Maine gubernatorial election, 2014
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The Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Paul LePage (R) was running for re-election to a second term. LePage won election to another four-year term.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
The race between LePage, Democratic candidate Mike Michaud and independent candidate Eliot Cutler was close throughout 2014. Polling information available in the polls section showed narrow margins between LePage and Michaud. Learn more about developments in the election by reading the race background section or check out the campaign media section for a collection of campaign ads aired during the race.
The gubernatorial race was not the only race on the November ballot that could shift the balance of power in Maine. The Maine State Senate was identified by Ballotpedia as one of the top 20 legislative chambers to watch in 2014. LePage's victory on November 4 prevented a state government trifecta, or single-party control, for the Democrats.
Candidates
General election
Paul LePage - Incumbent
Mike Michaud - U.S. House Rep.[5][6]
Eliot Cutler - Former congressional aide and 2010 Independent candidate for governor[4][7][8]
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Lee Schultheis - Retired finance executive[9]
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Adam Eldridge - Project Engineer[10]
David Slagger, Maine Green Independent Party - Ex-Maliseet Tribal Rep. to the state legislature and 2012 state house candidate[11]
Race background
Paul LePage ran for a second term as governor in 2014.[12][5] The Republican was widely considered one of the most vulnerable gubernatorial incumbents facing re-election that year. Sources ranging from Governing, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Washington Post, and Daily Kos rated the 2014 Maine governor's race as a toss-up.[13][14][15][16] In June 2013, after Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud launched his bid for the office, LePage briefly indicated interest in running for Michaud's seat in the U.S. House in 2014. LePage ultimately sought and won re-election as governor.[17][18]
Independent candidate Cutler's decision to remain in race
Polls published in October 2014 led supporters of Michaud to call for Cutler's withdrawal from the gubernatorial race. Cutler, who had lost to LePage by 1.7% in 2010, averaged about 13% in October polls gathered by Ballotpedia, while LePage and Michaud each approached 40%. He announced plans the same month to remain in the race and stated, "Anyone who has supported me but who now worries that I cannot win and is thereby compelled by their fears or by their conscience to vote instead for Mr. LePage or Mr. Michaud should do so."[19]
Following Cutler's decision to remain in the race, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I), who had endorsed Cutler in August, switched his support to U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud because "the voters of Maine are not prepared to elect Eliot in 2014."[20][21]
Campaign finance decision in district court
An August 22 decision by U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby regarding campaign finance limits in Maine led to a temporary shift in campaign finance regulations that impacted the 2014 race. Hornby ruled that a group of four donors to the campaign of independent candidate Eliot Cutler could go beyond a $1,500 per person limit on general election contributions for unaffiliated candidates. Democratic and Republican candidates in Maine have a higher contribution limit. Both major-party candidates did not face primary challenges in 2014, though the individual limit reset after the statewide primary on June 10.[22]
Attorneys representing the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices defended the contribution limits, citing their ability to reduce corrupt practices. The state's attorneys also argued that supporters could use PACs to support their preferred candidates. Hornby dismissed these arguments, noting that the existing limitation treated contributors differently based on their political leanings. The decision left open the question of whether all donors to Cutler could contribute $3,000 ahead of the general election, or if the ruling focused on the four plaintiffs. The donors who brought the original lawsuit had promised to pursue further action to enshrine Hornby's decision into state law.[22]
The Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously on August 27, 2014, not to enforce the $1,500 limit for each election, opting instead for a $3,000 per individual limit for the 2014 election cycle. The board's decision only applied to the 2014 election, and the Maine State Legislature would need to act for similar changes in future elections.[23] As of July 2017, no such changes were made.
Campaign finance complaints dismissed
The Maine Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint in early October against LePage, claiming that the governor used state property as part of his re-election campaign. The complaint argued that a campaign spokesperson used a state-funded vehicle in order to reach election-related events. The state Republican Party countered with a complaint against Michaud, accusing the U.S. House member of using federal campaign money for his gubernatorial campaign. The Maine Ethics Commission unanimously rejected further investigation of both claims on October 10, 2014.[24]
Michaud campaigns as openly gay candidate
On November 4, 2013, after establishing himself as the race's front-runner, Michaud disclosed in an op-ed column submitted to three of the state’s major news outlets that he was gay.[25] Michaud emphasized that his sexuality was irrelevant to his ability to perform in public office. He said he came out in response to "whisper campaigns, insinuations and push-polls some of the people opposed to my candidacy have been using to raise questions about my personal life."[25] This put Michaud in the running to become the first openly gay man or woman to be elected governor in the nation's history, though he ultimately lost to Gov. LePage.
