2014 Governor Elections
35 governorships contested • 6 flipped • Closest: Florida (R+1.1)
18D
32R
35Races
6Flipped
R Majority18D
Majority32R
Republicans gained 2 governorships in 2014, with 36 governorships contested. The national total moved from 20D-30R to 18D-32R. RI, PA flipped to Democrats; MA, MD, IL, AR flipped to Republicans.
Before:20D-30R
After:18D-32R
6 flipped
Seats flipped:Massachusetts(D→R)|Maryland(D→R)|Illinois(D→R)|Rhode Island(R→D)|Pennsylvania(R→D)|Arkansas(D→R)
6 Seats Flipped
Flipped to Democratic (2)
Flipped to Republican (4)
Historical Context
| State | 2010 Gov | 2016 Pres | 2020 Pres | 2014 Gov | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | R+15.7 | R+28.1 | R+25.5 | R+27.3 | R+11.6 |
| Arizona | R+11.9 | R+3.5 | D+0.3 | R+11.8 | D+0.0 |
| Arkansas | D+30.8 | R+27.8 | R+27.6 | R+13.9 | R+44.7 |
| California | D+12.9 | D+30.0 | D+29.1 | D+19.9 | D+7.1 |
| Colorado | D+39.9 | D+4.9 | D+13.5 | D+3.3 | R+36.6 |
| Connecticut | D+0.6 | D+13.6 | D+20.1 | D+2.6 | D+2.0 |
| Florida | R+1.1 | R+1.2 | R+3.4 | R+1.1 | D+0.1 |
| Georgia | R+10.1 | R+5.1 | D+0.3 | R+7.9 | D+2.2 |
| Hawaii | D+17.1 | D+32.2 | D+29.5 | D+12.4 | R+4.7 |
| Idaho | R+26.3 | R+31.8 | R+30.8 | R+15.0 | D+11.3 |
| Illinois | D+0.8 | D+16.9 | D+16.9 | R+3.9 | R+4.8 |
| Iowa | R+9.6 | R+9.3 | R+8.2 | R+21.7 | R+12.1 |
| Kansas | R+31.1 | R+20.4 | R+14.7 | R+3.7 | D+27.4 |
| Maine | R+19.0 | D+2.7 | D+8.6 | R+4.9 | D+14.2 |
| Maryland | D+14.5 | D+26.9 | D+33.2 | R+3.8 | R+18.2 |
| Massachusetts | D+6.4 | D+26.8 | D+33.2 | R+1.9 | R+8.3 |
| Michigan | R+18.2 | R+0.2 | D+2.8 | R+4.1 | D+14.1 |
| Minnesota | D+0.4 | D+1.5 | D+7.1 | D+5.6 | D+5.1 |
| Nebraska | R+47.8 | R+25.1 | R+19.1 | R+17.9 | D+29.9 |
| Nevada | R+11.8 | D+2.4 | D+2.4 | R+46.7 | R+35.0 |
| New Hampshire | D+7.6 | D+0.4 | D+7.3 | D+5.0 | R+2.7 |
| New Mexico | R+6.7 | D+8.2 | D+10.8 | R+14.4 | R+7.7 |
| New York | D+29.3 | D+22.5 | D+23.1 | D+13.9 | R+15.3 |
| Ohio | R+2.0 | R+8.0 | R+8.0 | R+30.6 | R+28.6 |
| Oklahoma | R+20.9 | R+36.4 | R+33.1 | R+14.8 | D+6.1 |
| Oregon | D+1.5 | D+11.0 | D+16.1 | D+5.8 | D+4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | R+9.0 | R+0.7 | D+1.2 | D+9.9 | D+18.8 |
| Rhode Island | R+10.5 | D+15.4 | D+20.6 | D+4.5 | D+15.0 |
| South Carolina | R+4.5 | R+14.3 | R+11.7 | R+14.5 | R+10.0 |
| South Dakota | R+23.7 | R+29.8 | R+26.2 | R+45.9 | R+22.2 |
| Tennessee | R+31.9 | R+26.0 | R+23.2 | R+47.5 | R+15.5 |
| Texas | R+12.7 | R+9.0 | R+5.6 | R+20.4 | R+7.7 |
| Vermont | D+1.8 | D+26.4 | D+35.4 | D+1.3 | R+0.5 |
| Wisconsin | R+5.8 | R+0.8 | D+0.6 | R+5.7 | D+0.1 |
| Wyoming | R+42.7 | R+46.3 | R+43.4 | R+32.1 | D+10.6 |
All Races
FL
R+1.1
Crist vs Scott
VT
D+1.3
Shumlin vs Milne
MA
R+1.9
Coakley vs Baker
CT
D+2.6
Malloy vs Foley
CO
D+3.3
Hickenlooper vs Beauprez
KS
R+3.7
Davis vs Brownback
MD
R+3.8
Brown vs Hogan
IL
R+3.9
Quinn vs Rauner
MI
R+4.1
Schauer vs Snyder
RI
D+4.5
Raimondo vs Fung
ME
R+4.9
Michaud vs LePage
NH
D+5.0
Hassan vs Havenstein
MN
D+5.6
Dayton vs Johnson
WI
R+5.7
Burke vs Walker
OR
D+5.8
Kitzhaber vs Richardson
GA
R+7.9
Carter vs Deal
PA
D+9.9
Wolf vs Corbett
AZ
R+11.8
Duval vs Ducey
HI
D+12.4
Ige vs Aiona
AR
R+13.9
Ross vs Hutchinson
NY
D+13.9
Cuomo vs Astorino
NM
R+14.4
King vs Martinez
SC
R+14.5
Sheheen vs Haley
OK
R+14.8
Dorman vs Fallin
ID
R+15.0
Balukoff vs Otter
NE
R+17.9
Hassebrook vs Ricketts
CA
D+19.9
Brown vs Kashkari
TX
R+20.4
Davis vs Abbott
IA
R+21.7
Hatch vs Branstad
AL
R+27.3
Griffith vs Bentley
OH
R+30.6
FitzGerald vs Kasich
WY
R+32.1
Gosar vs Mead
SD
R+45.9
Wismer vs Daugaard
NV
R+46.7
Goodman vs Sandoval
TN
R+47.5
Brown vs Haslam