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Governor Races 2014
Overview
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page updated Nov. 15, 2014
Balance before Nov. 4: 29
Republicans, 21 Democrats.
36 seats at stake: 22 held by Republicans, 14 by Democrats.
8 open seats on Nov. 4:
- 3 retirements: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Perry (R-TX), Patrick (D-MA), Chafee (D-RI)
- 4 term-limited: 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Brewer (R-AZ), Heineman (R-NE), Beebe (D-AR), O'Malley (D-MD)
- 1 Democrat defeated in primary. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
28 Governors seeking re-election on Nov. 4: 19 Republicans, 9 Democrats.
3 incumbent Governors defeated on Nov. 4: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
Balance after Nov. 4: 31 Republicans, 18 Democrats and 1 Independent/Other.
*This table does not include USVI, Guam or
NMI,
nor mayor of DC. Also
note that there were gubernatorial elections in NJ and VA
in 2013, not included above, in which Democrats gained Virginia.36 seats at stake: 22 held by Republicans, 14 by Democrats.
8 open seats on Nov. 4:
- 3 retirements: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Perry (R-TX), Patrick (D-MA), Chafee (D-RI)
- 4 term-limited: 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Brewer (R-AZ), Heineman (R-NE), Beebe (D-AR), O'Malley (D-MD)
- 1 Democrat defeated in primary. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
28 Governors seeking re-election on Nov. 4: 19 Republicans, 9 Democrats.
3 incumbent Governors defeated on Nov. 4: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
Republicans:
Sean
Parnell
(AK),
Tom
Corbett
(PA);
Democrat:
Pat
Quinn
(IL)
11 new Governors elected: 7
Republicans, 3 Democrats,
1 Independent.
Republicans:
Doug
Ducey
(AZ),
Asa
Hutchison
(AR),
Bruce
Rauner
(IL),
Larry Hogan (MD), Charlie Baker
(MA), Pete Ricketts (NE), Greg Abbott (TX); Democrats: David Ige (HI),
Tom Wolf (PA), Gina Raimondo (RI); Independent: Bill Walker
(AK)
Of the 36 seats at stake: Republicans
won 24, Democrats won 11, Independents won 1.Balance after Nov. 4: 31 Republicans, 18 Democrats and 1 Independent/Other.
2014
This looked to be a challenging year for Republicans who were defending 22 seats to 14 held by Democrats. Only Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) was defeated in the primaries. The 28 governors seeking re-election on Nov. 4, 2014 was the highest number in more than 60 years (>).
When the votes were counted, Republicans acheived a gain of two governorships (+). Three incumbents lost their re-election bids on November 4: Govs. Sean Parnell (R-AK), Tom Corbett (R-PA) and Pat Quinn (D-IL). The outcome was a rather astounding setback for Democrats. Not only did Democrats fail to defeat a number of high-profile targets (Rick Scott, Sam Brownback, Paul LePage, and Scott Walker), but they managed to lose in "blue" states such as Illinois, Massachusetts and most surprisingly Maryland, where businessman Larry Hogan surprised Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. Democrats fielded weak candidates in a number of states. In Ohio, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald's campaign never gelled. Worse were Tennessee, where the Democratic nominee was an unknown 72-year old retired engineer with no political experience, and Nevada, where their nominee finished behind "None of the Above" in the June primary. There was also the curious case of Alaska where the Democratic nominee, Byron Mallott, ended up as the (successful) candidate for lieutenant governor on the Alaska First Unity ticket.
Tennessee and Vermont led with the most gubernatorial candidates on the ballot at seven; five states had just two choices on the ballot. Besides, Alaska, the strongest showings by independent candidates were in Rhode Island (Robert J. Healey 21.4%), Hawaii (Mufi Hannemann 11.7%) and Maine (Eliot Cutler 8.4%). Libertarians fielded 22 candidates, and in four states those candidates obtained more votes than the winner's margin of victory: Alaska (Carolyn "Care" Clift 3.1%), Florida (Adrian Wyllie 3.8%), Kansas (Keen Umbehr 4.0%), and Maine (Dan Feliciano 4.4%).
The 72 major party nominees included nine women (6D, of whom one was an incumbent and 3R, all incumbents). The four incumbents seeking re-election all won, as did Gina Raimondo in Rhode Island. Susan Wismer (SD), Wendy Davis (TX), Mary Burke (WI) and Martha Coakley (MA) fell short. There were five women governors before November 4 (4R, 1D) and five after (3R, 2D).
Note:
The Alaska outcome was not immediately known AP declared Walker the winner in Alaska on Nov. 14.
In Vermont, where no candidate achieved 50-percent, the state Constitution dictates that race goes to the Vermont Legislature which is all but certain to back Gov. Shumlin as he achieved a plurality of the votes (Shumlin 46.4% to Milne 45.1%).
2013
Primary |
DEMOCRATIC |
REPUBLICAN |
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NJ |
June 4 |
Barbara Buono |
*Chris Christie |
Steven Welzer (G) Ken Kaplan (L) |
VA |
n/a... (June 11) |
Terry
McAuliffe |
[Bob McDonnell
(term limited)] Ken Cuccinelli |
Robert Sarvis (L) |
2012 | 2010 | 2008
| 2006
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