The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the
Attorney General of
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General
Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...
won re-election to a second term in office.
A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's
nonpartisan blanket primary
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once, regardless of the political party. Partisan elections are, on the other hand, segregated by political party. ...
law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%.
Primary election
Candidates
Democratic Party
*
Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...
, incumbent Attorney General
Republican Party
* Ronald Gold, former Deputy Attorney General
* John Haggerty
* David King
[
* ]Phil Wyman
Phillip David Wyman (February 21, 1945 – November 28, 2019) was an American politician from California. A Republican, he was a member of the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1992 and again from 2000 to 2002; he was also a member of t ...
, former State Assemblyman and former State Senator[
]
Libertarian Party
* Jonathan Jaech[
]
No Party Preference
* Orly Taitz
Orly Taitz ( he, אורלי טייץ; born August 30, 1960) is an Israeli-American political conspiracy theorist and political candidate. A dentist, lawyer, and former real estate agent, Taitz was a figure in the "birther" movement, which prom ...
, " birther" activist, candidate for Secretary of State of California
The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeh ...
in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in 2012
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Results
General election
Polling
Results
References
External links
Attorney General - Statewide ResultsCalifornia Attorney General election, 2014
at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions
at FollowTheMoney.org
;Official campaign websites
Ron Gold for Attorney General of CaliforniaJohn Haggerty for California Attorney General 2014Kamala Harris 2014Jonathan Jaech for California Attorney GeneralDavid King for Attorney GeneralOrly Taitz for California Attorney GeneralWyman for Attorney General
{{Kamala Harris
Attorney General
California Attorney General elections
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
Kamala Harris