The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the

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, concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed in the general election by Democrat Paul Davis, the Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, and Libertarian attorney Keen Umbehr. The election was viewed as a referendum on Brownback's aggressive tax cutting initiatives and his conservative values. The consensus among '' The Cook Political Report'', '' Governing'', '' The Rothenberg Political Report'', ''

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'', ''Daily Kos Elections'', and others was that the contest was a tossup. Brownback won the election by a margin of 3.7%. Davis carried seven counties, all in eastern Kansas, five of which are home to four-year state universities. As of , this is the most recent time a Republican was elected Governor of Kansas. This is was also the last gubernatorial election in which a Democratic candidate won Jefferson County.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Sam Brownback, incumbent Governor :*Running mate: Jeff Colyer, incumbent

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* Jennifer Winn, businesswoman :*Running mate: Robin Lais, advertising agency owner and natural healing shop owner :*Former running mate: Ethan McCord, Iraq War veteran

Declined

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, Secretary of State of Kansas ( running for re-election) * Steve Morris, former President of the Kansas Senate * Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner (endorsed Paul Davis)

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Paul Davis, Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives :*Running mate: Jill Docking, businesswoman, former member of the Kansas Board of Regents and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 (running for

)

Declined

* Carl Brewer, mayor of Wichita * Jill Docking * Tom Holland, state senator and nominee for governor in

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* Deb Miller, former secretary of the

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* Stephen Morris, former Republican President of the Kansas Senate * Mark Parkinson, former governor, president and CEO of the

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and the National Center for Assisted Living * Sandy Praeger, Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner * Joe Reardon, former mayor of

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, vice president of The Land Institute and former Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas

Results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

* Keen Umbehr, attorney :*Running mate: Josh Umbehr, physician and son of Keen Umbehr

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
September 6, 2014 -

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Complete video of debate
October 21, 2014 -

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

* ;Campaign websites
Sam Brownback for Governor

Paul Davis for Governor

Tresa McAlhaney for Governor

Keen Umbehr for Governor

Jennifer Winn for Governor
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