Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014

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Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
Primary Date:
August 7, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Bill Haslam Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Bill Haslam Republican Party
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The Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Haslam (R) was running for re-election. Haslam faced Charles V. "Charlie" Brown (D), Libertarian Party candidate Daniel Lewis, Green Party candidate Isa Infante, Constitution Party candidate Shaun Crowell and two independent candidates. Haslam won election to another four-year term in office. The gubernatorial election was the only state executive election in Tennessee in 2014.

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. Tennessee utilizes an open primary process; a voter must either be registered with a political party or must declare his or affiliation with the party at the polls on primary election day in order to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates

General election

Republican Party Bill Haslam - IncumbentGreen check mark transparent.png[3]
Democratic Party Charles V. "Charlie" Brown[4]
Constitution Party Shaun Crowell - former Libertarian candidate for United States Senate[4]
Green Party Isa Infante[4]
Libertarian Party Daniel Lewis[4] - appeared on the ballot as an Independent, though this was the subject of a lawsuit[5]
Grey.png Steve Coburn[6]
Grey.png John Jay Hooker[4]

Lost in primary

Democratic Party Ron Noonan[6]
Democratic Party Kennedy Spellman Johnson[6]
Democratic Party William H. "John" McKamey - former Sullivan County Supervisor[4]
Republican Party Mark "Coonrippy" Brown - firearm dealer and YouTube personality[7][8]
Republican Party Donald Ray McFolin[6]
Republican Party Basil Marceaux, Sr. - perennial candidate[4]

Disqualified

Democratic Party Mark Clayton - controversial former candidate for United States Senate[6][9]
Democratic Party Jesse Gore[4][10]
Grey.png Jondavid Balunek[4][10]
Grey.png J. D. Ellis[4][10]

Withdrawn

Democratic Party Ed Borum[4][11]
Grey.png Carl Twofeathers Whitaker - former independent gubernatorial candidate[12][6][4]
Grey.png Linda Perry[6][4]

Declined

Democratic Party Craig Fitzhugh - Tennessee House Minority Leader[13][14]
Democratic Party Sara Kyle - former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.[15][16]

Results

General election

Governor of Tennessee, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Haslam Incumbent 70.3% 951,796
     Democratic Charles V. "Charlie" Brown 22.8% 309,237
     Independent John Jay Hooker 2.3% 30,579
     Constitution Shaun Crowell 2% 26,580
     Green Isa Infante 1.4% 18,570
     Independent Steve Coburn 0.6% 8,612
     Independent Daniel Lewis 0.6% 8,321
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 33
Total Votes 1,353,728
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State

Primary election

Republican primary

Tennessee Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Haslam 87.7% 570,997
Mark "Coonrippy" Brown 6.8% 44,165
Donald Ray McFolin 3.5% 22,968
Basil Marceaux, Sr. 2% 13,117
Total Votes 651,247
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State.

Democratic primary

Tennessee Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles V. "Charlie" Brown 41.7% 95,114
William H. "John" McKamey 26% 59,200
Kennedy Spellman Johnson 24.4% 55,718
Ron Noonan 7.9% 17,993
Total Votes 228,025
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State.


Polls

General election polling

Governor of Tennessee
Poll Bill Haslam (R) Charles V. "Charlie" Brown (D)Other/UnsureMargin of errorSample size
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
October 16-23, 2014
 58%30%13%+/-5974
YouGov
August 18-September 2, 2014
 56%29%15%+/-41,056
Rasmussen Reports
August 11-12, 2014
 55%30%15%+/-3750
AVERAGES 56.33% 29.67% 14.33% +/-4 926.67
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.

Hypothetical match-up

Governor of Tennessee - Hypothetical match-up
Poll Bill Haslam (R) William H. "John" McKamey (D)Other/UnsureMargin of errorSample size
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5-24, 2014
 55%32%13%+/-41,460
Rasmussen Reports April 29-30, 2014
 57%27%16%+/-0750
AVERAGES 56% 29.5% 14.5% +/-2 1,105
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.


Past elections

2010

Governor of Tennessee, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Haslam 65% 1,041,545
     Democratic Mike McWherter 33.1% 529,851
     Independent Carl Twofeathers Whitaker 0.4% 6,536
     Independent Brandon Dodds 0.3% 4,728
     Independent Bayron Binkley 0.3% 4,663
     Independent June Griffin 0.2% 2,587
     Independent Linda K. Perry 0.1% 2,057
     Green Howard Switzer 0.1% 1,887
     Independent Samuel D. Duck 0.1% 1,755
     Independent Thomas Smith, II 0.1% 1,207
     Independent Toni K. Hall 0.1% 993
     Independent David Gatchell 0.1% 859
     Independent Boyce T. McCall 0.1% 828
     Independent James Reesor 0.1% 809
     Independent Mike Knois 0% 600
     Independent Donald R. McFolin 0% 583
     Write-In Various 0% 61
Total Votes 1,601,549
Election results via U.S. Election Atlas

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.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19]
  • 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.[20]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

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 $6,224,349 during the election. This information was last updated on March 23, 2015.[21]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate Office Result Contributions
Bill HaslamRepublican Party Tennessee Governor Won $6,200,081
Shaun CrowellConstitution Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $13,865
William H. "John" McKameyDemocratic Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $10,394
Daniel LewisGrey.png Tennessee Governor Defeated $9
Charles V. "Charlie" BrownDemocratic Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Mark "Coonrippy" BrownRepublican Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Steve CoburnGrey.png Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
John Jay HookerGrey.png Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Isa InfanteGreen Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Kennedy Spellman JohnsonDemocratic Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Basil Marceaux, Sr.Republican Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Donald Ray McFolinRepublican Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Ron NoonanDemocratic Party Tennessee Governor Defeated $0
Grand Total Raised $6,224,349

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
April 3, 2014 Filing deadline
August 7, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
January 17, 2015 Gubernatorial inauguration

State executive organization

Executive officials in Tennessee are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges.

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Ballotpedia reports

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
  2. ↑ Lexis, "Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-115," accessed October 4, 2024
  3. ↑ Governing, "Tennessee Gov. Haslam to Run for Re-Election," December 18, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Elections," April 7, 2014
  5. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Tennessee Libertarian Party Files Ballot Access Lawsuit," August 3, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Issued by State Election Commission Office," March 26, 2014
  7. ↑ UPI, "Man running for Tennessee governor to get his raccoon back," January 8, 2014
  8. ↑ The Raw Story, "Tennessee man runs for governor in GOP primary for right to shower with his raccoon," January 8, 2014
  9. ↑ Times Free Press, "Tennessee Democrats act to keep anti-gay activist out of governor race," April 6th, 2014
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed," accessed April 22, 2014
  11. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Issued by State Election Commission Office," accessed May 15, 2014
  12. ↑ Communication with Whitaker campaign staff, By: Kristen Mathews, December 27, 2013
  13. ↑ Nashville City Paper, "House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh ponders run in 2014 governor race," December 12, 2012
  14. ↑ Nashville Scene, "Fitzhugh Passes on Run for Governor," July 22, 2013
  15. ↑ The Tennessean, August 6, 2013
  16. ↑ WBIR, "Tennessee Democrats hamstrung by lack of candidates," January 23, 2014
  17. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  18. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  19. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  20. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014
  21. ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of New York 2014 elections," accessed March 27, 2015
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