ThePennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect theLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the winners of the lieutenant gubernatorialprimary elections join the ticket of their party's gubernatorial nominee.
Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. IncumbentRepublican Lieutenant GovernorJim Cawley was renominated unopposed and ran for re-election to a second term on a ticket with incumbent GovernorTom Corbett. TheDemocratic nominee was State SenatorMike Stack, who was businessmanTom Wolf's running mate.[1]
Wolf and Stack defeated Corbett and Cawley in the general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Cawley (incumbent) | 400,752 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 400,752 | 100.00 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Critz | Brad Koplinski | Brandon Neuman | Jay Paterno | Mark Smith | Mike Stack | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Polling[20] | May 12–13, 2014 | 559 | ±4.14% | 18% | 9% | 5% | — | 6% | 20% | 42% |
| Harper Polling[21] | Feb. 22–23, 2014 | 501 | ±4.38% | 16% | 4% | 7% | 17% | 2% | 6% | 48% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Stack | 351,627 | 46.79 | |
| Democratic | Mark Critz | 119,334 | 15.88 | |
| Democratic | Mark Smith | 109,519 | 14.57 | |
| Democratic | Brad Koplinski | 89,524 | 11.91 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Neuman | 81,438 | 10.84 | |
| Total votes | 751,442 | 100.00 | ||
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