2014 Nevada gubernatorial election

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2014 Nevada gubernatorial election
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Nominee Brian Sandoval Bob Goodman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote386,340130,722
Percentage70.58%23.88%
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2014 Nevada gubernatorial election by congressional district.svg
Sandoval:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

Brian Sandoval
Republican

Elected Governor

Brian Sandoval
Republican

The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. [1] Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election.

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Sandoval's coattails allowed Republicans to win both chambers of the legislature for the first time since 1931, thereby giving Republicans a trifecta in the state for the first time since then.

As of 2025, this is the most recent time that the Republican candidate carried Clark County in a statewide race, the last time that the winner of the gubernatorial election carried all counties in Nevada, the last time the winner received a majority of votes, and the last time last time the winner received more than 70% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Edward Hamilton, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 [2]
  • Gary Marinch [3]
  • Brian Sandoval, incumbent governor [1]
  • William Tarbell [3]
  • Thomas Tighe [4]

Declined

Results

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2014 Nevada gubernatorial Republican primary results by county:
Sandoval
  •   >90%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Sandoval (incumbent) 105,857 89.88%
Republican Edward Hamilton3,7583.19%
None of These Candidates 3,5092.98%
Republican William Tarbell1,9661.67%
Republican Thomas Tighe1,4951.27%
Republican Gary Marinch1,1951.01%
Total votes117,780 100.00%

Democratic primary

For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes. This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience. High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging. [10] [11] According to state law, even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. Thus, Bob Goodman was certified as the Democratic nominee.

Candidates

Declared

  • Charles Chang [3]
  • Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and candidate for governor in 2010 [2]
  • Stephen Frye, psychiatrist and candidate for NV-03 in 2012 [4]
  • Bob Goodman, former Economic Development Commissioner, former Wyoming economic development director and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010 [3]
  • Chris Hyepock, casino manager [12]
  • Allen Rheinhart, painter, sculptor and writer [3]
  • John Rutledge, philanthropist and attorney [4] [13]
  • Abdul Shabazz, denture repair business owner and candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2011 [4]

Withdrew

  • Fernando Lopes [3]

Declined

Results

2014 Nevada gubernatorial Democratic primary results by county: None of These Candidates 40-50% 30-40% <30% Goodman <30% 2014 Nevada gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
2014 Nevada gubernatorial Democratic primary results by county:
None of These Candidates
  •   40–50%
  •   30–40%
  •   <30%
Goodman
  •   <30%
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
None of These Candidates 21,72529.96%
Democratic Bob Goodman 17,961 24.77%
Democratic Stephen Frye8,23111.35%
Democratic John Rutledge6,0398.33%
Democratic Charles Chang5,6197.75%
Democratic Chris Hyepock4,7436.54%
Democratic Allen Rheinhart3,6054.97%
Democratic Abdul Shabazz2,7313.77%
Democratic Frederick Conquest1,8672.57%
Total votes72,521 100.00%

Independent American Party of Nevada primary

Candidates

Declared

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrew

  • David Gibson

Independents

Candidates

Withdrew

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [30] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [31] Safe RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Sandoval (R)		Bob
Goodman (D)		OtherUndecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [32] October 16–23, 20141,314± 4%53%28%6%13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [33] September 20–October 1, 20141,502± 3%56%25%9% [34] 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [33] August 18–September 2, 20142,018± 3%51%29%8%12%
Harper Polling [35] July 26–29, 2014602± 3.99%56%34%—10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [36] July 5–24, 20142,189± ?57%33%2%8%
Rasmussen Reports [37] June 16–18, 2014750± 4%55%28%6%11%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Sandoval (R)		Catherine
Cortez Masto (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [38] June 7–10, 2012500± 4.4%51%33%16%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Sandoval (R)		Chris
Hyepock (D)		David Lory
VanDerBeek (IAP)		Undecided
Precision Research [39] March 3–5, 2014216± 6.67%58%16%12%14%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Sandoval (R)		Ross
Miller (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [38] June 7–10, 2012500± 4.4%50%28%22%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Sandoval (R)		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [40] November 3–4, 2012750± 3.6%55%32%12%
Public Policy Polling [41] October 8–10, 2012594± 4.0%53%34%13%
Public Policy Polling [42] August 23–26, 2012831± 3.4%53%35%12%

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2014 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Sandoval (incumbent) 386,340 70.58% +17.22%
Democratic Bob Goodman130,72223.88%−17.73%
None of These Candidates 15,7512.88%+1.17%
Independent American David Lory VanDerBeek14,5362.66%+1.95%
Majority 255,61846.70%
Total votes547,349 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +34.95%

By county

CountyBrian Sandoval
Republican		Bob Goodman
Democratic		None of
These Candidates		David Lory VanDerBeek
Independent American		MarginTotal votes cast [44]
#%#%#%#%#%
Carson City 12,10877.38%2,41015.40%6083.89%5213.33%9,69861.98%15,647
Churchill 6,35685.26%6668.93%1562.09%2773.72%5,69076.32%7,455
Clark 223,43366.17%97,09728.75%9,6752.87%7,4822.22%126,33637.41%337,687
Douglas 14,91082.71%2,17412.06%4132.29%5292.93%12,73670.65%18,026
Elko 8,03878.80%1,11910.97%2972.91%7467.31%6,91967.83%10,200
Esmeralda 27376.90%4211.83%154.23%257.04%23165.07%355
Eureka 53376.14%537.57%456.43%699.86%48068.57%700
Humboldt 3,63383.54%45910.55%1082.48%1493.43%3,17472.98%4,349
Lander 1,47583.66%1639.25%422.38%834.71%1,31274.42%1,763
Lincoln 1,32382.22%1469.07%563.48%845.22%1,17773.15%1,609
Lyon 11,65982.22%1,64311.59%3402.40%5393.80%10,01670.63%14,181
Mineral 1,10278.38%21014.94%483.41%463.27%89263.44%1,406
Nye 9,09574.75%2,00516.48%3162.60%7516.17%7,09058.27%12,167
Pershing 1,22878.92%17411.18%533.41%1016.49%1,05467.74%1,556
Storey 1,46277.11%26513.98%713.74%985.17%1,19763.13%1,896
Washoe 87,73975.92%21,59818.69%3,3732.92%2,8552.47%66,14157.23%115,565
White Pine 1,97370.79%49817.87%1354.84%1816.49%1,47552.92%2,787
Totals386,34070.58%130,72223.88%15,7512.88%14,5362.66%255,61846.70%547,349

By congressional district

Sandoval won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [45]

DistrictSandovalGoodmanRepresentative
1st 59%35% Dina Titus
2nd 78%16% Mark Amodei
3rd 71%24% Joe Heck
4th 66%28% Steven Horsford
Cresent Hardy

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