2014 California gubernatorial election


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 [California California Democratic Party|Democratic Party|Democratic] Governor Jerry Brown ran for 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 November 6, 1990.
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 top two primary. Brown and Republican Neel Kashkari finished first and second, respectively, which Brown won. He won the largest gubernatorial victory since 1986, "despite running a virtually nonexistent campaign." This was the first time since 1978 that a Democrat carried Nevada County.

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.

Party candidacies

Democratic Party

Declared

Republican Party

Declared

Libertarian Party

Declined

Green Party

Declared

American Independent Party

Endorsed Tim Donnelly
Withdrew

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

Independent

Declared

General election

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jerry
Brown 		Tim
Donnelly 		OtherUndecided
GQRMay 21–28, 2014626± 4.4%54%32%3%11%
PPICJanuary 14–21, 20141,706± 3.8%53%17%—30%
MFour/Tulchin Research August 27–30, 20131,001± 3.5%43%21%7%30%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jerry
Brown 		Abel
Maldonado 		OtherUndecided
MFour/Tulchin ResearchAugust 27–30, 20131,001± 3.5%42%21%9%29%

Results

Brown won easily, by nearly twenty points. He outperformed his majority margin from 2010. As expected, Brown did very well in Los Angeles and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kashkari conceded defeat right after the polls closed in California.

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Brown won 41 of 53 congressional districts, including two held by Republicans.
DistrictBrownKashkariRepresentative
43%57%Doug LaMalfa
73%27%Jared Huffman
56%44%John Garamendi
45%55%Tom McClintock
73%27%Mike Thompson
73%27%Doris Matsui
56%44%Ami Bera
38%62%Paul Cook
55%45%Jerry McNerney
52%48%Jeff Denham
70%30%Mark DeSaulnier
89%11%Nancy Pelosi
91%9%Barbara Lee
78%22%Jackie Speier
70%30%Eric Swalwell
54%46%Jim Costa
75%25%Mike Honda
72%28%Anna Eshoo
73%27%Zoe Lofgren
73%27%Sam Farr
52%48%David Valadao
40%60%Devin Nunes
35%65%Kevin McCarthy
57%43%Lois Capps
43%57%Steve Knight
55%45%Julia Brownley
62%38%Judy Chu
71%29%Adam Schiff
74%26%Tony Cárdenas
64%36%Brad Sherman
52%48%Pete Aguilar
60%40%Grace Napolitano
62%38%Ted Lieu
84%16%Xavier Becerra
61%39%Norma Torres
53%47%Raul Ruiz
84%16%Karen Bass
60%40%Linda Sánchez
44%56%Ed Royce
76%24%Lucille Roybal-Allard
54%46%Mark Takano
37%63%Ken Calvert
73%27%Maxine Waters
80%20%Janice Hahn
41%59%Mimi Walters
59%41%Loretta Sánchez
57%43%Alan Lowenthal
42%58%Dana Rohrabacher
45%55%Darrell Issa
36%64%Duncan Hunter
66%34%Juan Vargas
52%48%Scott Peters
60%40%Susan Davis

By city

Cities & Unincorporated Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Cities & Unincorporated Areas that flipped from Tie to Democratic
Cities & Unincorporated Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican