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Alabama governor election 2014

Robert Julian Bentley REP +27.3 · held 11/4/14

Votes counted
1,180,413
Margin
27.3 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/4/14

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Robert Julian Bentley WonREP750,23163.56%
Rolf Parker GriffithDEM427,78736.24%
Write-in—2,3950.20%
Total1,180,413

Official source: 2014GeneralResults-WithoutWriteIn.pdf

Other Alabama governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Kay Ivey37.7
2018Kay Ivey19.1
2014Robert Julian Bentley27.3
2010Robert Julian Bentley15.7
2006Bob Riley15.9
2002Bob Riley0.2
1998Don Siegelman15.6

Full Alabama governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2014 Alabama governor race?

Robert Julian Bentley (REP) won with 63.6% of the vote, ahead of Rolf Parker Griffith (36.2%), a margin of 27.3 points.

Did the Alabama governor seat change party in 2014?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2014 Alabama governor race?

1,180,413 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.