California gubernatorial election, 2014
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2014 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of California, concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown ran for re-election to a second consecutive and fourth overall term in office. Although Governors are limited to lifetime service of two terms in office, Brown previously served as Governor from 1975 to 1983 and the law only affects terms served after 1990.[2][3][4]
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. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Brown and Republican Neel Kashkari finished first and second, respectively, and contested in the general election,[5] which Brown won. He won the largest gubernatorial victory since 1986, "despite running a virtually nonexistent campaign."[6]
Contents
Primary election
A certified list of candidates was released by the Secretary of State on March 27, 2014. The primary election took place on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, from 7am to 8pm.[7]
Candidates
Democratic Party
Declared
- Akinyemi Agbede, candidate for Mayor of Orange County, Florida in 2010[8]
- Jerry Brown, incumbent Governor of California[9]
Withdrew
- Geby Espinosa, gym owner
- Hanala Sagal, author and fitness personality
- Michael Strimling, attorney
Declined
- Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California (ran for re-election)[10][11]
- Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California (ran for re-election)[12]
- Hilda Solis, former United States Secretary of Labor and former U.S. Representative (ran for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors)[13]
- Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles[10][14]
Republican Party
Declared
- Richard Aguirre, real estate investor and Democratic candidate for Governor in 2010[15]
- Glenn Champ, businessman and engineer[15][16]
- Tim Donnelly, State Assemblyman and Minuteman founder[17]
- Neel Kashkari, former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability[18]
- Alma Marie Winston[8]
Withdrew
- Andrew Blount, Mayor of Laguna Hills[19][20]
- Dennis Jackson, manufacturer
- Abel Maldonado, former Lieutenant Governor of California[21][22]
Declined
- Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip[10]
- John Moorlach, Orange County Supervisor[23]
- Steve Poizner, former Insurance Commissioner of California and candidate for Governor in 2010[24]
- George Radanovich, former U.S. Representative[25]
- Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, former CEO of eBay and nominee for Governor in 2010[26][27]
Libertarian Party
Declined
- James P. Gray, former Orange County Superior Court Judge and Libertarian Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[10]
Green Party
Declared
- Luis J. Rodriguez, author, progressive activist and Justice Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[28]
American Independent Party
Withdrew
Peace and Freedom Party
Declared
- Cindy Sheehan, anti-war activist and Peace and Freedom Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[29]
Independent
Declared
- Bogdan Ambrozewicz, small business owner, Independent candidate for the State Senate in 2012 and Republican candidate for the State Assembly in 2011[30]
- Janel Buycks, minister/business owner[15][31]
- Rakesh Kumar Christian, small business owner, Independent candidate for Governor in 2010[8]
- Joe Leicht, golf course operator[15]
- Robert Newman, psychologist, farmer and Republican candidate for Governor in 2003, 2006 and 2010[15]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jerry Brown (D) |
Andrew Blount (R) |
Tim Donnelly (R) |
Neel Kashkari (R) |
Abel Maldonado (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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GQR | May 21–28, 2014 | 626 | ± 4.4% | 50% | — | 13% | 18% | — | 5% | 14% |
SurveyUSA | May 16–19, 2014 | 610 | ± 4% | 57% | — | 18% | 11% | — | 4% | 10% |
PPIC | May 8–15, 2014 | 901 | ± 4.9% | 48% | — | 15% | 10% | — | 1% | 27% |
PPIC | April 8–15, 2014 | 944 | ± 5.1% | 46% | 3% | 9% | 2% | — | 2% | 38% |
Field Poll | March 18–April 5, 2014 | 504 | ± 4.5% | 57% | 3% | 17% | 2% | — | 1% | 20% |
PPIC | March 11–18, 2014 | 936 | ± 4.7% | 47% | 2% | 10% | 2% | — | 3% | 36% |
