2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the winners of the lieutenant gubernatorial primary elections join the ticket of their party's gubernatorial nominee.

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Background

Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed and ran for re-election to a second term on a ticket with incumbent Governor Tom Corbett. The Democratic nominee was State Senator Mike Stack, who was businessman Tom Wolf's running mate. [1]

Wolf and Stack defeated Corbett and Cawley in the general election. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Cawley (incumbent) 400,752 100.00
Total votes400,752 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mark
Critz		Brad
Koplinski		Brandon
Neuman		Jay
Paterno		Mark
Smith		Mike
Stack		Unde-
cided
Harper Polling [20] May 12–13, 2014559±4.14%18%9%5%—6%20%42%
Harper Polling [21] Feb. 22–23, 2014501±4.38%16%4%7%17%2%6%48%

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Stack 351,627 46.79
Democratic Mark Critz 119,33415.88
Democratic Mark Smith109,51914.57
Democratic Brad Koplinski89,52411.91
Democratic Brandon Neuman 81,43810.84
Total votes751,442 100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ Foster, Brittany (May 20, 2014). "Lt. Gov.: Stack Wins Big". PoliticsPA. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Vickers, Robert J. (July 26, 2013). "Lt. Gov. boosts Corbett re-election by declaring his 2014 fidelity". Harrisburg Patriot News. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ O'Toole, Jim and Langley, Karen (November 6, 2013). "Corbett begins uphill fight, announces campaign for second term". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 26, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 "2014 General Primary - Lieutenant Governor". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Gibson, Keegan (August 14, 2014). "Critz to Run for Lieutenant Governor". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Gibson, Keegan (August 14, 2013). "Morganelli Raising Money for LG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ Foster, Brittany (October 14, 2013). "Rep. Davidson Considering Bid for Lt. Gov". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ Laughlin, Nicholas (October 17, 2013). "State Sen. Stack Passes on Guv Run, Seeks LG Instead". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Joe Paterno's son running for lt. governor in Pa". Politico. February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Paterno Drops Out Of Lt. Gov. Race". PoliticsPA. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ Feldman, Carl (June 24, 2013). "Harrisburg Official Joins Lt. Gov Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  13. ↑ Vickers, Robert J. (March 17, 2014). "Is Brenda Alton in or out of the Lt. Gov. race?". The Patriot-News. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ Panyard, Jim (September 3, 2013). "Teacher Union President Michael Crossey Mulls Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Run". Mediatrackers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  15. ↑ Gibson, Keegan (November 15, 2013). "PSEA Prez Says No to LG Run". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  16. ↑ Tustin, Kevin (May 1, 2013). "State Rep. Margo Davidson debunks rumors about running for lieutenant governor". Delco County News Network.
  17. ↑ Gibson, Keegan (June 12, 2013). "State Sen. Farnese Weighing LG Bid". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  18. ↑ Field, Nick; Gibson, Keegan (July 3, 2013). "State Rep. Galloway Mulling Lt. Gov Bid". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  19. ↑ Foster, Brittany (December 23, 2013). "NorthCo DA Morganelli Says No to Lt. Guv Run". PoliticsPA. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  20. ↑ Harper Polling Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ Harper Polling Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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