2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014
	County results
Governor before election; Bill Haslam; Republican	Elected Governor ; Bill Haslam; Republican

The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, and resulted in the re-election of incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Mark "Coonrippy" Brown^[1]
Bill Haslam, incumbent Governor^[2]
Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate^[3]
Donald McFolin, Independent candidate for Governor in 2010^[3]

Declined

John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (running as an independent)^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Haslam	570,997	87.68
	Republican	Mark "Coonrippy" Brown	44,165	6.78
	Republican	Donald Ray McFolin	22,968	3.53
	Republican	Basil Marceaux, Sr.	13,117	2.01
Total votes			651,247	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Charles Brown, retired engineer and candidate for governor in 2002^[3]
Kennedy Spellman Johnson^[3]
John McKamey, former Sullivan County Commissioner^[3]
Ron Noonan^[3]

Removed from ballot

Mark E. Clayton, Vice President of Public Advocate of the United States and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012^[6]^[7]
Jesse Gore^[3]
Ed Borum^[3]

Declined

Lowe Finney, state senator^[8]
Craig Fitzhugh, minority leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives^[9]
Roy Herron, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, former state senator and nominee for Tennessee's 8th congressional district in 2010^[10]
John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (running as an Independent)^[4]
Jim Kyle, state senator and candidate for governor in 2010^[10]
Sara Kyle, former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority^[11]
Mike McWherter, businessman, attorney and nominee for governor in 2010^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles V. "Charlie" Brown	95,114	41.71
	Democratic	Wm. H. "John" McKamey	59,200	25.96
	Democratic	Kennedy Spellman Johnson	55,718	24.44
	Democratic	Ron Noonan	17,993	7.89
Total votes			228,025	100

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

Steven Coburn (Independent)^[3]
Shaun Crowell (Constitution)^[3]
John Jay Hooker (Independent), political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998^[3]
Isa Infante (Green)^[3]
Daniel T. Lewis (Libertarian), educator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008^[3]

Removed from ballot

Jondavid Balunek (Independent)^[3]
J. D. Ellis (Independent)^[3]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Haslam (R)	Charles Brown (D)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	974	± 5%	58%	30%	2%	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20–October 1, 2014	1,007	± 4%	60%	28%	1%	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18–September 2, 2014	1,056	± 4%	56%	29%	4%	11%
Rasmussen Reports	August 11–12, 2014	750	± 3%	55%	30%	6%	9%

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Haslam	951,796	70.3%
	Democratic	Charles Brown	309,237	22.8%
	Independent	John Jay Hooker	30,579	2.3%
	Constitution	Shaun Crowell	26,580	2%
	Green	Isa Infante	18,570	1.4%
	Independent	Steve Coburn	8,612	0.6%
	Independent	Daniel Lewis	8,321	0.6%
	Write-In	various candidates	33	0%
Majority			1,353,728	100%
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "Mark 'Coonrippy' Brown Runs For Governor To Get His Seized Raccoon Rebekah Back". The Huffington Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
^ "Gov. Bill Haslam announces re-election campaign". wbir.com. December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Petitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Dries, Bill (April 2, 2014). "Candidates Commit as Deadline Nears". The Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ Cass, Michael (April 3, 2014). "Start your engines: Candidates qualify for state races". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ Cass, Michael (April 10, 2014). "Won't get fooled again: Democrats deny Mark Clayton". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "Democratic Senator Lowe Finney Won't Seek Re-Election". News Channel 5. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^ Zelinski, Andrea (July 22, 2013). "Rep. Fitzhugh passes on run for governor". Nashville City Paper. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Garrison, Joey (August 12, 2013). "A year out, TN Democrats' search for governor, Senate candidates turning cold". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
^ Sher, Andy (January 2, 2014). "Democrat Sara Kyle won't challenge Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "Mike McWherter: Haslam has created a 'culture of corruption' | Humphrey on the Hill". Knoxblogs.com. September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

External links

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites

[1] "Mark 'Coonrippy' Brown Runs For Governor To Get His Seized Raccoon Rebekah Back". The Huffington Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

[2] "Gov. Bill Haslam announces re-election campaign". wbir.com. December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[tnsos-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Petitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[candidatescommit-4] Dries, Bill (April 2, 2014). "Candidates Commit as Deadline Nears". The Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

[TNprimaryresults-5] "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[6] Cass, Michael (April 3, 2014). "Start your engines: Candidates qualify for state races". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[7] Cass, Michael (April 10, 2014). "Won't get fooled again: Democrats deny Mark Clayton". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[8] "Democratic Senator Lowe Finney Won't Seek Re-Election". News Channel 5. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

[9] Zelinski, Andrea (July 22, 2013). "Rep. Fitzhugh passes on run for governor". Nashville City Paper. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

[garrison1-10] Garrison, Joey (August 12, 2013). "A year out, TN Democrats' search for governor, Senate candidates turning cold". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

[11] Sher, Andy (January 2, 2014). "Democrat Sara Kyle won't challenge Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[12] "Mike McWherter: Haslam has created a 'culture of corruption' | Humphrey on the Hill". Knoxblogs.com. September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.

[13] "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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