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Turnout | 63.37% Registered 6.41% 34.00% of Total Population 4.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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County results Mead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Gosar: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wyoming |
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The 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Wyoming. The election coincided with elections to other federal and state offices.
Incumbent Republican governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a second term in office. Mead won the election with 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Pete Gosar, Independent candidate Don Wills and Libertarian Dee Cozzens.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Mead | Cindy Hill | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 69% | 15% | 16% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matt Mead (incumbent) | 53,673 | 54.04 | |
Republican | Taylor Haynes | 31,532 | 31.75 | |
Republican | Cindy Hill | 12,464 | 12.55 | |
Republican | Write-in | 215 | 0.22 | |
Republican | Over Votes | 26 | 0.03 | |
Republican | Under Votes | 1,402 | 1.41 | |
Total votes | 99,312 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Gosar | 15,289 | 83.52 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 510 | 2.78 | |
Democratic | Over Votes | 5 | 0.03 | |
Democratic | Under Votes | 2,502 | 13.67 | |
Total votes | 18,306 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [6] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report [8] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics [9] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Mead (R) | Pete Gosar (D) | Other | Undecided |
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CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 258 | ± 11% | 58% | 33% | 0% | 9% |
Mason-Dixon | October 6–8, 2014 | 625 | ± 4% | 53% | 28% | 6% [10] | 13% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 264 | ± 7% | 53% | 30% | 7% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 350 | ± 8% | 53% | 25% | 12% | 9% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 20–21, 2014 | 700 | ± 4% | 55% | 34% | 7% | 4% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 416 | ± 5.1% | 53% | 25% | 16% | 5% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Mead (R) | Dave Freudenthal (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 36% | — | 17% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Mead (R) | Gary Trauner (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 62% | 20% | — | 18% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Cindy Hill (R) | Dave Freudenthal (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 23% | 57% | — | 20% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Cindy Hill (R) | Gary Trauner (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 29% | 38% | — | 33% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Matt Mead (incumbent) | 99,700 | 59.39% | −6.29% | |
Democratic | Pete Gosar | 45,752 | 27.25% | +4.31% | |
Independent | Don Wills | 9,895 | 5.89% | N/A | |
Write-in | 8,490 | 5.06% | +3.85% | ||
Libertarian | Dee Cozzens | 4,040 | 2.41% | −0.44% | |
Total votes | 167,877 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
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