Results
| Governor of Maine, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul LePage Incumbent |
48.2% | 294,519 | |
| Democratic | Mike Michaud | 43.4% | 265,114 | |
| Independent | Eliot Cutler | 8.4% | 51,515 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 79 | |
| Total Votes | 611,227 | |||
| Election results via Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions | ||||
Debates
October 8 debate
Paul LePage (R), Mike Michaud (D), and Eliot Cutler (I) discussed the state's economy during a debate on October 8, 2014. LePage said that the state's budget and repayments to state hospitals were examples of his first-term successes. He also argued that Democratic legislators had not delivered on past promises.[26]
Michaud countered that he was the only candidate on stage who had worked with Democrats and Republicans during his time in the United States House of Representatives. He also claimed that LePage was argumentative with state legislators and that this was a reason to replace him in the governor's office. Cutler argued that voters had an opportunity to reject what he called failed policies from Republican and Democratic governors by casting ballots for his independent candidacy.[26]
Polls
General election match-ups (October 2014)
| 2014 Maine gubernatorial election- Three-way race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Michaud (D) | Paul LePage* (R) | Eliot Cutler (I) | Undecided or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Ipsos Poll (October 23-29, 2014) | 42% | 42% | 13% | 2% | +/-3.5 | 1,005 | |||||||||||||
| Magellan Strategies (October 23-24, 2014) | 41.6% | 42.3% | 13.2% | 2.9% | +/-3.32 | 869 | |||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov (October 16-23, 2014) | 37% | 35% | 7% | 21% | +/-5 | 1,177 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (October 22-23, 2014) | 40% | 40% | 17% | 3% | +/-3.6 | 660 | |||||||||||||
| Maine Sunday Telegram/Portland Press Herald (October 15-21, 2014) | 35% | 45% | 16% | 4% | +/-3.8 | 639 | |||||||||||||
| Bangor Daily News/Ipsos (October 6-12, 2014) | 42% | 36% | 16% | 6% | +/-3.5 | 1,004 | |||||||||||||
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (October 5-7, 2014) | 43% | 39% | 15% | 3% | +/-4 | 605 | |||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov {September 20-October 1, 2014} | 39% | 37% | 10% | 13% | +/-3 | 1,531 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 39.95% | 39.54% | 13.4% | 6.86% | +/-3.72 | 936.25 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
General election match-ups (August 2013-September 2014)
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| Poll | Mike Michaud (D) | Paul LePage* (R) | Eliot Cutler (I) | Undecided or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Pan Atlantic SMS Group (September 23-29, 2014) | 33.6% | 39.3% | 19.5% | 7.8% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Portland Press Herald (September 18-25, 2014) | 40% | 38% | 12% | 10% | +/-4.4 | 482 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (September 9, 2014) | 43% | 42% | 11% | 4% | +/-3 | 1,059 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (September 3-4, 2014) | 43% | 39% | 15% | 4% | +/-4 | 750 | |||||||||||||
| Maine People's Resource Center (July 26-28, 2014) | 42.6% | 41.4% | 12.6% | 3.4% | +/-3.47 | 796 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (May 5-6, 2014) | 43% | 39% | 15% | 3% | +/-- | 754 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (April 23-25, 2014) | 40% | 40% | 14% | 6% | +/-3.0 | 830 | |||||||||||||
| The Pan Atlantic SMS Group (March 31- April 5, 2014) | 37.3% | 38.6% | 20.3% | 3.7% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (April 1-2, 2014) | 44% | 37% | 14% | 5% | +/-- | 583 | |||||||||||||
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (January 13-23, 2014) | 45% | 32% | 18% | 5% | +/-- | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Poll (November 8-11, 2013) | 38% | 36% | 15% | 10% | +/-3.2 | 964 | |||||||||||||
| Maine People's Resource Center (September 8-10, 2013) | 40% | 34% | 16.8% | 9.1% | +/-3.84 | 652 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (August 23-25, 2013) | 39% | 35% | 18% | 8% | +/-3.2 | 953 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 40.65% | 37.79% | 15.48% | 6.08% | +/-2.38 | 694.08 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbent status
Hypothetical and other match-ups
| 2014 Maine gubernatorial election - Two-way race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Michaud (D) | Paul LePage* (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Portland Press Herald (June 12-18, 2014) | 51% | 44% | 4% | +/-3.9 | 625 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Poll (November 8-11, 2013) | 53% | 39% | 8% | +/-3.2 | 964 | ||||||||||||||
