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2014 governor elections · South Carolina history

South Carolina governor election 2014

Nikki Haley REP +14.5 · held 11/4/14

Votes counted
1,246,301
Margin
14.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/4/14

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Nikki Haley WonREP696,64555.90%
Vincent A. SheheenDEM516,16641.42%
Steve FrenchLIB15,4381.24%
Tom ErvinOTH11,4960.92%
Bruce ReevesUC5,6220.45%
Write-in—9340.08%
Total1,246,301

Official source: summary.html

Other South Carolina governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Henry McMaster17.4
2018Henry McMaster8.0
2014Nikki Haley14.5
2010Nikki Haley4.5
2006Mark Sanford10.3
2002Mark Sanford5.8
1998James H. Hodges8.0

Full South Carolina governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2014 South Carolina governor race?

Nikki Haley (REP) won with 55.9% of the vote, ahead of Vincent A. Sheheen (41.4%), a margin of 14.5 points.

Did the South Carolina governor seat change party in 2014?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2014 South Carolina governor race?

1,246,301 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.