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2014 governor election results

Results of all 36 governor races in 2014 (seats won: Republican 24, Democratic 11, Independent 1); 7 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 24
  • Democratic 11
  • Independent 1
Alabama: Robert Julian Bentley REP +27.3Alaska: Bill Walker IND +2.2 gainArizona: Doug Ducey REP +11.8Arkansas: Asa Hutchinson REP +13.9 gainCalifornia: Jerry Brown DEM +19.9Colorado: John Wright Hickenlooper DEM +3.3Connecticut: Dannel P. Malloy DEM +2.3DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Rick Scott REP +1.1Georgia: J. Nathan Deal REP +7.9Hawaii: David Y. Ige DEM +12.3Idaho: C.L. 'Butch' Otter REP +15.0Illinois: Bruce Rauner REP +3.9 gainIndianaIowa: Terry E. Branstad REP +21.5Kansas: Sam Brownback REP +3.7KentuckyLouisianaMaine: Paul R. LePage REP +4.8Maryland: Larry Hogan REP +3.8 gainMassachusetts: Charles D. Baker REP +1.8 gainMichigan: Rick Snyder REP +4.1Minnesota: Mark Dayton DEM +5.6MississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska: Pete Ricketts REP +17.9Nevada: Brian E. Sandoval REP +46.7New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan DEM +5.0New JerseyNew Mexico: Susana Martinez REP +14.5New York: Andrew Cuomo DEM +14.7North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhio: John Richard Kasich REP +30.6Oklahoma: Mary Fallin REP +14.8Oregon: John Kitzhaber DEM +5.8Pennsylvania: Thomas W. Wolf DEM +9.9 gainRhode Island: Gina M. Raimondo DEM +4.5 gainSouth Carolina: Nikki Haley REP +14.5South Dakota: Dennis M. Daugaard REP +45.0Tennessee: William Edward Haslam REP +47.5Texas: Greg Abbott REP +20.4UtahVermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +1.2VirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Scott Walker REP +5.7Wyoming: Matt Hansen Mead REP +31.5Vermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +1.2New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan DEM +5.0Massachusetts: Charles D. Baker REP +1.8 gainRhode Island: Gina M. Raimondo DEM +4.5 gainConnecticut: Dannel P. Malloy DEM +2.3New JerseyDelawareMaryland: Larry Hogan REP +3.8 gainDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2014, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Alabama Robert Julian Bentley Republican 27.3 Republican
Alaska Bill Walker Independent 2.2 Republican flip
Arizona Doug Ducey Republican 11.8 Republican
Arkansas Asa Hutchinson Republican 13.9 Democratic flip
California Jerry Brown Democratic 19.9 Democratic
Colorado John Wright Hickenlooper Democratic 3.3 Democratic
Connecticut Dannel P. Malloy Democratic 2.3 Democratic
Florida Rick Scott Republican 1.1 Republican
Georgia J. Nathan Deal Republican 7.9 Republican
Hawaii David Y. Ige Democratic 12.3 Democratic
Idaho C.L. 'Butch' Otter Republican 15.0 Republican
Illinois Bruce Rauner Republican 3.9 Democratic flip
Iowa Terry E. Branstad Republican 21.5 Republican
Kansas Sam Brownback Republican 3.7 Republican
Maine Paul R. LePage Republican 4.8 Republican
Maryland Larry Hogan Republican 3.8 Democratic flip
Massachusetts Charles D. Baker Republican 1.8 Democratic flip
Michigan Rick Snyder Republican 4.1 Republican
Minnesota Mark Dayton Democratic 5.6 Democratic
Nebraska Pete Ricketts Republican 17.9 Republican
Nevada Brian E. Sandoval Republican 46.7 Republican
New Hampshire Maggie Hassan Democratic 5.0 Democratic
New Mexico Susana Martinez Republican 14.5 Republican
New York Andrew Cuomo Democratic 14.7 Democratic
Ohio John Richard Kasich Republican 30.6 Republican
Oklahoma Mary Fallin Republican 14.8 Republican
Oregon John Kitzhaber Democratic 5.8 Democratic
Pennsylvania Thomas W. Wolf Democratic 9.9 Republican flip
Rhode Island Gina M. Raimondo Democratic 4.5 Independent flip
South Carolina Nikki Haley Republican 14.5 Republican
South Dakota Dennis M. Daugaard Republican 45.0 Republican
Tennessee William Edward Haslam Republican 47.5 Republican
Texas Greg Abbott Republican 20.4 Republican
Vermont Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic 1.2 Democratic
Wisconsin Scott Walker Republican 5.7 Republican
Wyoming Matt Hansen Mead Republican 31.5 Republican

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.