Alabama gubernatorial election, 2014
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Alabama.
Incumbent Republican Governor Robert J. Bentley ran for re-election to a second term in office. He defeated Democratic former U.S. Representative Parker Griffith in the general election.
Contents
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Robert J. Bentley, incumbent Governor[1][2]
- Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner[3]
- Bob Starkey, retired software company owner and candidate for Mayor of Scottsboro in 2012[4]
Declined
- Tommy Battle, Mayor of Huntsville[5]
- Bradley Byrne, U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 2010 (ran for re-election)[2][6]
- David Carrington, President of the Jefferson County Commission (ran for re-election)[7]
- Beth Chapman, former Secretary of State of Alabama[8]
- Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (ran for re-election)[9]
- Mary Scott Hunter, Member of the Alabama State Board of Education (ran for re-election)[10]
- Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (ran for re-election)[11]
- Tim James, businessman, son of former Governor Fob James and candidate for Governor in 2002 and 2010[2]
- Del Marsh, President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate (ran for re-election)[11]
- Roy Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and candidate for Governor in 2006 and 2010[2]
- Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager and former Mayor of Hoover[2]
- Bob Riley, former Governor of Alabama[11]
- Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama (ran for re-election)[12]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Robert J. Bentley |
Stacy Lee George |
Bob Starkey |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal | May 29–30, 2014 | 1,217 | ± 2.81% | 80.7% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 8.9% |
| Cygnal | May 19–20, 2014 | 1,324 | ± 2.69% | 73.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 21.8% |
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Results
| Republican primary results[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert J. Bentley | 388,247 | 89.35 | |
| Republican | Stacy Lee George | 25,134 | 5.78 | |
| Republican | Bob Starkey | 21,144 | 4.87 | |
| Total votes | 434,525 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Kevin Bass, businessman, former professional baseball player and candidate for Mayor of Fayette in 2012[14]
- Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative[15]
Declined
- Billy Beasley, State Senator[16]
- Regina Benjamin, former Surgeon General of the United States[17][18]
- Sue Bell Cobb, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court[17][19][20]
- Vivian Davis Figures, Minority Leader of the Alabama Senate and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008[21]
- Craig Ford, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives[22]
- Pete Johnson, retired Jefferson County Judge[23]
- John Rogers, State Representative[2]
- Robert Vance, Jefferson County Circuit Judge and nominee for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012[24]
Results
| Democratic primary results[25] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Parker Griffith | 115,433 | 63.9 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Bass | 65,225 | 36.1 | |
| Total votes | 180,658 | 100 | ||
Independents
Candidates
Declined
- Charles Barkley, former NBA player[26]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Robert Bentley (R) |
Parker Griffith (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 661 | ± 6% | 63% | 25% | 0% | 12% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 692 | ± 4% | 65% | 28% | 1% | 6% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 741 | ± 5% | 62% | 28% | 1% | 9% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,036 | ± 5.2% | 59% | 31% | 2% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9–10, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 55% | 32% | 4% | 9% |
Results
| Alabama gubernatorial election, 2014[27] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert J. Bentley (Incumbent) | 750,231 | 63.56 | |
| Democratic | Parker Griffith | 427,787 | 36.24 | |
| Write-ins | Other | 2,395 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,180,413 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
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- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2014 at DMOZ
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Official campaign websites
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