.1 Declared
3.1.2 Removed from ballot
4 General election
4.1 Predictions
4.2 Polling
4.3 Results
5 References
6 External links
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mark "Coonrippy" Brown[1]
Bill Haslam, incumbent Governor[2]
Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate[3]
- Donald McFolin, Independent candidate for Governor in 2010[3]
Declined
John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (running as an independent)[4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Haslam | 570,997 | 87.68 | |
Republican | Mark "Coonrippy" Brown | 44,165 | 6.78 | |
Republican | Donald Ray McFolin | 22,968 | 3.53 | |
Republican | Basil Marceaux, Sr. | 13,117 | 2.01 | |
Total votes | 651,247 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Charles V. Brown, retired engineer and candidate for governor in 2002[3]
- Kennedy Spellman Johnson[3]
- John McKamey, former Sullivan County Commissioner[3]
- Ron Noonan[3]
Removed from ballot
Mark E. Clayton, Vice President of Public Advocate of the United States and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012[6][7]
- Jesse Gore[3]
- Ed Borum[3]
Declined
Lowe Finney, state senator[8]
Craig Fitzhugh, minority leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives[9]
Roy Herron, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, former state senator and nominee for Tennessee's 8th congressional district in 2010[10]
John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (running as an Independent)[4]
Jim Kyle, state senator and candidate for governor in 2010[10]
Sara Kyle, former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority[11]
Mike McWherter, businessman, attorney and nominee for governor in 2010[12]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles V. "Charlie" Brown | 95,114 | 41.71 | |
Democratic | Wm. H. "John" McKamey | 59,200 | 25.96 | |
Democratic | Kennedy Spellman Johnson | 55,718 | 24.44 | |
Democratic | Ron Noonan | 17,993 | 7.89 | |
Total votes | 228,025 | 100 |
Independents and Third Parties
Candidates
Declared
- Steven Coburn (Independent)[3]
- Shaun Crowell (Constitution)[3]
John Jay Hooker (Independent), political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998[3]
- Isa Infante (Green)[3]
Daniel T. Lewis (Libertarian), educator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008[3]
Removed from ballot
- Jondavid Balunek (Independent)[3]
- J. D. Ellis (Independent)[3]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[13] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[15] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[16] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Haslam (R) | Charles Brown (D) | Other | Undecided |
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CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 974 | ± 5% | 58% | 30% | 2% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 1,007 | ± 4% | 60% | 28% | 1% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 1,056 | ± 4% | 56% | 29% | 4% | 11% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 11–12, 2014 | 750 | ± 3% | 55% | 30% | 6% | 9% |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Bill Haslam (incumbent) | 951,796 | 70.31% | +5.28% | |
Democratic | Charles Brown | 309,237 | 22.84% | -10.24% | |
Independent | John Jay Hooker | 30,579 | 2.26% | N/A | |
Constitution | Shaun Crowell | 26,580 | 1.96% | N/A | |
Green | Isa Infante | 18,570 | 1.37% | N/A | |
Independent | Steve Coburn | 8,612 | 0.64% | N/A | |
Independent | Daniel Lewis | 8,321 | 0.62% | N/A | |
n/a | Write-ins | 33 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 1,353,728 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
References
^ "Mark 'Coonrippy' Brown Runs For Governor To Get His Seized Raccoon Rebekah Back". The Huffington Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Gov. Bill Haslam announces re-election campaign". wbir.com. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmno "Petitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ ab Dries, Bill (April 2, 2014). "Candidates Commit as Deadline Nears". The Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
^ ab "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ Cass, Michael (April 3, 2014). "Start your engines: Candidates qualify for state races". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ Cass, Michael (April 10, 2014). "Won't get fooled again: Democrats deny Mark Clayton". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "Democratic Senator Lowe Finney Won't Seek Re-Election". News Channel 5. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^ Zelinski, Andrea (July 22, 2013). "Rep. Fitzhugh passes on run for governor". Nashville City Paper. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ ab Garrison, Joey (August 12, 2013). "A year out, TN Democrats' search for governor, Senate candidates turning cold". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
^ Sher, Andy (January 2, 2014). "Democrat Sara Kyle won't challenge Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "Mike McWherter: Haslam has created a 'culture of corruption' | Humphrey on the Hill". Knoxblogs.com. September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/20141104_CountyTotals_01.pdf
External links
Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
Bill Haslam for Governor incumbent
- Charlie Brown for Governor
- Basil Marceaux for Governor
- John McKamey for Governor