The 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Governor Mary Fallin was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote over state representative Joe Dorman. Primaries were held on June 24, 2014. Fallin won the Republican nomination with more than 75% of the vote, and Dorman won the Democratic nomination uncontested.
Republican primary Fallin, the incumbent, easily defeated Chad "The Drug Lawyer" Moody and Dax Ewbank who would run as a Libertarian for U.S. Senate in 2016. Ewbank and Moody both stressed ending the war on drugs and protecting 2nd Amendment rights.
Candidates
Declared Dax Ewbank Mary Fallin, incumbent governor Chad Moody, attorney
Withdrew Randy Brogdon, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2010 (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost)
Declined T. W. Shannon, former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost)
Results
Democratic primary Dorman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates
Declared Joe Dorman, state representative
Withdrew R. J. Harris, Libertarian candidate for president in 2012 and candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 2010 and 2012 (endorsed Dorman)
Declined Dan Boren, former U.S. representative (endorsed Dorman) David L. Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma, former U.S. senator and former governor (endorsed Dorman) Brad Henry, former governor (endorsed Dorman) M. Susan Savage, former mayor of Tulsa and former secretary of state of Oklahoma (endorsed Dorman)
Independents
Candidates
Declared Richard Prawdzienski, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma and candidate for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in 2010 Kimberly Willis
Disqualified Joe Sills
General election Debates Complete video of debate, October 2, 2014
Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 3, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 3, 2014 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2014 Real Clear Politics November 3, 2014
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MaryFallin (R) JoeDorman (D) Other UndecidedSooner PollSooner Poll October 25–29, 2014 949 ± 3.18% 48% 40% 5%Richard Prawdzienski (I) 3%, Kimberly Willis (I) 2% 7%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 995 ± 5% 56% 32% 0% 12%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 2014 1,244 ± 3% 58% 33% 1% 8%Sooner PollSooner Poll September 27–29, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 50% 36% 6% 8%Clarity Campaigns*Clarity Campaigns* August 18–September 2, 2014 841 ± 3.47% 45% 43% 4% 8%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014 821 ± 5% 53% 35% 1% 10%Sooner PollSooner Poll August 28–30, 2014 603 ± 4% 50% 32% 3%Richard Prawdzienski (I) 1%, Joe Sills (I) 0%, Kimberly Willis (I) 1% 15%Cole Hargrave SnodgrassCole Hargrave Snodgrass July 20–25, 2014 500 ± 4.3% 44% 31% 4%Richard Prawdzienski (I) 1%, Joe Sills (I) 1%, Kimberly Willis (I) 2% 22%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 1,312 ± 4.7% 49% 40% 6% 5%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 15–16, 2014 750 ± 4% 45% 40% 7% 8% * Internal poll for the Joe Dorman campaign
Results
Results by county County Mary FallinRepublican Joe DormanDemocratic All OthersIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,23853.94%1,73741.87%1744.19%50112.08%4,149Alfalfa97262.79%53034.24%462.97%44228.55%1,548Atoka1,82552.34%1,52743.79%1353.87%2988.55%3,487Beaver1,11073.22%34322.63%634.16%76750.59%1,516Beckham2,78559.87%1,70136.56%1663.57%1,08423.30%4,652Blaine1,58960.12%97036.70%843.18%61923.42%2,643Bryan4,33749.52%4,12247.07%2993.41%2152.45%8,758Caddo2,62545.11%3,08252.96%1121.92%-457-7.85%5,819Canadian18,45665.88%8,70831.08%8503.03%9,74834.80%28,014Carter5,99055.85%4,24139.54%4944.61%1,74916.31%10,725Cherokee4,09345.05%4,65551.24%3373.71%-562-6.19%9,085Choctaw1,74355.70%1,28240.97%1043.32%46114.73%3,129Cimarron57675.29%13717.91%526.80%43957.39%765Cleveland30,98951.45%27,24745.24%1,9913.31%3,7426.21%60,227Coal74942.78%93753.51%653.71%-188-10.74%1,751Comanche10,09150.46%9,29946.50%6103.05%7923.96%20,000Cotton90253.56%73043.35%523.09%17210.21%1,684Craig1,95854.94%1,49141.84%1153.23%46713.10%3,564Creek9,61862.71%5,21033.97%5093.32%4,40828.74%15,337Custer4,21064.59%2,12432.59%1842.82%2,08632.00%6,518Delaware5,61462.45%3,12634.77%2502.78%2,48827.68%8,990Dewey99666.58%45430.35%463.07%54236.23%1,496Ellis88871.21%31625.34%433.45%57245.87%1,247Garfield7,24757.14%4,90638.68%5304.18%2,34118.46%12,683Garvin3,41756.63%2,42840.24%1893.13%98916.39%6,034Grady7,02754.42%5,56843.12%3172.46%1,45911.30%12,912Grant97961.26%55834.92%613.82%42126.35%1,598Greer82055.11%61641.40%523.49%20413.71%1,488Harmon40458.89%26939.21%131.90%13519.68%686Harper75069.64%28926.83%383.53%46142.80%1,077Haskell1,25450.42%1,17647.29%572.29%783.14%2,487Hughes1,55553.22%1,26243.19%1053.59%29310.03%2,922Jackson3,07173.00%1,01824.20%1182.80%2,05348.80%4,207Jefferson64051.61%55544.76%453.63%856.85%1,240Johnston1,13348.09%1,11947.50%1044.41%140.59%2,356Kay6,13161.38%3,55135.55%3073.07%2,58025.83%9,989Kingfisher2,66271.83%94825.58%962.59%1,71446.25%3,706Kiowa1,30553.09%1,09044.34%632.56%2158.75%2,458Latimer1,01643.05%1,26653.64%783.31%-250-10.59%2,360Le Flore5,28153.78%4,07441.49%4654.74%1,20712.29%9,820Lincoln5,37761.70%3,00134.43%3373.87%2,37627.26%8,715Logan6,86464.22%3,46232.39%3633.40%3,40231.83%10,689Love1,17754.82%87740.85%934.33%30013.97%2,147Major1,41764.41%69331.50%904.09%72432.91%2,200Marshall1,79252.41%1,49443.70%1333.89%2988.72%3,419Mayes5,15854.23%4,01642.22%33743.54%1,14212.01%9,511McClain5,59361.71%3,21035.42%2602.87%2,38326.29%9,063McCurtain3,44551.24%2,91743.39%3615.37%5287.85%6,723McIntosh2,36151.23%2,09845.52%1503.25%2635.71%4,609Murray1,60654.40%1,25142.38%953.22%35512.03%2,952Muskogee6,82247.61%7,03949.12%4693.27%-217-1.51%14,330Noble1,90165.15%92731.77%903.08%97433.38%2,918Nowata1,65661.22%95335.23%963.55%70325.99%2,705Okfuskee1,29048.96%1,25447.59%913.45%361.37%2,635Oklahoma79,85351.31%71,43145.90%4,3562.80%8,4225.41%155,640Okmulgee4,16550.79%3,78046.09%2563.12%3854.69%8,201Osage5,86152.08%5,00944.51%3833.40%8527.57%11,253Ottawa2,95056.54%2,06639.59%2023.87%88416.94%5,218Pawnee2,19159.65%1,34636.65%1363.70%84523.01%3,673Payne7,95451.38%7,08845.79%4382.83%8665.59%15,480Pittsburg5,16350.77%4,59945.22%4084.01%5645.55%10,170Pontotoc3,66445.96%4,05150.82%2573.22%-387-4.85%7,972Pottawatomie8,90960.93%5,23735.82%4753.25%3,67225.11%14,621Pushmataha1,31951.22%1,13644.12%1204.66%1837.11%2,575Roger Mills77863.82%40933.55%322.63%36930.27%1,219Rogers14,04864.01%7,16732.66%7303.33%6,88131.36%21,945Seminole2,66355.84%1,95540.99%1513.17%70814.85%4,769Sequoyah4,67654.12%3,64942.23%3153.65%1,02711.89%8,640Stephens6,39356.24%4,61340.58%3623.18%1,78015.66%11,368Texas2,46676.39%63919.80%1233.81%1,82756.60%3,228Tillman99158.54%64438.04%583.43%34720.50%1,693Tulsa74,86756.87%53,07340.31%3,7092.82%21,79416.55%131,649Wagoner10,67563.77%5,50032.85%5663.38%5,17530.91%16,741Washington8,79566.45%3,91229.56%5283.99%4,88336.89%13,235Washita1,94363.41%1,03933.91%822.68%90429.50%3,064Woods1,44058.68%91637.33%983.99%52421.35%2,454Woodward3,02970.77%1,12626.31%1252.92%1,90344.46%4,280Totals460,29855.81%338,23941.01%26,2943.19%122,05914.80%824,831
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Comanche (largest city: Lawton) Cotton (largest city: Walters) Jefferson (largest city: Waurika) Stephens (largest city: Duncan)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Caddo (largest city: Anadarko) Cherokee (largest city: Tahlequah) Coal (largest city: Coalgate) Latimer (largest city: Wilburton) Muskogee (largest city: Muskogee) Pontotoc (Largest city: Ada)
See also 2014 United States elections 2014 United States gubernatorial elections 2014 United States Senate elections
References
External links Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia