2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
Flag of Oklahoma.svg
  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
Turnout40.7%
  Governor Mary Fallin May 2015.jpg Joe Dorman (cropped).jpg
Nominee Mary Fallin Joe Dorman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote460,298338,239
Percentage55.8%41.0%

2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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 Republican Governor Mary Fallin was re-elected over Democratic state representative Joe Dorman.

Contents

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

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary Fallin (incumbent) 200,035 75.52
Republican Chad Moody40,83915.42
Republican Dax Ewbank24,0209.07
Total votes264,894 100.00

Democratic primary

Dorman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Disqualified

General election

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [21] Solid RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [23] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [24] Likely RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mary
Fallin (R)
Joe
Dorman (D)
OtherUndecided
Sooner Poll October 25–29, 2014949± 3.18%48%40%5% [25] 7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014995± 5%56%32%0%12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 20141,244± 3%58%33%1%8%
Sooner Poll September 27–29, 2014400± 4.9%50%36%6%8%
Clarity Campaigns* August 18–September 2, 2014841± 3.47%45%43%4%8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014821± 5%53%35%1%10%
Sooner Poll August 28–30, 2014603± 4%50%32%3% [26] 15%
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass July 20–25, 2014500± 4.3%44%31%4% [27] 22%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 20141,312± 4.7%49%40%6%5%
Rasmussen Reports July 15–16, 2014750± 4%45%40%7%8%

Results

2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mary Fallin (incumbent) 460,298 55.80% -4.65%
Democratic Joe Dorman 338,23941.01%+1.46%
Independent Kimberly Willis17,1692.08%N/A
Independent Richard Prawdzienski9,1251.11%N/A
Total votes824,831 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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