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2014 Nevada gubernatorial election

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2014 Nevada gubernatorial election

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election_name2014 Nevada gubernatorial election
countryNevada
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
previous_year2010
next_election2018 Nevada gubernatorial election
next_year2018
election_dateNovember 4, 2014
image1File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Brian Sandoval**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**386,340**
percentage1**70.58%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Bob Goodman
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2130,722
percentage223.88%
map_image
map_caption**Sandoval:**
titleGovernor
before_electionBrian Sandoval
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBrian Sandoval
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election.

Sandoval's coattails allowed Republicans to win both chambers of the legislature for the first time since 1931, thereby giving Republicans a trifecta in the state for the first time since then.

As of , this is the most recent time that the Republican candidate carried Clark County in a statewide race, the last time that the winner of the gubernatorial election carried all counties in Nevada, the last time the winner received a majority of votes, and the last time the winner received more than 70% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Edward Hamilton, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Gary Marinch
  • Brian Sandoval, incumbent governor
  • William Tarbell
  • Thomas Tighe

Declined

  • Jim Gibbons, former governor
  • Joe Heck, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election and won)
  • Mike Montandon, former mayor of North Las Vegas and candidate for governor in 2010

Results

2014 Nevada gubernatorial Republican primary results by county:

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Democratic primary

For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes. This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience. High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging. According to state law, even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. Thus, Bob Goodman was certified as the Democratic nominee.

Candidates

Declared

  • Charles Chang
  • Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and candidate for governor in 2010
  • Stephen Frye, psychiatrist and candidate for NV-03 in 2012
  • Bob Goodman, former Economic Development Commissioner, former Wyoming economic development director and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010
  • Chris Hyepock, casino manager
  • Allen Rheinhart, painter, sculptor and writer
  • John Rutledge, philanthropist and attorney
  • Abdul Shabazz, denture repair business owner and candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2011

Withdrew

  • Fernando Lopes

Declined

  • Richard Bryan, former U.S. Senator and former governor
  • Barbara Buckley, former Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
  • Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General
  • Steven Horsford, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election and lost)
  • Jan Laverty Jones, former mayor of Las Vegas, candidate for governor in 1994 and nominee for governor 1998
  • Ruben Kihuen, state senator (ran for re-election and won)
  • Susie Lee, education activist
  • Kate Marshall, Nevada State Treasurer (ran for Secretary of State and lost)
  • Ross Miller, Secretary of State of Nevada (ran for Nevada Attorney General and lost)
  • Joe Neal, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2002
  • Rory Reid, former Clark County Commissioner and nominee for governor in 2010
  • Tick Segerblom, state senator
  • Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner
  • Debbie Smith, state senator (ran for re-election and won)
  • Dina Titus, U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006 (ran for re-election and won)

Results

2014 Nevada gubernatorial Democratic primary results by county:

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Independent American Party of Nevada primary

Candidates

Declared

  • David Lory VanDerBeek, family therapist and nominee for the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrew

  • David Gibson

Independents

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and Democratic candidate for governor in 2010

General election

Candidates

  • Brian Sandoval (Republican), incumbent governor of Nevada
  • Bob Goodman (Democratic), former economic development commissioner, former Wyoming director of economic development and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010
  • David Lory VanDerBeek (Independent American Party of Nevada), family therapist and nominee for the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political ReportNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear PoliticsNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorBrian
Sandoval (R)Bob
Goodman (D)OtherUndecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGovOctober 16–23, 20141,314± 4%**53%**28%6%13%
url=https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/10386-battleground-tracker-2014-nevadatitle=Battleground Tracker 2014: Nevada | YouGovwebsite=today.yougov.com}}September 20–October 1, 20141,502± 3%**56%**25%9%10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGovAugust 18–September 2, 20142,018± 3%**51%**29%8%12%
Harper PollingJuly 26–29, 2014602± 3.99%**56%**34%—10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGovJuly 5–24, 20142,189± ?**57%**33%2%8%
Rasmussen ReportsJune 16–18, 2014750± 4%**55%**28%6%11%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorBrian
Sandoval (R)Catherine
Cortez Masto (D)Undecided
url=http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NV_061212.pdftitle=Public Policy Polling}}June 7–10, 2012500± 4.4%**51%**33%16%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorBrian
Sandoval (R)Chris
Hyepock (D)David Lory
VanDerBeek (IAP)Undecided
Precision ResearchMarch 3–5, 2014216± 6.67%**58%**16%12%14%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorBrian
Sandoval (R)Ross
Miller (D)Undecided
Public Policy PollingJune 7–10, 2012500± 4.4%**50%**28%22%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorBrian
Sandoval (R)Generic
DemocratUndecided
Public Policy PollingNovember 3–4, 2012750± 3.6%**55%**32%12%
Public Policy PollingOctober 8–10, 2012594± 4.0%**53%**34%13%
Public Policy PollingAugust 23–26, 2012831± 3.4%**53%**35%12%

Results

By county

CountyBrian Sandoval
RepublicanBob Goodman
DemocraticNone of
These CandidatesDavid Lory VanDerBeek
Independent AmericanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Totals386,34070.58%130,72223.88%15,7512.88%14,5362.66%255,61846.70%547,349
Carson City12,10877.38%2,41015.40%6083.89%5213.33%9,69861.98%15,647
Churchill6,35685.26%6668.93%1562.09%2773.72%5,69076.32%7,455
Clark223,43366.17%97,09728.75%9,6752.87%7,4822.22%126,33637.41%337,687
Douglas14,91082.71%2,17412.06%4132.29%5292.93%12,73670.65%18,026
Elko8,03878.80%1,11910.97%2972.91%7467.31%6,91967.83%10,200
Esmeralda27376.90%4211.83%154.23%257.04%23165.07%355
Eureka53376.14%537.57%456.43%699.86%48068.57%700
Humboldt3,63383.54%45910.55%1082.48%1493.43%3,17472.98%4,349
Lander1,47583.66%1639.25%422.38%834.71%1,31274.42%1,763
Lincoln1,32382.22%1469.07%563.48%845.22%1,17773.15%1,609
Lyon11,65982.22%1,64311.59%3402.40%5393.80%10,01670.63%14,181
Mineral1,10278.38%21014.94%483.41%463.27%89263.44%1,406
Nye9,09574.75%2,00516.48%3162.60%7516.17%7,09058.27%12,167
Pershing1,22878.92%17411.18%533.41%1016.49%1,05467.74%1,556
Storey1,46277.11%26513.98%713.74%985.17%1,19763.13%1,896
Washoe87,73975.92%21,59818.69%3,3732.92%2,8552.47%66,14157.23%115,565
White Pine1,97370.79%49817.87%1354.84%1816.49%1,47552.92%2,787

By congressional district

Sandoval won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.

DistrictSandovalGoodmanRepresentative
**59%**35%Dina Titus
**78%**16%Mark Amodei
**71%**24%Joe Heck
**66%**28%Steven Horsford
Cresent Hardy

References

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