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2014 United States gubernatorial elections
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2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential no 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election 2010 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election 2018 November 4, 2014 63.37% Registered 6.41% 34.00% of Total Population 4.17% 150x150px File:Matt Mead.jpg Matt Mead Republican Party (United States) 99,700 59.39% File:Pete Gosar.jpg Pete Gosar Democratic Party (United States) 45,752 27.25% File:Don Wills (cropped).jpg Don Wills Independent 9,895 5.89% 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMead: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Gosar: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor Matt Mead Republican Party (United States) Matt Mead Republican Party (United States)
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.
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
Candidates
Declared
Taylor Haynes, physician, rancher and Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2010http://kgab.com/haynes-announces-run-for-governor/ Haynes Announces Run For Governor April 29, 2013 January 20, 2014 KGAB.com Doug Randall
Cindy Hill, State Superintendent of Public Instructionhttp://kgab.com/hill-announces-run-for-governor-in-2014/ Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014 January 31, 2013 January 20, 2014 KGAB.com Doug Randall
Matt Mead, incumbent governorhttp://meadforgovernor.com/governor-matt-mead-announces-2014-re-election-campaign Governor Matt Mead Announces 2014 Re-Election Campaign March 11, 2014 March 12, 2014 meadforgovernor.com Kari Gray March 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313044828/http://meadforgovernor.com/governor-matt-mead-announces-2014-re-election-campaign/ dead
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MattMead CindyHill UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling July 19–21, 2013 780 ± 3.5% 69% 15% 16%
Results
thumb|Results by county:
Mead #d40000 Mead—70–80% #ff0000 Mead—60–70% #ff2a2a Mead—50–60% #ff5555 Mead—40–50%
Haynes #55ddff Haynes—40–50%
Republican primary resultshttp://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2014/Results/Primary/2014_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf 2014 Official Primary Election results Wyoming Secretary of State September 2, 2014
Matt Mead (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 53,673 54.04
Taylor Haynes Republican Party (United States) 31,532 31.75
Cindy Hill Republican Party (United States) 12,464 12.55
Write-in Republican Party (United States) 215 0.22
Over Votes Republican Party (United States) 26 0.03
Under Votes Republican Party (United States) 1,402 1.41
99,312 100
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Pete Gosar, former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2010 and brother of Arizona Republican U.S. representative Dr. Paul Gosarhttp://trib.com/news/local/state-and-regional/updated-gosar-announces-run-for-wyoming-governor-on-democratic-side/article_b0e0530f-6e13-5b2c-a76a-eabe91c300c1.html (Updated) Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor on Democratic side May 17, 2014 May 18, 2014 Casper Star-Tribune Ben Neary
Results
thumb|Results by county:
#003380 Gosar—>90%
Democratic primary results
Pete Gosar Democratic Party (United States) 15,289 83.52
Write-in Democratic Party (United States) 510 2.78
Over Votes Democratic Party (United States) 5 0.03
Under Votes Democratic Party (United States) 2,502 13.67
18,306 100
General election
Predictions
Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings/139257 The Cook Political Report October 1, 2018 Solid R November 3, 2014 Sabato's Crystal BallThe Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-crystal-balls-final-2014-picks/ Sabato's Crystal Ball October 1, 2018 Safe R November 3, 2014 Rothenberg Political Report2014 Gubernatorial Ratings http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2014-gubernatorial-ratings-november-3-2014 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report October 1, 2018 Safe R November 3, 2014 Real Clear Politics2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/governor/2014_elections_governor_map.html Real Clear Politics October 1, 2018 Safe R November 3, 2014
