2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 2014 United States gubernatorial elections January 2019September 2013 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee presidential no 150x150px 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2010 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2018 November 4, 2014 Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) 951,796 70.31% File:3x4.svg Charles Brown Democratic Party (United States) 309,237 22.84% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct results Haslam: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90% Brown: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Tie: #AE8BB1 50% #808080 No data Governor Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) 35.97% November 4, 2014 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2014 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 5.35 pp File:Gov. Bill Haslam Visit to ETTP 2014 Oak Ridge (cropped) (cropped).jpg The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state.2014 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2014&fips=47&off=5&elect=0&f=0 2026-03-08 uselectionatlas.org It was the largest margin of victory for any candidate in the 2014 gubernatorial elections. The primary elections took place on August 7, 2014, with Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Charles Brown winning their respective party nominations. With no political experience, Charles Brown campaigned on raising speed limits on the interstate highways to 80 mph and putting the Bible back in schools.Murphy Tim Tennessee gubernatorial nominee explains why he wants to electrocute governor https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/charlie-brown-bill-haslam-tennessee/ 2024-06-10 Mother Jones en-US Some of the Tennessee Democratic Party members became concerned over Brown's candidacy when he said in an interview that he would like to put Bill Haslam in an electric chair and "turn it on about half throttle and let him smell a little bit."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgGfzTXr7g Charlie Brown running for Tennessee governor. Good grief! 2014-08-12 chattanooga times free press 2024-06-10 YouTube2014-08-08 Dem Gubernatorial Nominee Wants To Send Governor To Electric Chair https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charlie-brown-bill-haslam-tennessee_n_5662940 2024-06-10 HuffPost enHannan Caleb 2014-08-08 The Alvin Greene of 2014 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/08/charlie-brown-democratic-candidate-for-tennessee-governor-the-72-year-old-hunter-who-did-no-campaigning.html 2024-06-10 Slate en-US 1091-2339 Haslam, on the other hand, campaigned on jobs, economic development, education reform, workforce development, and conservative fiscal leadership.2021-06-11 Priorities https://www.tn.gov/former-governor-haslam/priorities.html 2024-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210611195727/https://www.tn.gov/former-governor-haslam/priorities.html June 11, 2021 2014-10-21 Bill Haslam's Accomplishments http://www.billhaslam.com/accomplishments/ 2024-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021011451/http://www.billhaslam.com/accomplishments/ October 21, 2014 As of , this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966. This was also the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election. Republican primary Candidates Declared Basil Marceaux, perennial candidatePetitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives http://tn.gov/sos/election/PetitionsFiled.pdf April 11, 2014 Tennessee Secretary of State Bill Haslam, incumbent governorDecember 17, 2012 Gov. Bill Haslam announces re-election campaign http://www.wbir.com/news/article/245982/2/Gov-Bill-Haslam-announces-re-election-campaign dead https://archive.today/20130618005209/http://www.wbir.com/news/article/245982/2/Gov-Bill-Haslam-announces-re-election-campaign June 18, 2013 July 25, 2013 wbir.com mdy-all Donald McFolin, Independent candidate for governor in 2010Petitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives http://tn.gov/sos/election/PetitionsFiled.pdf April 11, 2014 Tennessee Secretary of State Mark "Coonrippy" BrownJanuary 