2014 California Attorney General election

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2014 California Attorney General election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee Kamala Harris Ronald Gold
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,102,6493,033,476
Percentage57.49%42.51%

2014 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Harris:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Gold:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election

Kamala Harris
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Kamala Harris
Democratic

The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the attorney general of California. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.

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A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%. As of 2025, this election, alongside other concurrent statewide races, marks the last time where Mono and San Diego Counties voted for the Republican in a statewide race.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

  • Ronald Gold, former deputy attorney general [3]
  • John Haggerty [3] [4]
  • David King [1]
  • Phil Wyman, former state assemblyman and former state senator [1]

Libertarian Party

  • Jonathan Jaech [4]

No Party Preference

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kamala Harris (incumbent) 2,177,480 53.2
Republican Ronald Gold 504,091 12.3
Republican Phil Wyman479,46811.7
Republican David King368,1909.0
Republican John Haggerty336,4338.2
No party preference Orly Taitz130,4513.2
Libertarian Jonathan Jaech99,0562.4
Total votes4,095,169 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Kamala
Harris (D)
Ronald
Gold (R)
Undecided
GQR/American Viewpoint [7] October 22–29, 20141,162± 3.3%51%37%12%
Field Poll [8] October 15–28, 2014941± 3.4%49%36%15%
Field Poll [9] August 14–28, 2014467± 4.8%49%37%14%

Results

California Attorney General election, 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kamala Harris (incumbent) 4,102,649 57.49% +11.44%
Republican Ronald Gold3,033,47642.51%−2.77%
Total votes7,136,125 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Don Thompson, Associated Press (May 3, 2014). "Incumbents seek re-election to 5 statewide offices". Fresno Bee . Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. Paul Blumenthal (February 11, 2014). "California Attorney General Kamala Harris Announcing Re-Election Bid". CBS Sacramento. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Attorney General. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "GOP Obama "Birther" Critic Joins State Race for Attorney General". AllGov.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  5. "Obama 'birther' critic Orly Taitz files for California AG race". The Sacramento Bee. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  6. "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  7. GQR/American Viewpoint
  8. Field Poll
  9. Field Poll
  10. "Statement of Vote November 4, 2014, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

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