United States gubernatorial elections, 2014

United States gubernatorial elections, 2014

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November 4, 2014
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38 governorships

Light red: Term-limited Republican
Dark red: Incumbent Republican
Light blue: Term-limited or Retiring Democrat
Dark blue: Incumbent Democrat
Green: Incumbent Independent
Dark Gray: Incumbent to be determined
Light Gray: no election

The United States gubernatorial elections of 2014 will be held in thirty-six states and two territories concurrent with other elections during the United States General election of 2014.

Contents

Term-limited Republican incumbent (2)

Jan Brewer (Arizona)

Governor Jan Brewer will be term-limited in 2014 despite only serving one full term as Arizona state law limits office holders to two consecutive terms regardless of if they are full or partial terms.

Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett has filed paperwork to form an exploratory committee for the 2014 race.[1]

Dave Heineman (Nebraska)

Governor Dave Heineman will be term-limited in 2014.

Republican lieutenant governor Rick Sheehy has declared that he will run in 2014.[2]

Retiring and term-limited Democratic incumbents (4)

Mike Beebe (Arkansas)

Governor Mike Beebe will be term-limited in 2014.

Potential Democratic candidates include Congressman Mike Ross,[3] and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.[4]

Potential Republican candidates include Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr,[5] Secretary of State Mark Martin,[6] and food safety company founder Chris Coleman.[7]

Martin O'Malley (Maryland)

Governor Martin O'Malley will be term-limited in 2014.

Potential Democratic candidates include lieutenant governor Anthony Brown, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, and state comptroller Peter Franchot.[8][9] A potential Republican candidate is Harford County executive David Craig.[10][11]

Deval Patrick (Massachusetts)

Governor Deval Patrick will be eligible to run for re-election, but has decided that he will not seek a third term.

Potential candidates include Democratic two-term incumbent lieutenant governor of Massachusetts Tim Murray and former CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker.[12]

John de Jongh (United States Virgin Islands)

Governor John de Jongh will be term-limited in 2014.

Republican incumbents running for re-election (3)

Rick Scott (Florida)

Governor Rick Scott will be eligible to run for re-election, and has announced he will seek a second term.[13] Scott was elected with 48.9% of the vote in 2010.

A potential Democratic candidate is State Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich.[14]

Butch Otter (Idaho)

Governor Butch Otter will be eligible to run for re-election, and has announced he will seek a third term.[15] Otter was re-elected to a second term with 59.1% of the vote in 2010.

Brian Sandoval (Nevada)

Governor Brian Sandoval will be eligible to run for re-election, and has announced he will seek a second term.[16] Sandoval was elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2010.

Republican incumbents eligible for re-election (18)

Robert Bentley (Alabama)

Governor Robert Bentley will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Bentley was elected with 57.9% of the vote in 2010.

Sean Parnell (Alaska)

Governor Sean Parnell will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Parnell was elected to a full term with 58.9% of the vote in 2010.

Nathan Deal (Georgia)

Governor Nathan Deal will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Deal was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2010.

Eddie Calvo (Guam)

Governor Eddie Calvo will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Calvo was elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2010.

Terry Branstad (Iowa)

Governor Terry Branstad will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Branstad was elected with 53% of the vote in 2010.

Sam Brownback (Kansas)

Governor Sam Brownback will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Brownback was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2010.

Paul LePage (Maine)

Governor Paul LePage will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. LePage was elected with 38.3% of the vote in a competitive three member race in 2010.

Rick Snyder (Michigan)

Governor Rick Snyder will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Snyder was elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2010.

Susana Martinez (New Mexico)

Governor Susana Martinez will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if she will do so. Martinez was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2010.

John Kasich (Ohio)

Governor John Kasich will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Kasich was elected with 49.4% of the vote in 2010.

Democratic former Governor Ted Strickland, who was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Kasich has not ruled out running again.[17]

Mary Fallin (Oklahoma)

Governor Mary Fallin will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if she will do so. Fallin was elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2010.

Tom Corbett (Pennsylvania)

Governor Tom Corbett will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Corbett was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2010.

Nikki Haley (South Carolina)

Governor Nikki Haley will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if she will do so. Haley was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2010.

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis has not completely rule out challenging Haley in the Republican Primary.[18]

Dennis Daugaard (South Dakota)

Governor Dennis Daugaard will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Daugaard was elected with 61.5% of the vote in 2010.

Bill Haslam (Tennessee)

Governor Bill Haslam will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Haslam was elected with 65% of the vote in 2010.

Rick Perry (Texas)

Governor Rick Perry will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Perry was elected to a third term with 55.1% of the vote in 2010.

Scott Walker (Wisconsin)

Governor Scott Walker will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Walker was elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2010.

Matt Mead (Wyoming)

Governor Matt Mead will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Mead was elected with 71.6% of the vote in 2010.

Democratic incumbents eligible for re-election (8)

Jerry Brown (California)

Governor Jerry Brown will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Brown was elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2010.

John Hickenlooper (Colorado)

Governor John Hickenlooper will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Hickenlooper was elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2010.

Dan Malloy (Connecticut)

Governor Dan Malloy will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Malloy was elected with 49.6% of the vote in 2010.

Former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley plans to challenge Malloy again after losing by less than 1% of the vote in 2010.[19]

Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii)

Governor Neil Abercrombie will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Abercrombie was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2010.

Pat Quinn (Illinois)

Governor Pat Quinn will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Quinn was elected to a full term with 46.6% of the vote in 2010.

Former U.S. Representative and current United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has ruled out running for Governor.[20]

Mark Dayton (Minnesota)

Governor Mark Dayton will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Dayton was elected with 43.7% of the vote in 2010.

Andrew Cuomo (New York)

Governor Andrew Cuomo will be eligible to run for re-election. He has not officially announced that he will seek a second term, but has renamed his campaign committee Andrew Cuomo 2014 and has given other hints about his intentions.[21] Cuomo was elected with 61.4% of the vote in 2010.

John Kitzhaber (Oregon)

Governor John Kitzhaber will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Kitzhaber was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2010.

2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley has not ruled out running again in 2014, after being defeated by less than 2% of the vote in 2010.[22][23]

Independent incumbent eligible for re-election (1)

Lincoln Chafee (Rhode Island)

Governor Lincoln Chafee will be eligible to run for re-election, but has so far not announced if he will do so. Chafee was elected with 36.1% in a competitive three member race in 2010.

A potential Republican candidate is 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille.[24]

Democratic Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts, announced she is unlikely to run against Chafee.[25]

Incumbent to be determined (2)

Unknown (New Hampshire)

The incumbent will be determined after the 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election as the state holds this election every two years.

Unknown (Vermont)

The incumbent will be determined after the 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election as the state holds this election every two years.

See also

References

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