2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
  Gavin Newsom official photo (cropped 2).jpg CA Republican Party Chair Ron Nehring (5142108414) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Gavin Newsom Ron Nehring
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,107,0513,078,039
Percentage57.2%42.8%

2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Newsom:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Nehring:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

The 2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Contents

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. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Newsom and Republican Ron Nehring finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Newsom won.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared
  • Eric Korevaar, mechanical/aerospace engineer, candidate for governor in 2003 and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 [1]
  • Gavin Newsom, incumbent lieutenant governor [2]
Withdrew
  • Michael Crosby
  • Larry K. Reed

Republican Party

Declared
  • Zachary Collins, business owner [3]
  • David Fennell, entrepreneur [3]
  • Ron Nehring, strategist, commentator and former chairman of the California Republican Party [4]
  • George Yang, software developer [3]
Withdrew

Green Party

Declared
  • Jena F. Goodman, student [3]

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared
  • Amos Johnson, security guard [3]

Americans Elect

Declared
  • Alan Reynolds, businessman [6]

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gavin Newsom (incumbent) 2,082,902 49.87%
Republican Ron Nehring 976,128 23.37%
Republican David Fennell357,2428.55%
Republican George Yang333,8577.99%
Democratic Eric Korevaar232,5965.57%
Green Jena F. Goodman98,3382.35%
Americans Elect Alan Reynolds56,0271.34%
Peace and Freedom Amos Johnson39,6750.95%
Total votes4,176,765 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Gavin
Newsom (D)
Ron
Nehring (R)
Undecided
GQR/American Viewpoint October 22–29, 20141,162± 3.3%52%35%14%
Field Poll October 15–28, 2014941± 3.4%47%37%16%
Field Poll August 14–28, 2014467± 4.8%49%29%22%

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial general election, 2014 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gavin Newsom (incumbent) 4,107,051 57.2%
Republican Ron Nehring3,078,03942.8%
Total votes7,185,090 100.0%
Democratic hold

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