List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2014
This page contains all general election candidates who ran in the 2014 state executive elections.
There were 225 state executive seats up for re-election in 43 states in November 2014. The individual state tabs below are populated with candidates who secured a spot on the primary and general election ballots.
Ballotpedia staff counted 1,159 candidates who ran in the state executive elections. Of those 1,159 candidates, there were:
Alabama
There were nine state executive seats up for election in Alabama in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, commissioner of agriculture and industries and two seats on the Alabama Public Service Commission.
GovernorLt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurerAuditor |
Commissioner of Agriculture and IndustriesPublic Service Commission (Two seats) |
Alaska
There were two state executive seats up for election in Alaska in 2014: governor and lieutenant governor.
Governor |
Lt. Governor |
Arizona
There were eight state executive seats up for election in Arizona in 2014: governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, superintendent, mine inspector and two seats on the corporation commission.
Governor
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerSuperintendent |
Mine InspectorCorporation Commission (Two seats) |
Arkansas
There were seven state executive seats up for election in Arkansas in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and commissioner of state lands.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerAuditorCommissioner of State Lands |
California
There were eight state executive seats up for election in California in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, controller, superintendent and insurance commissioner.
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General |
Secretary of State
TreasurerController |
SuperintendentCommissioner of Insurance |
Colorado
There were five state executive seats up for election in Colorado in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurer |
Connecticut
There were six state executive seats up for election in Connecticut in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and comptroller.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerComptroller |
Delaware
There were three state executive seats up for election in Delaware in 2014: attorney general, treasurer and auditor.
Attorney General |
Treasurer |
Auditor |
Florida
There were five state executive seats up for election in Florida in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, chief financial officer and commissioner of agriculture and consumer services.
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General |
Chief Financial OfficerCommissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
Georgien
There were 10 state executive seats up for election in Georgia in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, superintendent, insurance commissioner, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of labor and two seats on the public service commission.
GovernorLt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateState Superintendent of Schools
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner |
Commissioner of AgricultureCommissioner of LaborPublic Service Commissioner |
Hawaii
There were two state executive seats up for election in Hawaii in 2014: governor and lieutenant governor.
Governor |
Lt. Governor |
Idaho
There were seven state executive seats up for election in Idaho in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, controller and superintendent.
Governor
Lt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurer |
ControllerSuperintendent of Public Instruction |
Illinois
There were six state executive seats up for election in Illinois in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and comptroller.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerComptroller |
Indiana
There were three state executive seats up for election in Indiana in 2014: secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
Secretary of State |
Treasurer |
Auditor of State |
Iowa
There were seven state executive seats up for election in Iowa in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and secretary of agriculture.
Governor
Lt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurer of State |
Auditor of StateSecretary of Agriculture |
Kansas
There were six state executive seats up for election in Kansas in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and commissioner of insurance.
GovernorLt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerCommissioner of Insurance |
Louisiana
There were two state executive seats up for election in Louisiana in 2014: two seats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Public Service Commission (Two seats)
Maine
There is one state executive seat up for election in Maine in 2014, the position of governor.
Governor
Maryland
There were four state executive seats up for election in Maryland in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralComptroller |
Massachusetts
There were six state executive seats up for election in Massachusetts in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerAuditor of the Commonwealth |
Michigan
There were four state executive seats up for election in Michigan in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state.
GovernorLt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
Minnesota
There were five state executive seats up for election in Minnesota in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and auditor.
Missouri
There was one state executive seat up for election in Missouri in 2014: state auditor.
State Auditor
Montana
There were two state executive seats up for election in Montana in 2014, both were seats on the Montana Public Service Commission.
Public Service Commission (Two seats)
Nebraska
There were seven state executive seats up for election in Nebraska in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and public service commissioner.
Governor
Lt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurer |
Auditor of Public AccountsPublic Service Commission |
Nevada
There were six state executive seats up for election in Nevada in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and controller.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
State TreasurerController |
New Hampshire
There was one state executive seat up for election in New Hampshire in 2014, governor.
Governor
- Maggie Hassan
- Andrew Hemingway
- Walter Havenstein
- Daniel Greene
- Jonathan Smolin
- Clecia Terrio
- Ian Freeman
New Mexico
There were 15 state executive seats up for election in New Mexico in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, three seats on the public regulation commission and seven seats on the public education commission.
Governor
Lt. GovernorAttorney GeneralSecretary of State |
AuditorPublic Regulation Commission (Three seats) |
Public Education Commission (Seven seats) |
New York
There were four state executive seats up for election in New York in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralComptroller |
North Dakota
There were two state executive seats up for election in North Dakota in 2014: attorney general and secretary of state.
Attorney General |
Secretary of State |
Ohio
There were six state executive seats up for election in Ohio in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
GovernorLt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerAuditor of State |
Oklahoma
There were eight state executive seats up for election in Oklahoma in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor and inspector, superintendent, insurance commissioner and labor commissioner.
GovernorLt. GovernorAttorney General |
TreasurerState Auditor and InspectorSuperintendent of Public Instruction |
Commissioner of InsuranceResults are not yet available. Commissioner of LaborResults are not yet available. |
Oregon
There were two state executive seats up for election in Oregon in 2014: governor and labor commissioner.
Governor |
Commissioner of Labor and Industries |
Pennsylvania
There were two state executive seats up for election in Pennsylvania in 2014: governor and lieutenant governor.
Governor |
Lt. Governor |
Rhode Island
There were five state executive seats up for election in Rhode Island in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
General Treasurer |
South Carolina
There were 10 state executive seats up for election in South Carolina in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, comptroller, auditor, superintendent, commissioner of agriculture and adjutant general.
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerComptroller GeneralState Auditor |
Superintendent of Education
Commissioner of AgricultureAdjutant General |
South Dakota
There were seven state executive seats up for election in South Dakota in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and one seat on the public utilities commission.
GovernorLt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurerState Auditor |
Public Utilities Commission |
Tennessee
There was one state executive seat up for election in Tennessee in 2014, governor.
Governor
- Bill Haslam
- Carl Twofeathers Whitaker
- Mark Brown (Tennessee)
- Ron Noonan
- Linda Perry
- Steve Coburn
- Kennedy Spellman Johnson
- Donald Ray McFolin
- Basil Marceaux Sr.
- Shaun Crowell
- Ed Borum
- Charles V. "Charlie" Brown
- William H. "John" McKamey
- Isa Infante
- J. D. Ellis
- John Jay Hooker
- Daniel Lewis (Tennessee)
- Mark Clayton
Texas
There were seven state executive seats up for election in Texas in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, commissioner of agriculture and one seat on the railroad commission.
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General |
Comptroller of Public AccountsLand Commissioner
Commissioner of Agriculture
Railroad Commission |
Utah
There was one state executive seat up for special election in Utah in 2014: attorney general.
Attorney General
Vermont
There were six state executive seats up for election in Vermont in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerState Auditor |
Wisconsin
There were five state executive seats up for election in Wisconsin in 2014: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
Treasurer |
Wyoming
There were five state executive seats up for election in Wyoming in 2014: governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and superintendent.
GovernorSecretary of State |
TreasurerAuditor |
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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