2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2014 United States gubernatorial elections.

2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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Turnout	40.7%
Nominee Mary Fallin Joe Dorman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 460,298 338,239 Percentage 55.80% 41.01%
County results Fallin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Dorman:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election Mary Fallin Republican Elected Governor Mary Fallin Republican

The 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Governor Mary Fallin was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote over state representative Joe Dorman. Primaries were held on June 24, 2014. Fallin won the Republican nomination with more than 75% of the vote, and Dorman won the Democratic nomination uncontested.

Republican primary

Fallin, the incumbent, easily defeated Chad "The Drug Lawyer" Moody and Dax Ewbank who would run as a Libertarian for U.S. Senate in 2016. Ewbank and Moody both stressed ending the War on Drugs and protecting 2nd Amendment rights. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Dax Ewbank ^[2]
• Mary Fallin, incumbent governor ^[3]
• Chad Moody, attorney ^[4]

Withdrew

• Randy Brogdon, former state senator and candidate for Governor in 2010 (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost) ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Declined

• T.W. Shannon, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost) ^[8]

Results

Republican primary results ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Fallin (incumbent)	200,035	75.52
	Republican	Chad Moody	40,839	15.42
	Republican	Dax Ewbank	24,020	9.07
Total votes			264,894	100.00

Democratic primary

Dorman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Dorman, state representative ^[10]

Withdrew

• R. J. Harris, Libertarian candidate for president in 2012 and candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 2010 and 2012 (endorsed Dorman) ^[11]

Declined

• Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative (endorsed Dorman) ^[12]
• David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma, former U.S. Senator and former Governor (endorsed Dorman) ^[13]
• Brad Henry, former Governor (endorsed Dorman) ^[14]
• M. Susan Savage, former Mayor of Tulsa and former Secretary of State of Oklahoma (endorsed Dorman) ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Richard Prawdzienski, former Chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2010 ^{[18] [19]}
• Kimberly Willis ^[2]

Disqualified

• Joe Sills ^{[4] [20]}

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 2, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [21]	Solid R	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [23]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [24]	Likely R	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mary Fallin (R)	Joe Dorman (D)	Other	Undecided
Sooner Poll [25]	October 25–29, 2014	949	± 3.18%	48%	40%	5% [26]	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [27]	October 16–23, 2014	995	± 5%	56%	32%	0%	12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [28]	September 20–October 1, 2014	1,244	± 3%	58%	33%	1%	8%
Sooner Poll [29]	September 27–29, 2014	400	± 4.9%	50%	36%	6%	8%
Clarity Campaigns* [30]	August 18–September 2, 2014	841	± 3.47%	45%	43%	4%	8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [31]	August 18–September 2, 2014	821	± 5%	53%	35%	1%	10%
Sooner Poll [32]	August 28–30, 2014	603	± 4%	50%	32%	3% [33]	15%
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass [34]	July 20–25, 2014	500	± 4.3%	44%	31%	4% [35]	22%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [36]	July 5–24, 2014	1,312	± 4.7%	49%	40%	6%	5%
Rasmussen Reports [37]	July 15–16, 2014	750	± 4%	45%	40%	7%	8%

• * Internal poll for the Joe Dorman campaign

Results

2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mary Fallin (incumbent)	460,298	55.80%	−4.65%
	Democratic	Joe Dorman	338,239	41.01%	+1.46%
	Independent	Kimberly Willis	17,169	2.08%	N/A
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	9,125	1.11%	N/A
Total votes			824,831	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Caddo (Largest city: Anadarko)
• Cherokee (Largest city: Tahlequah)
• Coal (Largest city: Coalgate)
• Latimer (Largest city: Wilburton)
• Muskogee (Largest city: Muskogee)
• Pontotoc (Largest city: Ada)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Comanche (Largest city: Lawton)
• Cotton (Largest city: Walters)
• Jefferson (Largest city: Waurika)
• Stephens (Largest city: Duncan)

See also

• 2014 United States elections
• 2014 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2014 United States Senate elections

References

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2. "Candidates for Federal, State and Legislative Offices". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
3. "12 Oklahoma candidates look to campaigns for 2014". News OK. November 25, 2012.
4. "OKC Republican, Independent join governor's race". The News & Observer . April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
5. "Randy Brogdon Resigns as Deputy Commissioner of ISO, But What Is Next". The Okie Blaze. November 23, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
6. "Randy Brogdon, former Owasso mayor, says he will file papers to run for governor of Oklahoma in 2014". KJRH. December 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
7. Mills, Russell (March 3, 2014). "Randy Brogdon announces US Senate run". KRMG. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
8. "House speaker T.W. Shannon says he won't run for governor in 2014". Tulsa World. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
9. "Official Results - Primary Election" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
10. "Dorman formally announces candidacy for governor". Tulsa World. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
11. Brewer, Graham Lee (January 15, 2014). "R.J. Harris, Democratic candidate for Oklahoma governor, drops out of race". The Oklahoman . Retrieved January 15, 2014.
12. "Dan Boren doesn't rule out run for governor in 2018". Tulsa World. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
13. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
14. "Henry: 2014 Governor Bid Unlikely, NOT Impossible". September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
15. "Change Oklahoma". June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
16. "Former Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage chosen as Morton Health philanthropy consultant". Legalpronews.findlaw.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
17. "Former Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage chosen as Morton Health philanthropy consultant". Oklahoma Star. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
18. Knight, E. Zachary (February 21, 2014). "Richard Prawdzienski Announces Independent Bid For Governor's Seat". Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
19. Coburn, James (April 9, 2014). "Hundreds file for office Wednesday". Edmond Sun . Retrieved April 10, 2014.
20. "Guilty plea disqualifies independent candidate Joe Sills from Oklahoma governor race". KJRH-TV. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
21. "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
22. "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
23. "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
24. "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
25. Sooner Poll Archived November 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
26. Richard Prawdzienski (I) 3%, Kimberly Willis (I) 2%
27. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
28. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
29. Sooner Poll
30. Clarity Campaigns*
31. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
32. Sooner Poll
33. Richard Prawdzienski (I) 1%, Joe Sills (I) 0%, Kimberly Willis (I) 1%
34. Cole Hargrave Snodgrass
35. Richard Prawdzienski (I) 1%, Joe Sills (I) 1%, Kimberly Willis (I) 2%
36. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
37. Rasmussen Reports
38. "Official Results – Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

External links

• Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia