2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Wyoming. The election coincided with elections to other federal and state offices.
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Turnout | 63.37% Registered ![]() 34.00% of Total Population ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() County results Mead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Gosar: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a second term in office. Mead won the election with 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Pete Gosar, Independent candidate Don Wills and Libertarian Dee Cozzens.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Taylor Haynes, physician, rancher and Independent write-in candidate for Governor in 2010[1]
- Cindy Hill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction[2]
- Matt Mead, incumbent governor[3]
Polling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Matt Mead |
Cindy Hill |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 69% | 15% | 16% |
Results
editMead
- Mead—70–80%
- Mead—60–70%
- Mead—50–60%
- Mead—40–50%
Haynes
- Haynes—40–50%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Matt Mead (incumbent) | 53,673 | 54.04 | |
Republican | Taylor Haynes | 31,532 | 31.75 | |
Republican | Cindy Hill | 12,464 | 12.55 | |
Republican | Write-in | 215 | 0.22 | |
Republican | Over Votes | 26 | 0.03 | |
Republican | Under Votes | 1,402 | 1.41 | |
Total votes | 99,312 | 100 |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Pete Gosar, former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2010 and brother of Arizona Republican U.S. Representative Paul Gosar[5]
Results
edit Gosar—>90%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Gosar | 15,289 | 83.52 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 510 | 2.78 | |
Democratic | Over Votes | 5 | 0.03 | |
Democratic | Under Votes | 2,502 | 13.67 | |
Total votes | 18,306 | 100 |
General election
editPredictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[9] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Matt Mead (R) |
Pete Gosar (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 258 | ± 11% | 58% | 33% | 0% | 9% |
Mason-Dixon | October 6–8, 2014 | 625 | ± 4% | 53% | 28% | 6%[10] | 13% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 264 | ± 7% | 53% | 30% | 7% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 350 | ± 8% | 53% | 25% | 12% | 9% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 20–21, 2014 | 700 | ± 4% | 55% | 34% | 7% | 4% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 416 | ± 5.1% | 53% | 25% | 16% | 5% |
Hypothetical polling
- With Mead
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Matt Mead (R) |
Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 36% | — | 17% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Matt Mead (R) |
Gary Trauner (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 62% | 20% | — | 18% |
- With Hill
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Cindy Hill (R) |
Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 23% | 57% | — | 20% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Cindy Hill (R) |
Gary Trauner (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 29% | 38% | — | 33% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Matt Mead (incumbent) | 99,700 | 59.39% | −6.29% | |
Democratic | Pete Gosar | 45,752 | 27.25% | +4.31% | |
Independent | Don Wills | 9,895 | 5.89% | N/A | |
Write-in | 8,490 | 5.06% | +3.85% | ||
Libertarian | Dee Cozzens | 4,040 | 2.41% | −0.44% | |
Total votes | 167,877 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ Doug Randall (April 29, 2013). "Haynes Announces Run For Governor". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Doug Randall (January 31, 2013). "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Kari Gray (March 11, 2014). "Governor Matt Mead Announces 2014 Re-Election Campaign". meadforgovernor.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Ben Neary (May 17, 2014). "(Updated) Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor on Democratic side". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Dee Cozzens (L) 3%, Don Wills (I) 3%
- ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
External links
edit- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Matt Mead incumbent
- Pete Gosar
- Taylor Haynes
- Cindy Hill