6, 2014 Mark 'Coonrippy' Brown Runs For Governor To Get His Seized Raccoon Rebekah Back https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/mark-coonrippy-brown-raccoon-man-governor_n_4548518.html January 7, 2014 The Huffington Post Declined John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (ran as an independent)https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/apr/2/candidates-commit-as-deadline-nears/ Candidates Commit as Deadline Nears The Daily News Dries Bill April 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 Results thumb|300px|Results by county #E27F7F Haslam #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Republican primary resultshttp://www.elections.tn.gov/dynamic/20140807.php?ByOffice=Governor August 7, 2014 Official Election Results September 15, 2014 Tennessee Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140914080301/http://www.elections.tn.gov/dynamic/20140807.php?ByOffice=Governor September 14, 2014 mdy-all Bill Haslam (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 570,997 87.68% Mark "Coonrippy" Brown Republican Party (United States) 44,165 6.78% Donald Ray McFolin Republican Party (United States) 22,968 3.53% Basil Marceaux, Sr. Republican Party (United States) 13,117 2.01% 651,247 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Declared Charles V. Brown, retired engineer and candidate for governor in 2002Petitions Filed for Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives http://tn.gov/sos/election/PetitionsFiled.pdf April 11, 2014 Tennessee Secretary of State Kennedy Spellman Johnson John McKamey, former Sullivan County Commissioner Ron Noonan Removed from ballot Mark E. Clayton, Vice President of Public Advocate of the United States and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/03/start-engines-candidates-qualify-state-races/7276285/ Start your engines: Candidates qualify for state races The Tennessean Cass Michael April 3, 2014 April 11, 2014https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/10/get-fooled-democrats-deny-mark-clayton/7562305/ Won't get fooled again: Democrats deny Mark Clayton The Tennessean Cass Michael April 10, 2014 April 11, 2014 Jesse Gore Ed Borum Declined Lowe Finney, state senatorhttp://www.newschannel5.com/story/22980119/democratic-senator-lowe-finney-wont-seek-re-election Democratic Senator Lowe Finney Won't Seek Re-Election News Channel 5 July 31, 2013 August 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130912161808/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22980119/democratic-senator-lowe-finney-wont-seek-re-election September 12, 2013 dead mdy-all Craig Fitzhugh, minority leader of the Tennessee House of RepresentativesZelinski Andrea http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/rep-fitzhugh-passes-run-governor Rep. Fitzhugh passes on run for governor Nashville City Paper July 22, 2013 July 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130822180639/http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/rep-fitzhugh-passes-run-governor August 22, 2013 dead mdy-all Roy Herron, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, former state senator and nominee for Tennessee's 8th congressional district in 2010 John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (ran as an Independent) Jim Kyle, state senator and candidate for governor in 2010Garrison Joey http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130812/NEWS02/308120008/A-year-out-TN-Democrats-search-governor-Senate-candidates-turning-cold A year out, TN Democrats' search for governor, Senate candidates turning cold The Tennessean August 12, 2013 August 20, 2013 Sara Kyle, former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authorityhttps://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jan/02/democrat-sara-kyle-wont-challenge-gov-bill-haslam-/ Democrat Sara Kyle won't challenge Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014 Chattanooga Times Free Press Sher Andy January 2, 2014 January 5, 2014 Mike McWherter, businessman, attorney and nominee for governor in 2010http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2013/09/06/mike-mcwherter-haslam-created-culture-corruption/ Mike McWherter: Haslam has created a 'culture of corruption' | Humphrey on the Hill Knoxblogs.com September 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 October 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200118/http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2013/09/06/mike-mcwherter-haslam-created-culture-corruption/ dead Results thumb|300px|Results by county: #7996E2 Brown #bfccff 30–40% #a6b2ff 40–50% #7a97e3 50–60% #37c837 McKamey #a2f9a2ff 30–40% #78e478ff 40–50% #5bc75bff 50–60% #41b742ff 60–70% Democratic primary results Charles V. "Charlie" Brown Democratic Party (United States) 95,114 41.71% Wm. H. "John" McKamey Democratic Party (United States) 59,200 25.96% Kennedy Spellman Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 55,718 24.44% Ron Noonan Democratic Party (United States) 17,993 7.89% 228,025 100.00% Independents and Third Parties Candidates Declared Steven Coburn (Independent) Shaun Crowell (Constitution) John Jay Hooker (Independent), political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 Isa Infante (Green) Daniel T. Lewis (Libertarian), educator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 Removed from ballot Jondavid Balunek (Independent) J. D. Ellis (Independent) 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 September 3, 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 November 3, 2014 September 3, 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 September 3, 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 September 3, 2018 Safe R November 3, 2014 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BillHaslam (R) CharlesBrown (D) Other UndecidedCBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 974 ± 5% 58% 30% 2% 11%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 2014 1,007 ± 4% 60% 28% 1% 11%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014 1,056 ± 4% 56% 29% 4% 11%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 11–12, 2014 750 ± 3% 55% 30% 6% 9% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BillHaslam (R) JohnMcKamey (D) Other UndecidedCBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 1,460 ± 5.4% 55% 32% 4% 9%Rasmussen Reports April 29–30, 2014 750 ± 4% 57% 27% 5% 11% Results right 300px County flips Legend Republican #f48882 Hold #CA0120 Flip 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/20141104_CountyTotals_01.pdf State of Tennessee - November 4, 2014 - State General December 15, 2014 tn.gov Secretary of State of Tennessee Bill Haslam (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 951,796 70.31% +5.28% Charles Brown Democratic Party (United States) 309,237 22.84% -10.24% John Jay Hooker Independent 30,579 2.26% N/A Shaun Crowell Constitution Party (United States) 26,580 1.96% N/A Isa Infante Green Party (United States) 18,570 1.37% N/A Steve Coburn Independent (United States) 8,612 0.64% N/A Daniel Lewis Independent (United States) 8,321 0.62% N/A Write-ins n/a 33 0.00% 0.00% 1,353,728 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none County2014-11-04 2014 Gubernatorial Results by County https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/20141104_CountyTotals_01.pdf 2023-02-18 Tennessee Secretary of State en Bill HaslamRepublican Charles BrownDemocratic Other votes Totalvotes % # % # % #Anderson 75.27% 13,367 17.86% 3,171 6.87% 1,220 17,758Bedford 75.98% 5,653 16.49% 1,227 7.53% 560 7,440Benton 64.73% 2,415 26.56% 991 8.71% 325 3,731Bledsoe 69.41% 1,786 24.10% 620 6.49% 167 2,573Blount 79.75% 23,653 14.06% 4,171 6.19% 1,836 29,660Bradley 83.19% 16,709 12.59% 2,528 4.22% 848 20,085Campbell 77.42% 4,981 17.80% 1,145 4.79% 308 6,434Cannon 71.37% 1,977 19.71% 546 8.92% 247 2,770Carroll 69.54% 4,313 23.06% 1,430 7.40% 459 6,202Carter 77.72% 8,376 14.20% 1,530 8.08% 871 10,777Cheatham 72.63% 6,191 18.01% 1,535 9.36% 798 8,524Chester 78.58% 2,659 15.07% 510 6.35% 215 3,384Claiborne 76.20% 4,015 17.99% 948 5.81% 306 5,269Clay 66.64% 963 26.16% 378 7.20% 104 1,445Cocke 78.30% 5,615 14.39% 1,032 7.31% 524 7,171Coffee 73.11% 7,986 18.38% 2,008 8.50% 929 10,923Crockett 75.84% 2,222 19.04% 558 5.12% 150 2,930Cumberland 79.01% 12,978 15.48% 2,543 5.51% 905 16,426Davidson 53.50% 71,661 