2014 Georgia Attorney General election

2014 Georgia Attorney General election

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Turnout	42.25%
Nominee Sam Olens Greg Hecht Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,436,987 1,087,268 Percentage 56.93% 43.07%
County results Olens:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Hecht:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Attorney General before election Sam Olens Republican Elected Attorney General Sam Olens Republican

The 2014 Georgia Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens ran for a second term and won, defeating former Democratic state senator Greg Hecht with 56.93% of the vote. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sam Olens, incumbent attorney general ^[2]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Olens (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg Hecht, former state senator ^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Hecht	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sam Olens (R)	Greg Hecht (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 1–3, 2014	975	± 3.1%	51%	37%	12%
SurveyUSA	October 30 – November 2, 2014	591	± 4.1%	51%	39%	9%
SurveyUSA	October 24–27, 2014	611	± 4%	48%	43%	10%
Landmark Communications	October 20–21, 2014	1,000	± 2.75%	52%	44%	4%
SurveyUSA	October 10–13, 2014	563	± 4.2%	46%	43%	11%
Landmark Communications	October 7–9, 2014	1,000	± 3.1%	50%	44%	7%
SurveyUSA	October 2–6, 2014	566	± 4.2%	46%	39%	15%
Public Policy Polling	October 2–5, 2014	895	± 3.3%	45%	36%	19%
SurveyUSA	September 19–22, 2014	550	± 4.3%	48%	41%	12%
SurveyUSA	September 5–8, 2014	558	± 4.2%	49%	41%	10%
SurveyUSA	August 14–17, 2014	560	± 4.2%	49%	36%	15%

Results

2014 Georgia Attorney General election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Olens (incumbent)	1,436,987	56.93%
	Democratic	Greg Hecht	1,087,268	43.07%
Total votes			2,524,255	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• Georgia Attorney General

References

1. "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
2. "Olens running for re-election". The Valdosta Daily Times. May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. Kathleen Baydala Joyner (March 10, 2014). "Hecht to Challenge Olens for AG in Fall". Daily Report. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2014.