The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee.

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Governor

Bill Haslam William Edward Haslam (; born August 23, 1958) is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of ...

won re-election to a second term with over 70% of the vote. Haslam, who was first elected over

Mike McWherter Michael Ray McWherter is an American lawyer, businessman and politician from the state of Tennessee. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Early life, education and career The son of former Tennessee governor Ned McW ...

in 2010, defeated the Democratic candidate Charles Brown in a landslide, carrying every county in the state. Recently, this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since

Buford Ellington Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963, and again from 1967 to 1971. Along with his political ally, Frank G. Clement, he helped lead a ...

's victory in 1966. As of , this was the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Mark "Coonrippy" Brown *

, incumbent Governor *

Basil Marceaux Basil Marceaux, Sr. (born May 26, 1952) is an American perennial candidate who has on multiple occasions run for state and federal public office in Tennessee. Most recently, he filed as a candidate for the 2010 Republican nominations for gover ...

, perennial candidate * Donald McFolin, Independent candidate for Governor in 2010

Declined

John Jay Hooker John Jay Hooker, Jr. (August 24, 1930 – January 24, 2016) was an American attorney, entrepreneur, political gadfly and perennial candidate from Nashville, Tennessee, who was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 1970 and 1998 ...

, political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in

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and

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(running as an independent)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Charles V. Brown, retired engineer and candidate for governor in 2002 * Kennedy Spellman Johnson * John McKamey, former Sullivan County Commissioner * Ron Noonan

Removed from ballot

* Mark E. Clayton, Vice President of

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and nominee for U.S. Senate in

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* Jesse Gore * Ed Borum

Declined

Lowe Finney Lowe Finney (born November 1, 1975 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate for the 27th district, which is composed of Madison, Gibson, and Carroll counties. Edu ...

, state senator *

Craig Fitzhugh Calvin "Craig" Fitzhugh (born March 22, 1950) is an American politician. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District, which encompasses all of Crockett, Haywood and Lauderdale counties. He is a member ...

, minority leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives *

Roy Herron Roy Herron (born September 30, 1953) is an American politician, attorney and author. He is the former Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. He was the Tennessee State Senator for the 24th district for 16 years and for 10 years before tha ...

, chairman of the

Tennessee Democratic Party The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tennessee Democratic Party began alongside President Andrew Jack ...

, former state senator and nominee for

Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in West Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican David Kustoff since January 2017. Current boundaries The district is located in West Tennessee. It borders Kentuck ...

in 2010 *

, political gadfly and nominee for governor in

and

(running as an Independent) *

Jim Kyle James Fellow Kyle, Jr. (born October 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the Tennessee Senate for the Tennessee's 30th Senate district, 30th district, which is composed of part of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis. ...

, state senator and candidate for governor in 2010 *

Sara Kyle Sara Peery Kyle (born October 21, 1952) is an American attorney and politician, and currently represents the 30th district in the Tennessee Senate. She became the second woman to elected to statewide office in Tennessee when she won the race fo ...

, former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority *

, businessman, attorney and nominee for governor in 2010

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

* Steven Coburn (

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) * Shaun Crowell (

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) *

(Independent), political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in

and

* Isa Infante (

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) * Daniel T. Lewis ( Libertarian), educator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008

Removed from ballot

* Jondavid Balunek (

) * J. D. Ellis (Independent)

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014
at Ballotpedia ;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Bill Haslam for Governor
''incumbent''
Charlie Brown for Governor

Basil Marceaux for Governor

John McKamey for Governor
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2014 United States gubernatorial elections

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Removed from ballot

Declined

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

Removed from ballot

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links