Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014

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See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014
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Nominee John Kasich Ed FitzGerald
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Mary Taylor Sharen Neuhardt
Popular vote 1,922,436[1] 989,201
Percentage 63.8% 32.9%
Ohio Governor Election Results by County, 2014 (2).svg
County results
Governor before election

John Kasich
Republican

 Elected Governor

John Kasich
Republican

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The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Republican Governor John Kasich won reelection to a second term in office by a landslide over Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2014.

Background

Kasich, who was elected with Tea Party support in 2010, faced considerable backlash from the movement. His decision to accept the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid, his increased spending, taxation of fracking on Ohio farmland and perceived failure to go far enough on charter schools and school vouchers caused Tea Party groups to refuse to support his campaign.[2] When Kasich passed over Tea Party leader Tom Zawistowski for the position of Executive Director of the Ohio Republican Party in favor of Matt Borges, who worked with a gay rights group, that was widely seen as the last straw.[3] Tea Party groups announced they would support a primary challenger, or, if none emerged, the Libertarian nominee. Zawistowski said, "John Kasich is going to lose in 2014. We don't care who else wins."[4] Ultimately, Kasich was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Donald Allen, veterinarian and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010[6][7]
    • Running mate: Kelly Kohls, education activist and Chair of the Warren County Tea Party[6]
  • Ted Stevenot, president of the Ohio Liberty Coalition[8]

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kasich (Incumbent) 559,671 100
Total votes 559,671 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed FitzGerald 366,056 83.15
Democratic Larry Ealy 74,197 16.85
Total votes 440,253 100

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

Disqualified

  • Dennis Spisak, perennial candidate (failed to gather enough valid signatures)[23][24][25]
    • Running mate: Suzanne Patzer, information technology supervisor[13]

Results

Green Party primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Anita Rios 674 100
Total votes 674 100

Libertarian primary

Charlie Earl gathered enough raw signatures to obtain ballot access.[23] However, he was removed from the ballot because technical faults in collection rendered many of his signatures invalid. The decision was appealed in federal court.[26]

Candidates

Disqualified

  • Charlie Earl, former Republican State Representative[27]
    • Running mate: Sherry Clark, newspaper publisher[28]

General election

Campaign

FitzGerald released a plan for state-funded universal preschool in addition to announcing his support for gay marriage.[29] He criticized Kasich for signing into law income tax cuts that save larger sums of money for wealthier Ohioans than poorer ones, while increasing sales taxes, which tax a larger percentage of income from poorer Ohioans than from wealthier ones.[30] FitzGerald also chided Kasich for a lack of transparency at JobsOhio, the privatized economic development agency that Kasich formed,[31][32][33] and for signing into law bills that cut early voting days and limit the distribution of absentee ballot applications.[34][35]

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 John
Kasich (R)		 Ed
FitzGerald (D)		 Other Undecided
The Columbus Dispatch October 22–31, 2014 1,009 ± 3.3% 62% 34% — 4%
Fox News October 28–30, 2014 803 ± 3% 51% 36% 2% 11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 2,728 ± 3% 54% 35% 1% 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 2014 3,082 ± 2% 52% 36% 1% 11%
Quinnipiac September 24–29, 2014 999 ± 3.1% 57% 35% 2% 7%
The Columbus Dispatch September 3–5, 2014 1,185 ± 2.9% 59% 29% 3%[54] 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014 2,978 ± 3% 50% 37% 2% 11%
Rasmussen Reports September 8–9, 2014 780 ± 4% 50% 30% — 20%
Buckeye Poll August 31, 2014 600 ± 4% 46% 27% 4% 23%
Public Policy Polling^ August 8–9, 2014 801 ± ? 50% 44% — 6%
Quinnipiac July 24–28, 2014 1,366 ± 2.7% 48% 36% 1% 15%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 3,624 ± ? 49% 43% 1% 7%
Public Policy Polling^ July 9–10, 2014 889 ± ? 45% 44% — 11%
Quinnipiac May 7–12, 2014 1,174 ± 2.9% 50% 35% 1% 13%
Public Policy Polling^ May 9–11, 2014 740 ± ? 47% 43% — 10%
Rasmussen Reports May 7–8, 2014 750 ± 4% 45% 38% 4% 13%
SurveyUSA April 24–28, 2014 618 ± 4% 46% 36% 4%[54] 14%
Magellan Strategies April 14–15, 2014 857 ± 3.35% 47% 41% 5% 7%
Public Policy Polling^ April 14–15, 2014 1,050 ± ? 44% 44% — 11%
Quinnipiac February 12–17, 2014 1,370 ± 2.7% 43% 38% 1% 18%
Public Policy Polling December 6–8, 2013 1,011 ± 3.1% 40% 38% 6%[55] 16%
Quinnipiac November 19–24, 2013 1,361 ± 2.7% 44% 37% 2% 19%
Public Policy Polling^ November 5–6, 2013 595 ± 4% 41% 41% 6%[55] 13%
Public Policy Polling August 16–19, 2013 551 ± 4.2% 35% 38% — 27%
Quinnipiac June 18–23, 2013 941 ± 3.2% 47% 33% 1% 19%
Quinnipiac April 10–15, 2013 1,138 ± 2.9% 46% 37% 1% 17%
Quinnipiac February 21–26, 2013 1,011 ± 3.1% 45% 35% 1% 19%
  • ^ Polling for the Ohio Democratic Party

Results

Ohio Gubernatorial Election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kasich (Incumbent) 1,922,436 63.86
Democratic Ed FitzGerald 989,201 32.9
Green Anita Rios 99,415 3.3
Total votes 3,011,052 100

References

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  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Anita Rios (G)
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Charlie Earl (L)

External links

Official campaign websites
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