35.41% 47,438 11.09% 14,854 133,953Decatur 71.29% 1,634 22.25% 510 6.46% 148 2,292Dekalb 67.85% 2,423 23.35% 834 8.79% 314 3,571Dickson 69.09% 6,830 23.24% 2,297 7.67% 758 9,885Dyer 77.75% 5,710 15.82% 1,162 6.43% 472 7,344Fayette 77.14% 8,141 18.72% 1,976 4.14% 437 10,554Fentress 73.20% 2,371 19.05% 617 7.75% 251 3,239Franklin 70.99% 6,595 21.77% 2,022 7.24% 673 9,290Gibson 70.31% 7,819 20.68% 2,300 9.00% 1,001 11,120Giles 70.94% 3,922 22.23% 1,229 6.84% 378 5,529Grainger 78.93% 3,274 15.31% 635 5.76% 239 4,148Greene 76.27% 10,146 15.92% 2,118 7.80% 1,038 13,302Grundy 64.83% 1,556 26.88% 645 8.29% 199 2,400Hamblen 80.98% 8,978 13.66% 1,515 5.36% 594 11,087Hamilton 71.26% 56,750 24.44% 19,462 4.31% 3,429 79,641Hancock 73.48% 676 18.04% 166 8.48% 78 920Hardeman 59.14% 2,891 37.01% 1,809 3.85% 188 4,888Hardin 80.12% 4,046 15.13% 764 4.75% 240 5,050Hawkins 79.77% 8,730 14.39% 1,575 5.84% 639 10,944Haywood 57.52% 1,940 39.76% 1,341 2.73% 92 3,373Henderson 76.90% 3,836 15.84% 790 7.26% 362 4,988Henry 72.77% 5,297 21.06% 1,533 6.17% 449 7,279Hickman 69.18% 2,956 22.84% 976 7.98% 341 4,273Houston 56.11% 1,005 35.40% 634 8.49% 152 1,791Humphreys 60.18% 2,512 28.77% 1,201 11.04% 461 4,174Jackson 63.75% 1,451 26.85% 611 9.40% 214 2,276Jefferson 80.70% 8,423 13.13% 1,370 6.18% 645 10,438Johnson 78.30% 2,547 14.88% 484 6.82% 222 3,253Knox 77.05% 78,571 15.68% 15,986 7.28% 7,419 101,976Lake 54.08% 629 35.17% 409 10.75% 125 1,163Lauderdale 64.95% 2,652 29.41% 1,201 5.63% 230 4,083Lawrence 73.43% 6,264 19.70% 1,681 6.87% 586 8,531Lewis 71.07% 1,857 20.32% 531 8.61% 225 2,613Lincoln 75.70% 4,720 17.27% 1,077 7.02% 438 6,235Loudon 83.68% 12,015 11.21% 1,610 5.11% 734 14,359Macon 76.96% 2,436 15.27% 483 7.77% 246 3,165Madison 64.64% 14,563 29.47% 6,640 5.89% 1,328 22,531Marion 68.23% 4,233 27.16% 1,685 4.61% 286 6,204Marshall 72.06% 4,279 20.61% 1,224 7.33% 435 5,938Maury 69.26% 12,790 22.45% 4,145 8.29% 1,531 18,466McMinn 79.07% 8,120 16.11% 1,654 4.83% 496 10,270McNairy 75.14% 4,019 19.29% 1,032 5.57% 298 5,349Meigs 74.47% 1,683 19.42% 439 6.11% 138 2,260Monroe 77.10% 7,567 18.22% 1,788 4.69% 460 9,815Montgomery 69.45% 20,185 24.34% 7,073 6.21% 1,805 29,063Moore 73.16% 1,145 19.55% 306 7.28% 114 1,565Morgan 67.97% 2,453 26.66% 962 5.38% 194 3,609Obion 67.03% 4,428 20.72% 1,369 12.25% 809 6,606Overton 65.74% 2,613 25.79% 1,025 8.48% 337 3,975Perry 67.21% 945 23.26% 327 9.53% 134 1,406Pickett 71.63% 1,154 20.36% 328 8.01% 129 1,611Polk 71.35% 2,505 23.61% 829 5.04% 177 3,511Putnam 72.73% 10,425 19.03% 2,727 8.24% 1,181 14,333Rhea 81.00% 4,792 14.76% 873 4.24% 251 5,916Roane 76.91% 10,310 16.25% 2,178 6.84% 917 13,405Robertson 73.81% 10,177 18.14% 2,501 8.06% 1,111 13,789Rutherford 70.14% 36,467 21.78% 11,323 8.09% 4,204 51,994Scott 75.09% 2,318 20.41% 630 4.50% 139 3,087Sequatchie 77.85% 2,418 17.68% 549 4.48% 139 3,106Sevier 82.40% 15,400 11.80% 2,205 5.80% 1,084 18,689Shelby 57.80% 107,089 37.35% 69,193 4.85% 8,981 185,263Smith 65.92% 2,720 25.40% 1,048 8.68% 358 4,126Stewart 67.04% 1,999 25.49% 760 7.48% 223 2,982Sullivan 81.05% 26,837 13.29% 4,399 5.67% 1,876 33,112Sumner 76.74% 28,090 16.72% 6,121 6.53% 2,391 36,602Tipton 77.91% 9,636 17.01% 2,104 5.08% 628 12,368Trousdale 65.38% 965 26.56% 392 8.06% 119 1,476Unicoi 76.31% 2,999 15.17% 596 8.52% 335 3,930Union 76.93% 2,311 17.31% 520 5.76% 173 3,004Van Buren 59.72% 903 31.94% 483 8.33% 126 1,512Warren 70.06% 5,285 21.85% 1,648 8.09% 610 7,543Washington 74.94% 19,707 17.06% 4,485 8.00% 2,104 26,296Wayne 77.67% 2,122 15.48% 423 6.84% 187 2,732Weakley 69.00% 5,082 21.72% 1,600 9.27% 683 7,365White 70.69% 4,030 21.29% 1,214 8.02% 457 5,701Williamson 79.72% 45,329 13.19% 7,501 7.09% 4,030 56,860Wilson 75.95% 22,580 17.07% 5,075 6.98% 2,076 29,731 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Davidson (largest city: Nashville) Haywood (largest city: Brownsville) Houston (largest city: Erin) Lake (largest municipality: Tiptonville) Shelby (largest city: Memphis) See also 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2014 Tennessee Amendment 1 2014 Tennessee elections References 30em External links Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia 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