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MattMead (R) PeteGosar (D) Other UndecidedCBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 258 ± 11% 58% 33% 0% 9%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon October 6–8, 2014 625 ± 4% 53% 28% 6%Dee Cozzens (L) 3%, Don Wills (I) 3% 13%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 2014 264 ± 7% 53% 30% 7% 11%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014 350 ± 8% 53% 25% 12% 9%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 20–21, 2014 700 ± 4% 55% 34% 7% 4%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 416 ± 5.1% 53% 25% 16% 5%
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With Mead
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MattMead (R) DaveFreudenthal (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling July 19–21, 2013 1,203 ± 2.8% 47% 36% — 17%
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MattMead (R) GaryTrauner (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling July 19–21, 2013 1,203 ± 2.8% 62% 20% — 18%
With Hill
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CindyHill (R) DaveFreudenthal (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling July 19–21, 2013 1,203 ± 2.8% 23% 57% — 20%
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CindyHill (R) GaryTrauner (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling July 19–21, 2013 1,203 ± 2.8% 29% 38% — 33%
Results
thumb|Results map by county with pie charts
Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014 https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2014/Results/General/2014_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf Wyoming Secretary of State November 16, 2014 November 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107113953/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2014/Results/General/2014_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf dead
Republican Party (United States) Matt Mead (incumbent) 99,700 59.39% -6.29%
Democratic Party (United States) Pete Gosar 45,752 27.25% +4.31%
Independent Don Wills 9,895 5.89% N/A
8,490 5.06% +3.85%
Libertarian Party (United States) Dee Cozzens 4,040 2.41% -0.44%
167,877 100.00% N/A
Republican Party (United States)
By county
County Matt MeadRepublican Pete GosarDemocratic Don WillsIndependent Dee CozzensLibertarian Write-ins Margin Total # % # % # % # % # % # % Albany 4,520 43.75% 4,885 47.28% 386 3.74% 215 2.08% 325 3.15% −365 −3.53% 10,331 Big Horn 2,717 66.38% 545 13.32% 214 5.23% 385 9.41% 232 5.67% 2,172 53.07% 4,093 Campbell 7,667 72.38% 1,267 11.96% 722 6.82% 242 2.28% 694 6.55% 6,400 60.42% 10,592 Carbon 2,948 64.95% 1,164 25.64% 185 4.08% 87 1.92% 155 3.41% 1,784 39.30% 4,539 Converse 2,572 61.24% 823 19.60% 344 8.19% 79 1.88% 382 9.10% 1,749 41.64% 4,200 Crook 1,970 71.51% 304 11.03% 193 7.01% 73 2.65% 215 7.80% 1,666 60.47% 2,755 Fremont 6,655 54.50% 4,126 33.79% 523 4.28% 221 1.81% 687 5.63% 2,529 20.71% 12,212 Goshen 2,494 58.65% 1,066 25.07% 351 8.25% 117 2.75% 224 5.27% 1,428 33.58% 4,252 Hot Springs 1,155 57.52% 536 26.69% 173 8.62% 73 3.64% 71 3.54% 619 30.83% 2,008 Johnson 2,179 66.27% 812 24.70% 156 4.74% 51 1.55% 90 2.74% 1,367 41.58% 3,288 Laramie 14,270 55.30% 7,780 30.15% 1,251 4.85% 626 2.43% 1,876 7.27% 6,490 25.15% 25,803 Lincoln 4,045 70.14% 867 15.03% 426 7.39% 148 2.57% 281 4.87% 3,178 55.11% 5,767 Natrona 12,454 59.11% 5,796 27.51% 1,390 6.60% 358 1.70% 1,072 5.09% 6,658 31.60% 21,070 Niobrara 579 55.89% 167 16.12% 83 8.01% 27 2.61% 180 17.37% 399 38.51% 1,036 Park 6,163 65.14% 1,518 16.04% 990 10.46% 373 3.94% 417 4.41% 4,645 49.10% 9,461 Platte 1,857 52.70% 915 25.96% 283 8.03% 85 2.41% 384 10.90% 942 26.73% 3,524 Sheridan 6,400 67.16% 2,311 24.25% 457 4.80% 153 1.61% 208 2.18% 4,089 42.91% 9,529 Sublette 1,757 54.75% 968 30.17% 198 6.17% 52 1.62% 234 7.29% 789 24.59% 3,209 Sweetwater 6,431 57.03% 3,857 34.20% 541 4.80% 243 2.15% 205 1.82% 2,574 22.83% 11,277 Teton 3,998 50.37% 3,573 45.01% 192 2.42% 115 1.45% 60 0.76% 425 5.35% 7,938 Uinta 3,251 57.11% 1,620 28.46% 396 6.96% 168 2.95% 258 4.53% 1,631 28.65% 5,693 Washakie 2,041 71.79% 500 17.59% 121 4.26% 102 3.59% 79 2.78% 1,541 54.20% 2,843 Weston 1,577 64.18% 352 14.33% 320 13.02% 47 1.91% 161 6.55% 1,225 49.86% 2,457Totals99,70059.39%45,75227.25%9,8955.89%4,0402.41%8,4905.06%53,94832.14%167,877
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Albany (largest city: Laramie)
right 250px Swing by county"swing" Compares Republican minus Democratic margin in 2010. 250px Trend relative to the state by county
Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 250px County flips Legend
Democratic
#0671b0 Flip
Republican
#f48882 Hold
References
Notes
External links
Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Official campaign websites (archived)
Matt Mead incumbent
Pete Gosar
Taylor Haynes
Cindy Hill
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