The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election.
Sandoval's coattails allowed Republicans to win both chambers of the legislature for the first time since 1931, thereby giving Republicans a trifecta in the state for the first time since then.
As of , this is the most recent time that the Republican candidate carried Clark County in a statewide race, the last time that the winner of the gubernatorial election carried all counties in Nevada, the last time the winner received a majority of votes, and the last time the winner received more than 70% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Edward Hamilton, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
- Gary Marinch
- Brian Sandoval, incumbent governor
- William Tarbell
- Thomas Tighe
Declined
Results
Democratic primary
For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes. This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience. High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging. According to state law, even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. Thus, Bob Goodman was certified as the Democratic nominee.
Candidates
Declared
- Charles Chang
- Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and candidate for governor in 2010
- Stephen Frye, psychiatrist and candidate for NV-03 in 2012
- Bob Goodman, former Economic Development Commissioner, former Wyoming economic development director and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010
- Chris Hyepock, casino manager
- Allen Rheinhart, painter, sculptor and writer
- John Rutledge, philanthropist and attorney
- Abdul Shabazz, denture repair business owner and candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2011
Withdrew
Declined
- Richard Bryan, former U.S. Senator and former governor
- Barbara Buckley, former Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
- Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General
- Steven Horsford, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election and lost)
- Jan Laverty Jones, former mayor of Las Vegas, candidate for governor in 1994 and nominee for governor 1998
- Ruben Kihuen, state senator (ran for re-election and won)
- Susie Lee, education activist
- Kate Marshall, Nevada State Treasurer (ran for Secretary of State and lost)
- Ross Miller, Secretary of State of Nevada (ran for Nevada Attorney General and lost)
- Joe Neal, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2002
- Rory Reid, former Clark County Commissioner and nominee for governor in 2010
- Tick Segerblom, state senator
- Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner
- Debbie Smith, state senator (ran for re-election and won)
- Dina Titus, U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006 (ran for re-election and won)
Results
Independent American Party of Nevada primary
Candidates
Declared
Green primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Independents
Candidates
Withdrew
- Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and Democratic candidate for governor in 2010
General election
Candidates
- Brian Sandoval (Republican), incumbent governor of Nevada
- Bob Goodman (Democratic), former economic development commissioner, former Wyoming director of economic development and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010
- David Lory VanDerBeek (Independent American Party of Nevada), family therapist and nominee for the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012
Predictions
Polling
Results
By county
By congressional district
Sandoval won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.
References
External links
Official campaign websites (Archived)