2014 California Attorney General election
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.
A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won.
Contents
Primary election
Candidates
Democratic Party
- Kamala Harris, incumbent Attorney General[1][2]
Republican Party
- Ronald Gold, former Deputy Attorney General[3]
- John Haggerty[3][4]
- David King[1]
- Phil Wyman, former State Assemblyman and former State Senator[1]
Libertarian Party
- Jonathan Jaech[4]
No Party Preference
- Orly Taitz, "birther" activist, candidate for Secretary of State of California in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in 2012[1][5]
Results
| Nonpartisan blanket primary[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kamala Harris (incumbent) | 2,177,480 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Ronald Gold | 504,091 | 12.3 | |
| Republican | Phil Wyman | 479,468 | 11.7 | |
| Republican | David King | 368,190 | 9.0 | |
| Republican | John Haggerty | 336,433 | 8.2 | |
| No party preference | Orly Taitz | 130,451 | 3.2 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Jaech | 99,056 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 4,095,169 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kamala Harris (D) |
Ronald Gold (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR/American Viewpoint | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | 51% | 37% | 12% |
| Field Poll | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 49% | 36% | 15% |
| Field Poll | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 49% | 37% | 14% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kamala Harris (incumbent) | 4,102,649 | 57.49% | +11.44% | |
| Republican | Ronald Gold | 3,033,476 | 42.51% | -2.77% | |
| Total votes | 7,136,125 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
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External links
- Attorney General - Statewide Results
- California Attorney General election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Official campaign websites
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