The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state.
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Turnout | 35.97% [1] 5.35 pp | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Haslam: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The primary elections took place on August 7, 2014, with Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Charles Brown winning their respective party nominations.
As of 2024, this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966. This was also the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Haslam (incumbent) | 570,997 | 87.68 | |
Republican | Mark "Coonrippy" Brown | 44,165 | 6.78 | |
Republican | Donald Ray McFolin | 22,968 | 3.53 | |
Republican | Basil Marceaux, Sr. | 13,117 | 2.01 | |
Total votes | 651,247 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles V. "Charlie" Brown | 95,114 | 41.71 | |
Democratic | Wm. H. "John" McKamey | 59,200 | 25.96 | |
Democratic | Kennedy Spellman Johnson | 55,718 | 24.44 | |
Democratic | Ron Noonan | 17,993 | 7.89 | |
Total votes | 228,025 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[14] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[16] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[17] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Haslam (R) |
Charles Brown (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 974 | ± 5% | 58% | 30% | 2% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 1,007 | ± 4% | 60% | 28% | 1% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 1,056 | ± 4% | 56% | 29% | 4% | 11% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 11–12, 2014 | 750 | ± 3% | 55% | 30% | 6% | 9% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Haslam (R) |
John McKamey (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,460 | ± 5.4% | 55% | 32% | 4% | 9% |
Rasmussen Reports | April 29–30, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 57% | 27% | 5% | 11% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Haslam (incumbent) | 951,796 | 70.31% | +5.28% | |
Democratic | Charles Brown | 309,237 | 22.84% | -10.24% | |
Independent | John Jay Hooker | 30,579 | 2.26% | N/A | |
Constitution | Shaun Crowell | 26,580 | 1.96% | N/A | |
Green | Isa Infante | 18,570 | 1.37% | N/A | |
Independent | Steve Coburn | 8,612 | 0.64% | N/A | |
Independent | Daniel Lewis | 8,321 | 0.62% | N/A | |
n/a | Write-ins | 33 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 1,353,728 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |