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General Election Date: November 4, 2014

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Forty-three states heldstate executive official elections on November 4, 2014.

Heading into 2014, eight states were not scheduled to hold executive official elections:Kentucky,Mississippi,New Jersey,North Carolina,Utah,Virginia,Washington andWest Virginia. Utah was forced to schedule aspecial election forattorney general, following the resignation ofJohn Swallow in December 2013.Sean Reyes (R)won the special election for the remaining two years of Swallow's elected term.

In the 43 states that held elections in 2014, atotal of 225 state executive officials were elected. That is more than double the number of positions that were elected in2012, when 94 positions were elected.

Offices up for election

DemocraticGovernor of Rhode IslandLincoln Chafee, the former Republican and sole sitting Independent governor until May 2013, was expected to seek re-election on the Democratic ticket in2014, but announced on September 4, 2013 that he would not seek a second term.^[1][2]

The offices up for election included:

• 36governors. Four governors were term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. They were:
  • Jan Brewer (R),Governor of Arizona
  • Dave Heineman (R),Governor of Nebraska
  • Mike Beebe (D),Governor of Arkansas
  • Martin O'Malley (D),Governor of Maryland

• Of those states holding gubernatorial elections in 2014, nine states were considered toss-ups or vulnerable for partisan switch, according to polling figures and reports fromFiveThirtyEight,Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, andGoverning. The vulnerable governor seats were held by the following incumbents:^[3][4][5]
• Arizona -Jan Brewer (R) was ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedRepublican.
• Arkansas -Mike Beebe (D) was ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits.
  • Verdict: This seat flipped toRepublican control.
• Connecticut -Dan Malloy (D) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedDemocratic.
• Florida -Rick Scott (R) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedRepublican.
• Georgia -Nathan Deal (R) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedRepublican.
• Illinois -Pat Quinn (D) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat flipped toRepublican control.
• Kansas -Sam Brownback (R) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedRepublican.
• Maine -Paul LePage (R) ran for re-election.
  • Verdict: This seat remainedRepublican.
• Pennsylvania -Tom Corbett (R) ran for re-election.^[6]
  • Verdict: This seat flipped toDemocratic control.

Besides governors, the other offices up for election included:

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Results analysis

Ballotpedia covered elections for225 state executive seats in43 states. The following charts tracked results for hotly contested races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state. There are also sections devoted to specialized tracking based on major political trends, including the 2010 wave election and Obamacare. Our analysis starts by looking at the partisan composition of these four offices.

Priority races

The following races were identified by Ballotpedia staff as the most competitive and interesting state executive elections in 2014.

State	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party	Office Party Change?
Alaska gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Sean Parnell/Mead Treadwell	Republican	Bill Walker/Bryon Mallott	Nonpartisan/Democratic	Yes
Arizona Attorney General	Tom Horne	Republican	Mark Brnovich	Republican	No
Arizona gubernatorial	Jan Brewer	Republican	Doug Ducey	Republican	No
Arkansas Attorney General	Dustin McDaniel	Democratic	Leslie Rutledge	Republican	Yes
Arkansas gubernatorial	Mike Beebe	Democratic	Asa Hutchinson	Republican	Yes
Colorado Attorney General	John W. Suthers	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	Republican	No
Colorado gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia	Democratic	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia	Democratic	No
Florida gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	No
Georgia gubernatorial	Nathan Deal	Republican	Nathan Deal	Republican	No
Illinois gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Pat Quinn/Sheila Simon	Democratic	Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti	Republican	Yes
Kansas gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer	Republican	Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer	Republican	No
Kansas Secretary of State	Kris Kobach	Republican	Kris Kobach	Republican	No
Maine gubernatorial	Paul LePage	Republican	Paul LePage	Republican	No
Massachusetts gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Deval Patrick/Vacant	Democratic	Charles D. Baker/Karyn Polito	Republican	Yes
Michigan attorney general	Bill Schuette	Republican	Bill Schuette	Republican	No
Michigan gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Rick Snyder/Brian Calley	Republican	Rick Snyder/Brian Calley	Republican	No
Nebraska gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Dave Heineman/John Nelson	Republican	Pete Ricketts/Mike Foley	Republican	No
Nevada lt. gubernatorial	Brian Krolicki	Republican	Mark Hutchison	Republican	No
Pennsylvania gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley	Republican	Tom Wolf/Mike Stack	Democratic	Yes
South Carolina gubernatorial	Nikki Haley	Republican	Nikki Haley	Republican	No
South Carolina Secretary of State	Mark Hammond	Republican	Mark Hammond	Republican	No
Wisconsin Attorney General	J.B. Van Hollen	Republican	Brad Schimel	Republican	No
Wisconsin gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	Republican	Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	Republican	No
Wisconsin Secretary of State	Doug La Follette	Democratic	Doug La Follette	Democratic	No

What happened to the governors elected in the 2010 tea party wave?

Twelve Republican challengers replaced Democratic governors during the 2010 midterm elections. All of these first-term governors were seeking re-election in 2014 with hopes of continuing the conservative wave that swept them into office four years earlier. The following table tracks the outcomes of these re-election bids.

Re-election outcomes: 2010 GOP governors
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Florida	Rick Scott	Republican	Rick Scott	Republican	No
Iowa	Terry E. Branstad	Republican	Terry E. Branstad	Republican	No
Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	Sam Brownback	Republican	No
Maine	Paul LePage	Republican	Paul LePage	Republican	No
Michigan	Rick Snyder	Republican	Rick Snyder	Republican	No
New Mexico	Susana Martinez	Republican	Susana Martinez	Republican	No
Ohio	John Kasich	Republican	John Kasich	Republican	No
Oklahoma	Mary Fallin	Republican	Mary Fallin	Republican	No
Pennsylvania	Tom Corbett	Republican	Tom Wolf	Democratic	Yes
Tennessee	Bill Haslam	Republican	Bill Haslam	Republican	No
Wisconsin	Scott Walker	Republican	Scott Walker	Republican	No
Wyoming	Matt Mead	Republican	Matt Mead	Republican	No

States with Obamacare lawsuits

Attorneys general in 27 states filed lawsuits in 2010 and 2011 challenging the constitutionality of theAffordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Two-thirds (18) of those attorney general seats were up for election in 2014. The following table tracks partisan control over these attorney general offices before and after the 2014 election.^[7]

Note:Catherine Cortez Masto (D) refused to file a lawsuit against the federal government in 2010, leadingthen-Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) to appoint attorneyMark Hutchison to sue the government on the state's behalf.^[8]

States involved in Obamacare lawsuits
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Alabama	Luther Strange	Republican	Luther Strange	Republican	No
Arizona	Tom Horne	Republican	Mark Brnovich	Republican	No
Colorado	John W. Suthers	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	Republican	No
Florida	Pam Bondi	Republican	Pam Bondi	Republican	No
Georgia	Samuel S. Olens	Republican	Samuel S. Olens	Republican	No
Idaho	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	No
Kansas	Derek Schmidt	Republican	Derek Schmidt	Republican	No
Michigan	Bill Schuette	Republican	Bill Schuette	Republican	No
Nebraska	Jon Bruning	Republican	Doug Peterson	Republican	No
Nevada	Catherine Cortez Masto	Democratic	Adam Paul Laxalt	Republican	Yes
North Dakota	Wayne Stenehjem	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem	Republican	No
Ohio	Mike DeWine	Republican	Mike DeWine	Republican	No
Oklahoma	Scott Pruitt	Republican	Scott Pruitt	Republican	No
South Carolina	Alan Wilson	Republican	Alan Wilson	Republican	No
South Dakota	Marty J. Jackley	Republican	Marty Jackley	Republican	No
Texas	Greg Abbott	Republican	Ken Paxton	Republican	No
Utah	Sean Reyes	Republican	Sean Reyes	Republican	No
Wisconsin	J.B. Van Hollen	Republican	Brad Schimel	Republican	No

Targeted secretary of state races

Competingpolitical action committees (PACs) emerged in 2014 to exert influence in secretary of state elections across the country.SOS for Democracy andSOS for SOS worked to secure these offices for liberal and conservative interests, respectively. The following table tracks the election outcomes for six races targeted by both SOS for Democracy and SOS for SOS in 2014.^[9][10]

Targeted Secretaries of State
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Arizona	Ken Bennett	Republican	Michele Reagan	Republican	No
Colorado	Scott Gessler	Republican	Wayne Williams	Republican	No
Iowa	Matt Schultz	Republican	Paul Pate	Republican	No
Michigan	Ruth Johnson	Republican	Ruth Johnson	Republican	No
New Mexico	Dianna Duran	Republican	Dianna Duran	Republican	No
Ohio	Jon Husted	Republican	Jon Husted	Republican	No

Election dates

General election

November 4

Primaries

State	Signature Filing Deadline	Primary Date	Notes/Costs for candidates	Days between Deadline and Primary
Alabama	2/7/2014	6/3/2014		116
Alaska	6/2/2014	8/19/2014	The filing fee for governor and lieutenant governor is $100.[11]	85
Arizona	5/28/2014	8/26/2014	Write-in candidates must file by 7/17/2014.[12]	90
Arkansas	3/3/2014	5/20/2014	Independent candidates must also submit petitions with the Secretary of State Office. Those are due by 5/1/2014.[13][14]	68
California	2/20/2014	6/3/2014	Candidates must submit a minimum of 3,000 registered voters' signatures to the counties in which the signers reside. Instead of filing petitions, candidates may instead pay a fee equal to one percent of the salary of the desired office to their home county elections office.[15][16] That fee is due by 3/7/2014. Write-in candidates must file by 5/20/2014.[17]	113
Colorado	3/31/2014	6/24/2014	Candidates may also file by assembly nomination with a major party and by the write-in process. Major party candidates must file by 4/12/2014, and write-in candidates must file by 4/18/2014.[18][19][20]	85
Connecticut	6/10/2014	8/12/2014	Candidates running by petition must collect registered voter signatures equal to one percent of the votes cast in the previous election for the same office or 7,500 signatures of registered voters, whichever is fewer.[21]	63
Delaware	7/8/2014	9/9/2014		63
Florida	5/19/2014	8/26/2014	The deadline for candidates paying a filing fee instead of submitting petitions is 6/20/2014.[22][23]	99
Georgia	3/7/2014	5/20/2014		53
Hawaii	6/3/2014	8/9/2014		67
Idaho	3/14/2014	5/20/2014		67
Illinois	12/2/2013	3/18/2014		106
Indiana	2/7/2014	5/6/2014		88
Iowa	3/14/2014	6/3/2014		81
Kansas	6/2/2014	8/5/2014		64
Louisiana	8/22/2014	11/4/2014		74
Maine	3/17/2014	6/10/2014	The deadline for independent candidates is 6/2/2014.[24]	85
Maryland	2/25/2014	6/24/2014	Filing fees depend upon the office sought. The fee must be paid either by check, money order or cash. It is permissible for a state candidate’s campaign finance entity to pay the fee.[25]	129
Massachusetts	5/6/2014	9/9/2014	The 5/6/2014 deadline is for candidates to file nomination papers with the Registrar of Voters in order to be certified. Candidates must also file paperwork with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by 6/3/2014. The deadline for non-party candidates running for federal and statewide offices to file nomination papers with the Registrar of Voters for certification is 7/29/2014, and the deadline for these non-party candidates to file paperwork with the Secretary of the Commonwealth is 8/26/2014.[26]	126
Michigan	4/22/2014	8/5/2014	Candidates for governor must file 15,000 valid signatures from at least half of the congressional districts in the state.[27] Candidates for the offices of Secretary of State and Attorney General do not participate in the primary election.[28]	105
Minnesota	6/3/2014	8/12/2014		70
Missouri	3/25/2014	8/5/2014		133
Montana	3/10/2014	6/3/2014		85
Nebraska	3/3/2014	5/13/2014	Incumbents running for re-election must file by 2/18/2014.[29]	71
Nevada	3/14/2014	6/10/2014		88
New Hampshire	6/13/2014	9/9/2014		88
New Mexico	2/4/2014	6/3/2014		119
New York	-	9/9/2014
North Dakota	4/7/2014	6/10/2014		64
Ohio	2/5/2014	5/6/2014		90
Oklahoma	4/11/2014	6/24/2014		74
Oregon	3/11/2014	5/20/2014		70
Pennsylvania	3/11/2014	5/20/2014		70
Rhode Island	6/25/2014	9/9/2014		76
South Carolina	3/30/2014	6/10/2014		72
South Dakota	3/25/2014	6/3/2014		65
Tennessee	4/3/2014	8/7/2014		116
Texas	12/9/2013	3/4/2014		85
Vermont	6/12/2014	8/26/2014		75
Wisconsin	6/2/2014	8/12/2014		85
Wyoming	5/30/2014	8/19/2014		74

By state

By office

Gubernatorial

Lt. Governor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

State Treasurer

Controller

Auditor

Superintendent of Schools

• Arizona
• California
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Wyoming

Adjutant General

• South Carolina

Mine Inspector

• Arizona

Education Commissioner

• New Mexico (7 seats)

Public Service Commissioner

Commissioner of Insurance

• California
• Georgia
• Kansas
• Oklahoma

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Alabama
• Florida
• Georgia
• Iowa
• North Dakota
• South Carolina
• Texas

Labor Commissioner

• Georgia
• Oklahoma
• Oregon

Land Commissioner

• Arkansas
• New Mexico
• South Dakota
• Texas

Railroad Commissioner

• Texas

Tax Commissioner

• North Dakota

Incumbent information

State Executive Official Election Information, 2014
Office	State	Incumbent	Incumbent Party	Incumbent Running?	2014 Winner	Partisan switch?
Governor of Alabama	Alabama	Robert J. Bentley	Republican	Yes	Robert J. Bentley	No
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Alabama	Kay Ivey	Republican	Yes	Kay Ivey	No
Secretary of State of Alabama	Alabama	Beth Chapman	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	John Merrill	No
Attorney General of Alabama	Alabama	Luther Strange	Republican	Yes	Luther Strange	No
Treasurer of Alabama	Alabama	Young Boozer	Republican	Yes	Young Boozer	No
Auditor of Alabama	Alabama	Samantha Shaw	Republican	No	Jim Zeigler	No
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama	Alabama	John McMillan	Republican	Yes	John McMillan	No
Public Service Commission of Alabama	Alabama	Terry Dunn	Republican	Defeated in primary	Chip Beeker	No
Public Service Commission of Alabama	Alabama	Jeremy Oden	Republican	Yes	Jeremy Oden	No
Governor of Alaska	Alaska	Sean Parnell	Republican	Yes	Bill Walker	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska	Alaska	Mead Treadwell	Republican	No	Byron Mallott	Yes
Governor of Arizona	Arizona	Jan Brewer	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	Doug Ducey	No
Secretary of State of Arizona	Arizona	Ken Bennett	Republican	No	Michele Reagan	No
Attorney General of Arizona	Arizona	Tom Horne	Republican	Defeated in primary	Mark Brnovich	No
Mine Inspector of Arizona	Arizona	Joe Hart	Republican	Yes	Joe Hart	No
Treasurer of Arizona	Arizona	Doug Ducey	Republican	No	Jeff DeWit	No
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona	Arizona	John Huppenthal	Republican	Defeated in primary	Diane Douglas	No
Corporation Commission of Arizona	Arizona	Gary Pierce	Republican	No	Tom Forese	No
Corporation Commission of Arizona	Arizona	Brenda Burns	Republican	No	Doug Little	No
Governor of Arkansas	Arkansas	Mike Beebe	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Asa Hutchinson	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas	Arkansas	Mark Darr	Republican	No	Tim Griffin	Yes
Secretary of State of Arkansas	Arkansas	Mark Martin	Republican	Yes	Mark Martin	No
Attorney General of Arkansas	Arkansas	Dustin McDaniel	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Leslie Rutledge	Yes
Treasurer of Arkansas	Arkansas	Charles Robinson	Democratic	Ineligible due to terms of appointment	Dennis Milligan	Yes
Auditor of Arkansas	Arkansas	Charlie Daniels	Democratic	No	Andrea Lea	Yes
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands	Arkansas	John Thurston	Republican	Yes	John Thurston	No
Governor of California	California	Jerry Brown	Democratic	Yes	Jerry Brown	No
Lieutenant Governor of California	California	Gavin Newsom	Democratic	Yes	Gavin Newsom	No
Secretary of State of California	California	Debra Bowen	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Alex Padilla	No
Attorney General of California	California	Kamala Harris	Democratic	Yes	Kamala D. Harris	No
Treasurer of California	California	Bill Lockyer	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	John Chiang	No
Controller of California	California	John Chiang	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Betty Yee	No
Superintendent of Public Instruction of California	California	Tom Torlakson	Democratic	Yes	Tom Torlakson	No
Commissioner of Insurance of California	California	Dave Jones	Democratic	Yes	Dave Jones	No
Governor of Colorado	Colorado	John Hickenlooper	Democratic	Yes	John Hickenlooper	No
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado	Colorado	Joseph Garcia	Democratic	No	Joseph Garcia	No
Secretary of State of Colorado	Colorado	Scott Gessler	Republican	No	Wayne W. Williams	No
Attorney General of Colorado	Colorado	John Suthers	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	Cynthia Coffman	No
Treasurer of Colorado	Colorado	Walker Stapleton	Republican	Yes	Walker Stapleton	No
Governor of Connecticut	Connecticut	Dan Malloy	Democratic	Yes	Dan Malloy	No
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut	Connecticut	Nancy Wyman	Democratic	Yes	Nancy Wyman	No
Secretary of State of Connecticut	Connecticut	Denise Merrill	Democratic	Yes	Denise Merrill	No
Attorney General of Connecticut	Connecticut	George Jepsen	Democratic	Yes	George Jepsen	No
Treasurer of Connecticut	Connecticut	Denise L. Nappier	Democratic	Yes	Denise L. Nappier	No
Comptroller of Connecticut	Connecticut	Kevin Lembo	Democratic	Yes	Kevin Lembo	No
Attorney General of Delaware	Delaware	Beau Biden	Democratic	Yes	Matthew Denn	No
Treasurer of Delaware	Delaware	Chip Flowers	Democratic	No	Ken Simpler	Yes
State Auditor of Delaware	Delaware	R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.	Republican	Yes	R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.	No
Governor of Florida	Florida	Rick Scott	Republican	Yes	Rick Scott	No
Lieutenant Governor of Florida	Florida	Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	Yes	Carlos Lopez-Cantera	No
Attorney General of Florida	Florida	Pam Bondi	Republican	Yes	Pam Bondi	No
Chief Financial Officer of Florida	Florida	Jeffrey Atwater	Republican	Yes	Jeffrey Atwater	No
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Florida	Florida	Adam Putnam	Republican	Yes	Adam Putnam	No
Governor of Georgia	Georgia	Nathan Deal	Republican	Yes	Nathan Deal	No
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Georgia	Casey Cagle	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	Casey Cagle	No
Secretary of State of Georgia	Georgia	Brian Kemp	Republican	Yes	Brian Kemp	No
Attorney General of Georgia	Georgia	Samuel S. Olens	Republican	Yes	Samuel S. Olens	No
State Superintendent of Schools of Georgia	Georgia	John Barge	Republican	No	Richard Woods	No
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner of Georgia	Georgia	Ralph Hudgens	Republican	Yes	Ralph Hudgens	No
Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia	Georgia	Gary Black	Republican	Yes	Gary Black	No
Commissioner of Labor of Georgia	Georgia	Mark Butler	Republican	Yes	Mark Butler	No
Public Service Commission of Georgia	Georgia	H. Doug Everett	Republican	Yes	H. Doug Everett	No
Public Service Commission of Georgia	Georgia	Bubba McDonald	Republican	Yes	Bubba McDonald	No
Governor of Hawaii	Hawaii	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	Defeated in primary	David Ige	No
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii	Hawaii	Shan Tsutsui	Democratic	Yes	Shan Tsutsui	No
Governor of Idaho	Idaho	Butch Otter	Republican	Yes	Butch Otter	No
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho	Idaho	Brad Little	Republican	Yes	Brad Little	No
Secretary of State of Idaho	Idaho	Ben Ysursa	Republican	No	Lawerence Denney	No
Attorney General of Idaho	Idaho	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	Yes	Lawrence Wasden	No
Treasurer of Idaho	Idaho	Ron Crane	Republican	Yes	Ron Crane	No
Controller of Idaho	Idaho	Brandon Woolf	Republican	Yes	Brandon Woolf	No
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Idaho	Idaho	Tom Luna	Republican	Yes	Sherri Ybarra	No
Governor of Illinois	Illinois	Pat Quinn	Democratic	Yes	Bruce Rauner	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Illinois	Sheila Simon	Democratic	No	Evelyn Sanguinetti	Yes
Secretary of State of Illinois	Illinois	Jesse White	Democratic	Yes	Jesse White	No
Attorney General of Illinois	Illinois	Lisa Madigan	Democratic	Yes	Lisa Madigan	No
Treasurer of Illinois	Illinois	Dan Rutherford	Republican	No	Mike Frerichs	Yes
Comptroller of Illinois	Illinois	Judy Baar Topinka	Republican	Yes	Judy Baar Topinka	No
Secretary of State of Indiana	Indiana	Connie Lawson	Republican	Yes	Connie Lawson	No
Treasurer of Indiana	Indiana	Daniel Huge	Nonpartisan	No	Kelly Mitchell	No
Auditor of the State of Indiana	Indiana	Suzanne Crouch	Republican	Yes	Suzanne Crouch	No
Governor of Iowa	Iowa	Terry E. Branstad	Republican	Yes	Terry E. Branstad	No
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa	Iowa	Kim Reynolds	Republican	Yes	Kim Reynolds	No
Secretary of State of Iowa	Iowa	Matt Schultz	Republican	No	Paul Pate	No
Attorney General of Iowa	Iowa	Tom Miller	Democratic	Yes	Tom Miller	No
Treasurer of State of Iowa	Iowa	Michael Fitzgerald	Democratic	Yes	Michael Fitzgerald	No
Auditor of State of Iowa	Iowa	Mary Mosiman	Republican	Yes	Mary Mosiman	No
Secretary of Argiculture of Iowa	Iowa	Bill Northey	Republican	Yes	Bill Northey	No
Governor of Kansas	Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	Yes	Sam Brownback	No
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas	Kansas	Jeff Colyer	Republican	Yes	Jeff Colyer	No
Secretary of State of Kansas	Kansas	Kris Kobach	Republican	Yes	Kris Kobach	No
Attorney General of Kansas	Kansas	Derek Schmidt	Republican	Yes	Derek Schmidt	No
Treasurer of Kansas	Kansas	Ron Estes	Republican	Yes	Ron Estes	No
Commissioner of Insurance of Kansas	Kansas	Sandy Praeger	Republican	No	Ken Selzer	No
Public Service Commission of Louisiana	Louisiana	Eric Skrmetta	Republican	Yes	Eric Skrmetta	No
Public Service Commission of Louisiana	Louisiana	Foster Campbell	Democratic	Yes	Foster Campbell	No
Governor of Maine	Maine	Paul LePage	Republican	Yes	Paul LePage	No
Governor of Maryland	Maryland	Martin O'Malley	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Larry Hogan	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland	Maryland	Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	No	Boyd Rutherford	Yes
Attorney General of Maryland	Maryland	Doug Gansler	Democratic	No	Brian Frosh	No
Comptroller of Maryland	Maryland	Peter Franchot	Democratic	Yes	Peter Franchot	No
Governor of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Deval Patrick	Democratic	No	Charles D. Baker	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Office vacant	N/A	N/A	Karyn Polito	Yes
Secretary of State of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	William F. Galvin	Democratic	Yes	William F. Galvin	No
Attorney General of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Martha Coakley	Democratic	No	Maura Healey	No
Treasurer of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Steven Grossman	Democratic	No	Deb Goldberg	No
Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Suzanne Bump	Democratic	Yes	Suzanne Bump	No
Governor of Michigan	Michigan	Rick Snyder	Republican	Yes	Rick Snyder	No
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan	Michigan	Brian Calley	Republican	Yes	Brian Calley	No
Secretary of State of Michigan	Michigan	Ruth Johnson	Republican	Yes	Ruth Johnson	No
Attorney General of Michigan	Michigan	Bill Schuette	Republican	Yes	Bill Schuette	No
Governor of Minnesota	Minnesota	Mark Dayton	Democratic	Yes	Mark Dayton	No
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota	Minnesota	Yvonne Prettner Solon	Democratic	No	Tina Smith	No
Secretary of State of Minnesota	Minnesota	Mark Ritchie	Democratic	No	Steve Simon	No
Attorney General of Minnesota	Minnesota	Lori Swanson	Democratic	Yes	Lori Swanson	No
State Auditor of Minnesota	Minnesota	Rebecca Otto	Democratic	Yes	Rebecca Otto	No
State Auditor of Missouri	Missouri	Thomas Schweich	Republican	Yes	Thomas Schweich	No
Public Service Commission of Montana	Montana	Travis Kavulla	Republican	Yes	Travis Kavulla	No
Public Service Commission of Montana	Montana	Bill Gallagher	Republican	No	Brad Johnson	No
Governor of Nebraska	Nebraska	Dave Heineman	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	Pete Ricketts	No
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska	Nebraska	John Nelson	Republican	No	Mike Foley	No
Secretary of State of Nebrasha	Nebraska	John A. Gale	Republican	Yes	John A. Gale	No
Attorney General of Nebraska	Nebraska	Jon Bruning	Republican	Yes	Doug Peterson	No
Treasurer of Nebraska	Nebraska	Don Stenberg	|Republican	Yes	Don Stenberg	No
Auditor of Public Accounts of Nebraska	Nebraska	Mike Foley	Republican	No	Charlie Janssen	No
Public Service Commission of Nebraska	Nebraska	Anne C. Boyle	Democratic	No	Crystal Rhoades	No
Governor of Nevada	Nevada	Brian Sandoval	Republican	Yes	Brian Sandoval	No
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada	Nevada	Brian Krolicki	Republican	No	Mark Hutchison	No
Secretary of State of Nevada	Nevada	Ross Miller	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Barbara Cegavske	Yes
Attorney General of Nevada	Nevada	Catherine Cortez Masto	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Adam Paul Laxalt	Yes
State Treasurer of Nevada	Nevada	Kate Marshall	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Dan Schwartz	Yes
Controller of Nevada	Nevada	Kim Wallin	Democratic	No	Ron Knecht	Yes
Governor of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Maggie Hassan	Democratic	Yes	Maggie Hassan	No
Governor of New Mexico	New Mexico	Susana Martinez	Republican	Yes	Susana Martinez	No
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	New Mexico	John Sanchez	Republican	Yes	John Sanchez	No
Secretary of State of New Mexico	New Mexico	Dianna Duran	Republican	Yes	Dianna Duran	No
Attorney General of New Mexico	New Mexico	Gary King	Democratic	No	Hector Balderas	No
New Mexico Treasurer	New Mexico	James B. Lewis	Republican	Ineligible due to term limits	Tim Eichenberg	No
State Auditor of New Mexico	New Mexico	Hector Balderas	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Tim Keller	No
New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner	New Mexico	Ray Powell	Democratic	Yes	Aubrey Dunn	Yes
Public Regulation Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Ben L. Hall	Republican	Yes	Sandy Jones	Yes
Public Regulation Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Patrick H. Lyons	Republican	Yes	Patrick H. Lyons	No
Public Regulation Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Theresa Becenti-Aguilar	Democratic	Defeated in primary	Lynda Lovejoy	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Office vacant	N/A	No	Eleanor Chavez	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Millie Pogna	Republican	Yes	Millie Pogna	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Carmie Toulouse	Republican	Yes	Carmie Toulouse	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	J. Tyson Parker	Nonpartisan	No	Karyl Armbruster	Yes
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	James Conyers	Democratic	Yes	James Conyers	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Gilbert Peralta	Democratic	Yes	Gilbert Peralta	No
Public Education Commission of New Mexico	New Mexico	Eugene Gant	Democratic	No	Patricia Gipson	No
Governor of New York	New York	Andrew Cuomo	Democratic	Yes	Andrew Cuomo	No
Lieutenant Governor of New York	New York	Robert Duffy	Democratic	Yes	Kathy Hochul	No
Attorney General of New York	New York	Eric Schneiderman	Democratic	Yes	Eric Schneiderman	No
Comptroller of New York	New York	Thomas DiNapoli	Democratic	Yes	Thomas DiNapoli	No
Secretary of State of North Dakota	North Dakota	Al Jaeger	Republican	Yes	Al Jaeger	No
Attorney General of North Dakota	North Dakota	Wayne Stenehjem	Republican	Yes	Wayne Stenehjem	No
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture	North Dakota	Doug Goehring	Republican	Yes	Doug Goehring	No
North Dakota Tax Commissioner	North Dakota	Ryan Rauschenberger	Republican	No	Ryan Rauschenberger	No
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner	North Dakota	Brian Kalk	Republican	Yes	Brian Kalk	No
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner	North Dakota	Julie Fedorchak	Republican	Yes	Julie Fedorchak	No
Governor of Ohio	Ohio	John Kasich	Republican	Yes	John Kasich	No
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Ohio	Mary Taylor	Republican	Yes	Mary Taylor	No
Secretary of State of Ohio	Ohio	Jon Husted	Republican	Yes	Jon Husted	No
Attorney General of Ohio	Ohio	Mike DeWine	Republican	Yes	Mike DeWine	No
Treasurer of Ohio	Ohio	Josh Mandel	Republican	Yes	Josh Mandel	No
Auditor of State of Ohio	Ohio	Dave Yost	Republican	Yes	Dave Yost	No
Governor of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Mary Fallin	Republican	Yes	Mary Fallin	No
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Todd Lamb	Republican	Yes	Todd Lamb	No
Attorney General of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Scott Pruitt	Republican	Yes	Scott Pruitt	No
Treasurer of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Ken Miller	Republican	Yes	Ken Miller	No
State Auditor and Inspector of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Gary Jones	Republican	Yes	Gary Jones	No
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Janet Barresi	Republican	Defeated in primary	Joy Hofmeister	No
Commissioner of Insurance of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	John Doak	Republican	Yes	John Doak	No
Commissioner of Labor of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Mark Costello	Republican	Yes	Mark Costello	No
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner	Oklahoma	Patrice Douglas	Republican	No	Todd Hiett	No
Governor of Oregon	Oregon	John Kitzhaber	Democratic	Yes	John Kitzhaber	No
Governor of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Tom Corbett	Republican	Yes	Tom Wolf	Yes
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Jim Cawley	Republican	Yes	Mike Stack	Yes
Governor of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Democratic	No	Gina Raimondo	No
Lieutenant Governor Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Elizabeth Roberts	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Daniel McKee	No
Secretary of State of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Ralph Mollis	Democratic	Ineligible due to term limits	Nellie Gorbea	No
Attorney General of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Peter Kilmartin	Democratic	Yes	Peter Kilmartin	No