| Maine People's Resource Center (September 8-10, 2013) | 55.9% | 36.1% | 7.9% | +/-3.84 | 652 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (August 23-25, 2013) | 54% | 39% | 7% | +/-3.2 | 953 | ||||||||||||||
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research/National Education Association (July 11-16, 2013) | 61% | 34% | 5% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 54.98% | 38.42% | 6.38% | +/-3.81 | 718.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbent status
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| Poll | Mike Michaud (D) | Paul LePage* (R) | Eliot Cutler (I) | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Portland Press Herald (June 12-18, 2014) | 40% | 36% | 15% | +/-3.9 | 625 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbent status
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| Poll | Eliot Cutler (I) | Paul LePage* (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Portland Press Herald (June 12-18, 2014) | 50% | 38% | 9% | +/-3.9 | 625 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbent status
Campaign media
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Outside groups
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Ad spending
The Wesleyan Media Project published a report on September 30, 2014, highlighting spending on gubernatorial races from September 12-25. This report found that Democratic and Republican groups spent a total of $46.84 million on TV ads in 15 states with gubernatorial elections. The following chart details the group's findings, including spending amounts and number of ads:[27]
Note: A bolded number indicates the highest total for this category. A number in italics is the lowest total for this category.
| Spending on TV ads, September 12-25, 2014 | |||||
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| State | Total # of ads | % Democratic-leaning ads | % GOP-leaning ads | Total spending-Democratic leaning (in millions of $) | Total spending-GOP leaning (in millions of $) |
| Colorado | 2,460 | 83.1 | 16.9 | 1.35 | 0.39 |
| Connecticut | 2,312 | 61.7 | 38.3 | 1.48 | 0.89 |
| Florida | 20,111 | 38.5 | 61.5 | 4.07 | 6.64 |
| Georgia | 4,625 | 51.1 | 48.9 | 1.43 | 0.99 |
| Illinois | 7,793 | 63.5 | 36.5 | 4.17 | 3.5 |
| Iowa | 2,134 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 0.25 | 0.38 |
| Kansas | 5,024 | 45.7 | 54.3 | 0.85 | 1.17 |
| Maine | 3,281 | 42.3 | 57.7 | 0.46 | 0.32 |
| Michigan | 6,767 | 33.9 | 66.1 | 1.14 | 2.3 |
| Minnesota | 1,974 | 83.9 | 16.1 | 0.65 | 0.29 |
| New York | 4,926 | 61 | 39 | 2.18 | 0.88 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,263 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 1.58 | 1.23 |
| South Carolina | 2,883 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 0.33 | 0.38 |
| Texas | 10,330 | 33.4 | 66.6 | 2.24 | 2.93 |
| Wisconsin | 7,374 | 63.3 | 36.7 | 1.36 | 1.01 |
| TOTALS | 85,257 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 23.54 | 23.3 |
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $8,238,300 during the election. This information was last updated on March 27, 2015.[28]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Eliot Cutler |
Governor of Maine | $3,121,781 | ||
| Michael Michaud |
Governor of Maine | $3,093,097 | ||
| Paul LePage |
Governor of Maine | $2,023,422 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $8,238,300 | |||
Past elections
Margin of victory analysis
The average margin of victory in the past three races for governor was 5.1 percent. The smallest margin of victory was 1.7 percent in 2010, while the largest margin of victory was 7.9 percent in 2006. Third-party candidates have significantly increased their vote shares in the past three elections, earning 11.4 percent, 31.8 percent and 52.7 percent of votes in 2002, 2006 and 2010, respectively. The following chart compares the margin of victory for winners of gubernatorial races with the margin of victory for candidates who won the most votes for the top race on the ballot:[29]
| Margin of victory analysis | ||||||
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| Year | Gov. candidate margin of victory (%) | Party of winning candidate | Top race on ballot | Party of winning candidate | Margin of victory (%) | |
| 2010 | 1.7 | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | 7.9 | U.S. Senate | 53.6 | |||
| 2002 | 5.6 | U.S. Senate | 16.8 | |||
Note: There was no statewide vote for federal office in 2010.
