2014 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Robert J. Bentley won a second term over Democrat Parker Griffith. This was the first Alabama gubernatorial race where either Choctaw and/or Conecuh counties voted Republican. This alongside the concurrent Senate race is the last time Jefferson County voted Republican in any statewide election. Bentley did not complete this term; he resigned in April 2017 due to a scandal and was succeeded by fellow Republican Kay Ivey.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Robert J. Bentley, incumbent Governor
- Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner
- Bob Starkey, retired software company owner and candidate for Mayor of Scottsboro in 2012
Declined
- Tommy Battle, Mayor of Huntsville
- Bradley Byrne, U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 2010
- David Carrington, President of the Jefferson County Commission
- Beth Chapman, former Secretary of State of Alabama
- Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Mary Scott Hunter, Member of the Alabama State Board of Education
- Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
- Tim James, businessman, son of former Governor Fob James and candidate for Governor in 2002 and 2010
- Del Marsh, President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate
- Roy Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and candidate for Governor in 2006 and 2010
- Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager and former Mayor of Hoover
- Bob Riley, former governor of Alabama
- Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Robert J. Bentley | Bob Riley | Other/ Undecided |
| Capital Survey Research Center | May 21–23; June 4–6, 2012 | 315 | ± 5.5% | 49.5% | 27.6% | 23.9% |
Democratic primary
Declared
- Kevin Bass, businessman, former professional baseball player and candidate for Mayor of Fayette in 2012
- Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative, a former republican while serving in congress
Declined
- Billy Beasley, state senator
- Regina Benjamin, former Surgeon General of the United States
- Sue Bell Cobb, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
- Vivian Davis Figures, Minority Leader of the Alabama Senate and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008
- Craig Ford, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Pete Johnson, retired Jefferson County Judge
- John Rogers, state representative
- Robert Vance, Jefferson County Circuit Judge and nominee for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012
Independents
Candidates
Declined
- Charles Barkley, former NBA player
General election
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Bentley won six of seven congressional districts.| District | Bentley | Griffith | Representative |
| 66% | 34% | Bradley Byrne | |
| 64% | 35% | Martha Roby | |
| 64% | 36% | Mike Rogers | |
| 73% | 27% | Robert Aderholt | |
| 71% | 28% | Mo Brooks | |
| 76% | 24% | Gary Palmer | |
| 31% | 69% | Terri Sewell |