General Treasurer of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Gina Raimondo	Democratic	No	Seth Magaziner	No
Governor of South Carolina	South Carolina	Nikki Haley	Republican	Yes	Nikki Haley	No
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	South Carolina	John McGill	Democratic	No	Henry McMaster	Yes
Secretary of State of South Carolina	South Carolina	Mark Hammond	Republican	Yes	Mark Hammond	No
Attorney General of South Carolina	South Carolina	Alan Wilson	Republican	Yes	Alan Wilson	No
Treasurer of South Carolina	South Carolina	Curtis Loftis, Jr.	Republican	Yes	Curtis Loftis, Jr.	No
Comptroller General of South Carolina	South Carolina	Richard Eckstrom	Republican	Yes	Richard Eckstrom	No
Superintendent of Education of South Carolina	South Carolina	Mick Zais	Republican	No	Molly Mitchell Spearman	No
Commissioner of Agriculture of South Carolina	South Carolina	Hugh Weathers	Republican	Yes	Hugh Weathers	No
Adjutant General of South Carolina	South Carolina	Robert E. Livingston, Jr.	Republican	Yes	Robert E. Livingston, Jr.	No
Governor of South Dakota	South Dakota	Dennis Daugaard	Republican	Yes	Dennis Daugaard	No
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota	South Dakota	Matthew Michels	Republican	Yes	Matthew Michels	No
Secretary of State of South Dakota	South Dakota	Jason Gant	Republican	No	Shantel Krebs	No
Attorney General of South Dakota	South Dakota	Marty J. Jackley	Republican	Yes	Marty J. Jackley	No
Treasurer of South Dakota	South Dakota	Richard Sattgast	Republican	Yes	Richard Sattgast	No
State Auditor of South Dakota	South Dakota	Steve Barnett	Republican	Yes	Steve Barnett	No
Commissioner of School and Public Lands	South Dakota	Vernon L. Larson	Republican	No	Ryan Brunner	No
Public Utilities Commission of South Dakota	South Dakota	Gary Hanson	Republican	Yes	Gary Hanson	No
Governor of Tennessee	Tennessee	Bill Haslam	Republican	Yes	Bill Haslam	No
Governor of Texas	Texas	Rick Perry	Republican	No	Greg Abbott	No
Lieutenant Governor of Texas	Texas	David Dewhurst	Republican	Defeated in primary	Dan Patrick	No
Attorney General of Texas	Texas	Greg Abbott	Republican	No	Ken Paxton	No
Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas	Texas	Susan Combs	Republican	No	Glenn Hegar	No
Land Commissioner of Texas	Texas	Jerry Patterson	Republican	No	George P. Bush	No
Commissioner of Agriculture of Texas	Texas	Todd Staples	Republican	No	Sid Miller	No
Railroad Commission of Texas	Texas	Barry Smitherman	Republican	No	Ryan Sitton	No
Utah attorney general	Utah	Sean D. Reyes	Republican	Yes	Sean D. Reyes	No
Governor of Vermont	Vermont	Peter Shumlin	Democratic	Yes	Peter Shumlin	No
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Vermont	Phillip Scott	Republican	Yes	Phillip Scott	No
Secretary of State of Vermont	Vermont	Jim Condos	Democratic	Yes	Jim Condos	No
Attorney General of Vermont	Vermont	William Sorrell	Democratic	Yes	William Sorrell	No
Treasurer of Vermont	Vermont	Elizabeth Pearce	Democratic	Yes	Elizabeth Pearce	No
State Auditor of Vermont	Vermont	Doug Hoffer	Republican	Yes	Doug Hoffer	No
Governor of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Scott Walker	Republican	Yes	Scott Walker	No
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Rebecca Kleefisch	Republican	Yes	Rebecca Kleefisch	No
Secretary of State of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Douglas LaFollette	Democratic	Yes	Douglas La Follette	No
Attorney General of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	J.B. Van Hollen	Republican	No	Brad Schimel	No
Treasurer of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Kurt Schuller	Republican	No	Matt Adamczyk	No
Governor of Wyoming	Wyoming	Matt Mead	Republican	Yes	Matt Mead	No
Secretary of State of Wyoming	Wyoming	Max Maxfield	Republican	No	Ed Murray	No
Treasurer of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mark Gordon	Republican	Yes	Mark Gordon	No
Auditor of Wyoming	Wyoming	Cynthia Cloud	Republican	Yes	Cynthia Cloud	No
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wyoming	Wyoming	Cindy Hill	Republican	No	Jillian Balow	No

See also

• State executive offices
• List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2014
• Preview of 2014's most competitive gubernatorial races
• Preview of 2014's most competitive down ballot state executive races

External links

• Public Policy Polling, "Governor 2014"

Footnotes

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