2010
- See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2010
| Governor of Maine, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul LePage |
37.6% | 218,065 | |
| Independent | Eliot Cutler | 35.9% | 208,270 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Mitchell | 18.8% | 109,387 | |
| Independent | Shawn H. Moody | 5% | 28,756 | |
| Independent | Kevin L. Scott | 1% | 5,664 | |
| Blanks | - | 1.3% | 7,772 | |
| Others | Various | 0.5% | 2,624 | |
| Total Votes | 580,538 | |||
| Election results via Maine Secretary of State | ||||
2006
| Governor of Maine, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John E. Baldacci Incumbent |
38.1% | 209,927 | |
| Republican | Chandler E. Woodcock | 30.2% | 166,425 | |
| Independent | Barbara Merrill | 21.6% | 118,715 | |
| Green | Patricia H. LaMarche | 9.6% | 52,690 | |
| Independent | Phillip Morris Napier | 0.6% | 3,108 | |
| Total Votes | 550,865 | |||
| Election results via Maine Secretary of State | ||||
2002
| Governor of Maine, 2002 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John E. Baldacci |
47.1% | 238,179 | |
| Republican | Peter E. Cianchette | 41.5% | 209,496 | |
| Green | Jonathan K. Carter | 9.3% | 46,903 | |
| Independent | John M. Michael | 2.1% | 10,612 | |
| Total Votes | 505,190 | |||
| Election results via Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Voter turnout
Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[30] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[31]
Quick facts
- According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[32]
- Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
- The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
- Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
- There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[33]
| Voter turnout rates, 2014 | |||||
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| State | Total votes counted | % voter eligible population | Top statewide office up for election | Size of lead (Raw votes) | Size of lead (%) |
| Alabama | 1,191,274 | 33.2 | Governor | 320,319 | 27.2 |
| Alaska | 285,431 | 54.4 | Governor | 4,004 | 1.6 |
| Arizona | 1,537,671 | 34.1 | Governor | 143,951 | 12.5 |
| Arkansas | 852,642 | 40.1 | Governor | 118,664 | 14.0 |
| California | 7,513,972 | 30.8 | Governor | 1,065,748 | 17.8 |
| Colorado | 2,080,071 | 54.5 | Governor | 50,395 | 2.4 |
| Connecticut | 1,096,509 | 42.5 | Governor | 26,603 | 2.5 |
| Delaware | 234,038 | 34.4 | Attorney General | 31,155 | 13.6 |
| District of Columbia | 177,176 | 35.8 | Mayor | 27,934 | 19.0 |
| Florida | 6,026,802 | 43.3 | Governor | 66,127 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | 2,596,947 | 38.5 | Governor | 202,685 | 8.0 |
| Hawaii | 369,554 | 36.5 | Governor | 45,323 | 12.4 |
| Idaho | 445,307 | 39.6 | Governor | 65,852 | 14.9 |
| Illinois | 3,680,417 | 40.9 | Governor | 171,900 | 4.9 |
| Indiana | 1,387,622 | 28.8 | Secretary of State | 234,978 | 17.8 |
| Iowa | 1,142,284 | 50.2 | Governor | 245,548 | 21.8 |
| Kansas | 887,023 | 43.4 | Governor | 33,052 | 3.9 |
| Kentucky | 1,435,868 | 44.0 | U.S. Senate | 222,096 | 15.5 |
| Louisiana | 1,472,039 | 43.8 | U.S. Senate | 16,401 | 1.1 |
| Maine | 616,996 | 58.5 | Governor | 29,820 | 4.9 |
| Maryland | 1,733,177 | 41.5 | Governor | 88,648 | 6.1 |
| Massachusetts | 2,186,789 | 44.6 | Governor | 40,361 | 1.9 |
| Michigan | 3,188,956 | 43.2 | Governor | 129,547 | 4.3 |
| Minnesota | 1,992,613 | 50.5 | Governor | 109,776 | 5.6 |
| Mississippi | 631,858 | 28.9 | U.S. Senate | 141,234 | 33.0 |
| Missouri | 1,426,303 | 31.8 | Auditor | 684,074 | 53.6 |
| Montana | 373,831 | 47.3 | U.S. Senate | 65,262 | 17.9 |
| Nebraska | 552,115 | 41.5 | Governor | 97,678 | 18.7 |
| Nevada | 547,349 | 29.0 | Governor | 255,793 | 46.7 |
| New Hampshire | 495,565 | 48.4 | Governor | 24,924 | 5.2 |
| New Jersey | 1,955,042 | 32.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New Mexico | 512,805 | 35.7 | Governor | 73,868 | 14.6 |
| New York | 3,930,310 | 29.0 | Governor | 476,252 | 13.4 |
| North Carolina | 2,939,767 | 41.2 | U.S. Senate | 48,511 | 1.7 |
| North Dakota | 255,128 | 45.0 | U.S. House At-large seat | 42,214 | 17.1 |
| Ohio | 3,149,876 | 36.2 | Governor | 933,235 | 30.9 |
| Oklahoma | 824,831 | 29.8 | Governor | 122,060 | 14.7 |
| Oregon | 1,541,782 | 53.5 | Governor | 59,029 | 4.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,495,866 | 36.0 | Governor | 339,261 | 9.8 |
| Rhode Island | 329,212 | 42.2 | Governor | 14,346 | 4.5 |
| South Carolina | 1,261,611 | 35.2 | Governor | 179,089 | 14.6 |
| South Dakota | 282,291 | 44.9 | Governor | 124,865 | 45.1 |
| Tennessee | 1,374,065 | 28.6 | Governor | 642,214 | 47.5 |
| Texas | 4,727,208 | 28.3 | Governor | 957,973 | 20.4 |
| Utah | 577,973 | 30.2 | Attorney General | 173,819 | 35.2 |
| Vermont | 193,087 | 38.8 | Governor | 2,095 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 2,194,346 | 36.6 | U.S. Senate | 16,727 | 0.8 |
| Washington | 2,123,901 | 43.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| West Virginia | 451,498 | 31.2 | U.S. Senate | 124,667 | 27.6 |
| Wisconsin | 2,410,314 | 56.5 | Governor | 137,607 | 5.7 |
| Wyoming | 168,390 | 39.3 | Governor | 52,703 | 33.6 |
Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 10, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| January 6, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials |
Ballotpedia reports
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Recent news
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See also
- Governor of Maine
- Maine state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
- Preview of 2014's most competitive gubernatorial races
- State executive debates, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ LePage for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races," March 4, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Washington Post blogs, "Rep. Mike Michaud steps into Maine governors race," June 13, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "gov14" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Michaud 2014 For Governor Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Eliot Cutler for Maine 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Independent Eliot Cutler announces run for governor in Bangor," September 24, 2013
- ↑ GBNR 2014 Official Campaign Website of Lee Schulteis, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Kennebec Journal, "Michaud to formalize gubernatorial bid Thursday in Lewiston," August 14, 2013
- ↑ David Slagger for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Maine Biz, "LePage eyes long-term goals, says 2014 run likely," May 8, 2013
- ↑ University of Virginia Center for Politics: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races," April 29, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "The Fix's top gubernatorial races," September 27, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections gubernatorial race ratings: Initial ratings for 2013-14," October 6, 2013
- ↑ Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?" December 12, 2012
- ↑ The Morning Sentinel, "LePage: Sorry if you were offended," June 24, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post blogs, "Rep. Mike Michaud steps into Maine governors race," June 13, 2013
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Cutler staying in race, insists Mainers should ‘vote their conscience’," October 29, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "King endorses fellow independent Cutler for Maine governor," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Angus King switches endorsement from Cutler to Michaud," October 29, 2014
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 USA Today, "Judge: Cutler donors can increase contributions," August 23, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine Ethics Commission changes donor limit rule in governor’s race," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Maine ethics panel dismisses complaints in governor’s race," October 11, 2014
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Portland Press Herald, "Maine governor candidate Mike Michaud: I’m gay ," November 4, 2013
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Reuters, "Maine governor, Democratic challenger face off amid tight race," October 8, 2014
- ↑ Wesleyan Media Project, "GOP Groups Keeping Senate Contests Close," September 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Maine 2014 elections," accessed March 27, 2015
- ↑ Maine Department of the Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
- ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
- ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014
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