2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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Nominee Bill Haslam Charles Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote951,796309,237
Percentage70.31%22.84%
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2014 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election by congressional district.svg
Haslam:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Brown:      50–60%
Governor before election

Bill Haslam
Republican

Elected Governor

Bill Haslam
Republican

The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state.

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The primary elections took place on August 7, 2014, with Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Charles Brown winning their respective party nominations.

With no political experience, Charles Brown campaigned on raising speed limits on the interstate highways to 80 mph and putting the Bible back in schools. [2] Some of the Tennessee Democratic Party members became concerned over Brown's candidacy when he said in an interview that he would like to put Bill Haslam in an electric chair and turn it on about half throttle and let him smell a little bit. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Haslam on the other hand campaigned on jobs, and economic development, education reform, workforce development, and conservative fiscal leadership. [7] [8]

As of 2024, this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966. This was also the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

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Results by county
  Haslam
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Haslam (incumbent) 570,997 87.68%
Republican Mark "Coonrippy" Brown44,1656.78%
Republican Donald Ray McFolin22,9683.53%
Republican Basil Marceaux, Sr.13,1172.01%
Total votes651,247 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Removed from ballot

Declined

Results

Results by county: Brown 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% McKamey 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Tennessee Governor D Primary 2014.svg
Results by county:
  Brown
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  McKamey
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles V. "Charlie" Brown 95,114 41.71%
Democratic Wm. H. "John" McKamey59,20025.96%
Democratic Kennedy Spellman Johnson55,71824.44%
Democratic Ron Noonan17,9937.89%
Total votes228,025 100.00%

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

Removed from ballot

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [23] Solid RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [24] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [25] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [26] Safe RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Bill
Haslam (R)		Charles
Brown (D)		OtherUndecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014974± 5%58%30%2%11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 20141,007± 4%60%28%1%11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 20141,056± 4%56%29%4%11%
Rasmussen Reports August 11–12, 2014750± 3%55%30%6%9%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Bill
Haslam (R)		John
McKamey (D)		OtherUndecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 20141,460± 5.4%55%32%4%9%
Rasmussen Reports April 29–30, 2014750± 4%57%27%5%11%

Results

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