2014 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Georgia, concurrently with the [United States Senate United States Senate election in Georgia, 2014|election in Georgia, 2014|election] to Georgia's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other 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 Republican Governor Nathan Deal was re-elected to serve a second term in office by a margin of 7.8%. He turned back two primary challengers and in the general election, defeated Democratic state senator Jason Carter and Libertarian nominee businessman and engineer Andrew Hunt, who were unopposed in their respective primaries. As of 2022, this is the last time that Cobb and Gwinnett counties voted for the Republican candidate for governor; and the last time that Burke, Chattahoochee, Dooly, Quitman, Twiggs, Washington, and Wilkinson counties voted for the Democratic candidate.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Barge, State School Superintendent
- Nathan Deal, incumbent governor
- David Pennington, Mayor of Dalton
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Carter, state senator and grandson of former U.S. president and former governor Jimmy Carter
Withdrew
- Connie Stokes, former DeKalb County Commissioner, former state senator and candidate for GA-04 in 2004 and 2010
Declined
- Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Roy Barnes, former governor and nominee for governor in 2010
- Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta
- Scott Holcomb, state representative
- Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andrew Hunt, businessman and engineer
General election
Debates
- , October 19, 2014 - C-SPAN
- , October 26, 2014 - C-SPAN
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nathan Deal | Stacey Abrams | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | August 2–5, 2013 | 520 | ± 4.3% | 47% | 34% | 19% |
| 20/20 Insight, LLC | May 7–9, 2013 | 1,483 | ± 2.5% | 45% | 39% | 17% |
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nathan Deal | John Barrow | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | February 15–18, 2013 | 602 | ± 4% | 48% | 38% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 30 – December 2, 2012 | 729 | ± 3.6% | 44% | 40% | 16% |
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nathan Deal | Scott Holcomb | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | August 2–5, 2013 | 520 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 28% | 24% |
| 20/20 Insight, LLC | May 7–9, 2013 | 1,483 | ± 2.5% | 41% | 41% | 18% |
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nathan Deal | Kasim Reed | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | February 15–18, 2013 | 602 | ± 4% | 48% | 38% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 30 – December 2, 2012 | 729 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 40% | 13% |
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nathan Deal | Jason Carter | Other | Undecided |
| NBC News/Marist | October 26–30, 2014 | 603 LV | ± 4% | 50% | 46% | <1% | 4% |
| NBC News/Marist | October 26–30, 2014 | 875 RV | ± 3.3% | 48% | 45% | 1% | 6% |