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Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election, 2014

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor

Deval Patrick
Democratic



The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick is eligible to seek a third term but has stated that he will not run for re-election.[1][2]

Democratic primary

Governor

Declared

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Lt. Governor

Declared

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Joseph
Avellone
Donald
Berwick
Suzanne
Bump
Mike
Capuano
Mo
Cowan
Martha
Coakley
William
Galvin
Steven
Grossman
Juliette
Kayyem
Tim
Murray
Carmen
Ortiz
Setti
Warren
Dan
Wolf
Other Unde-
cided
PPP Sep. 20–23, 2013 324 ± 5.4% 8% 4% 21% 41% 9% 1% 2% 13%
4% 6% 57% 10% 2% 3% 17%
PPP May 1–2, 2013 666 ± 3.9% 5% 4% 17% 4% 13% 6% 5% 44%
Suffolk May 20–22, 2012 600 ± 4.1% 3% 35% 11% 13% 6% 10% 23%
Suffolk Feb. 11–15, 2012 600 ± 4.1% 1% 43% 7% 11% 8% 15% 16%

Republican primary

Governor

Declared

  • Charles D. Baker, Jr., former state cabinet secretary and nominee for Governor in 2010[29]
  • Mark Fisher, small businessman, owner of Merchant's Fabrication in Auburn and TEA Party member [30]

Potential

Declined

Lt. Governor

Declared

Independent

Governor

Declared

  • Evan Falchuk, healthcare executive, attorney and founder of the United Independent Party[36][37]
  • Jeffrey McCormick, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Saturn Partners[38]
  • Scott Lively, evangelical pastor and anti-homosexuality advocate[39]

General election

Polling

With Avellone

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Joseph
Avellone (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 20–23, 2013 616 ± 4% 30% 40% 30%
Public Policy Polling May 1–2, 2013 1,539 ± 2.5% 24% 33% 43%
29% 25% 46%

With Berwick

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Donald
Berwick (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 20–23, 2013 616 ± 4% 31% 38% 31%
Public Policy Polling May 1–2, 2013 1,539 ± 2.5% 25% 35% 41%
28% 24% 48%

With Coakley

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Martha
Coakley (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Other Undecided
WNEU October 1–7, 2013 431 ± ?% 54% 34% 12%
Public Policy Polling September 20–23, 2013 616 ± 4% 51% 38% 11%
Public Policy Polling June 22–24, 2012 902 ± 3.3% 47% 34% 19%
Public Policy Polling March 16–18, 2012 936 ± 3.2% 49% 29% 22%

With Galvin

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
William F.
Galvin (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 1–2, 2013 1,539 ± 2.5% 37% 31% 33%
39% 24% 37%

With Grossman

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Steven
Grossman (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Other Undecided
WNEU October 1–7, 2013 431 ± ?% 43% 30% 27%
Public Policy Polling September 20–23, 2013 616 ± 4% 38% 37% 25%
UMass Poll May 30–June 4, 2013 500 ± 5.4% 27% 26% 47%
27% 26% 47%
Public Policy Polling May 1–2, 2013 1,539 ± 2.5% 32% 31% 37%
34% 25% 41%
Public Policy Polling June 22–24, 2012 902 ± 3.3% 36% 34% 27%
Public Policy Polling March 16–18, 2012 936 ± 3.2% 37% 30% 33%

With Kayemm

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Juliette
Kayyem (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 20–23, 2013 616 ± 4% 31% 38% 31%

With Kennedy

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Joseph P.
Kennedy II (D)
Charles
Baker (R)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Other Undecided
UMass Poll May 30–June 4, 2013 500 ± 5.4% 48% 25% 27%
40% 33% 27%

See also

References

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