Field Poll | November 15–December 3, 2013 | 836 | ± 3.5% | 52% | — | 9% | 3% | 11% | — | 25% |
PPIC | November 12–19, 2013 | 1,081 | ± 4.5% | 46% | — | 16% | — | 7% | 1% | 29% |
Polling with all candidates listed |
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Results
California gubernatorial primary election, 2014[32] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jerry Brown (Incumbent) | 2,354,769 | 54.34 | |
Republican | Neel Kashkari | 839,767 | 19.38 | |
Republican | Tim Donnelly | 643,236 | 14.85 | |
Republican | Andrew Blount | 89,749 | 2.07 | |
Republican | Glenn Champ | 76,066 | 1.76 | |
Green | Luis J. Rodriguez | 66,872 | 1.54 | |
Peace and Freedom | Cindy Sheehan | 52,707 | 1.22 | |
Republican | Alma Marie Winston | 46,042 | 1.06 | |
No party preference | Robert Newman | 44,120 | 1.02 | |
Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede | 37,024 | 0.85 | |
Republican | Richard William Aguirre | 35,125 | 0.81 | |
No party preference | "Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz | 14,929 | 0.35 | |
No party preference | Janel Hyeshia Buycks | 12,136 | 0.28 | |
No party preference | Rakesh Kumar Christian | 11,142 | 0.26 | |
No party preference | Joe Leicht | 9,307 | 0.22 | |
Democratic | Karen Jill Bernal (write-in) | 17 | <0.01 | |
No party preference | Nickolas Wildstar (write-in) | 17 | <0.01 | |
No party preference | Jimelle L. Walls (write-in) | 3 | <0.01 | |
Total votes | 4,333,028 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | 14.67% |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jerry Brown (D) |
Neel Kashkari (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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Zogby Analytics | October 28–31, 2014 | 705 | ± 3.8% | 51% | 33% | 16% | |
GQR/American Viewpoint | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | 56% | 37% | — | 7% |
Field Poll | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 54% | 33% | — | 13% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 7,463 | ± 2% | 55% | 37% | 1% | 8% |
PPIC | October 12–19, 2014 | 1,704 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 36% | — | 12% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 7,943 | ± 2% | 56% | 36% | 1% | 7% |
PPIC | September 8–15, 2014 | 916 | ± 4.9% | 54% | 33% | 2% | 11% |
LA Times/USC | September 2–9, 2014 | 1,089 | ± 3.3% | 57% | 36% | — | 7% |
GQR/AV | September 2–8, 2014 | 8,941 | ± 2% | 57% | 32% | — | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 8,941 | ± 2% | 53% | 35% | 2% | 10% |
Field Poll | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 50% | 34% | — | 16% |
Gravis Marketing | July 22–24, 2014 | 580 | ± 4% | 52% | 35% | — | 13% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 9,393 | ± ? | 57% | 33% | 3% | 7% |
PPIC | July 8–15, 2014 | 984 | ± 4.7% | 52% | 33% | 4% | 11% |
Field Poll | June 5–22, 2014 | 2,013 | ± 3.2% | 52% | 32% | 0% | 16% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 4–5, 2014 | 823 | ± 4% | 52% | 33% | 5% | 10% |
GQR | May 21–28, 2014 | 626 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 35% | 2% | 9% |
MFour/Tulchin Research | August 27–30, 2013 | 1,001 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 15.4% | 8.1% | 32.5% |
Hypothetical polling |
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Results
Brown won easily, by nearly twenty points. He outperformed his majority margin from 2010. Brown as expected did very well in Los Angeles and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kashkari conceded defeat right after the polls closed in California.
California gubernatorial general election, 2014[33] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jerry Brown (Incumbent) | 4,388,368 | 59.97 | |
Republican | Neel Kashkari | 2,929,213 | 40.03 | |
Total votes | 7,317,581 | 100 |
References
- ↑ http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/2014-complete-sov.pdf
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- ↑ Associated Press. Attorney General Harris to announce re-election bid. KPCC, Feb. 11, 2014. Retrieved Feb. 28, 2014.
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External links
- California gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org