2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election

2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election
Turnout	63.37% Registered 6.41% ; 34.00% of Total Population 4.17%
	County results; Mead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Gosar: 40–50%
Governor before election; Matt Mead; Republican	Elected Governor ; Matt Mead; Republican

The 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Wyoming. The election coincided with elections to other federal and state offices.

Incumbent Republican governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a second term in office. Mead won the election with 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Pete Gosar, Independent candidate Don Wills and Libertarian Dee Cozzens.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Taylor Haynes, physician, rancher and Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2010^[1]
Cindy Hill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction^[2]
Matt Mead, incumbent governor^[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead	Cindy Hill	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	780	± 3.5%	69%	15%	16%

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Mead (incumbent)	53,673	54.04
	Republican	Taylor Haynes	31,532	31.75
	Republican	Cindy Hill	12,464	12.55
	Republican	Write-in	215	0.22
	Republican	Over Votes	26	0.03
	Republican	Under Votes	1,402	1.41
Total votes			99,312	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Pete Gosar, former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2010 and brother of Arizona Republican U.S. representative Paul Gosar^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Gosar	15,289	83.52
	Democratic	Write-in	510	2.78
	Democratic	Over Votes	5	0.03
	Democratic	Under Votes	2,502	13.67
Total votes			18,306	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[9]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[10]	Safe R	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Pete Gosar (D)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[11]	October 16–23, 2014	258	± 11%	58%	33%	0%	9%
Mason-Dixon^[12]	October 6–8, 2014	625	± 4%	53%	28%	6%^[13]	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[14]	September 20–October 1, 2014	264	± 7%	53%	30%	7%	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[15]	August 18–September 2, 2014	350	± 8%	53%	25%	12%	9%
Rasmussen Reports^[16]	August 20–21, 2014	700	± 4%	55%	34%	7%	4%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[17]	July 5–24, 2014	416	± 5.1%	53%	25%	16%	5%

Hypothetical polling

With Mead

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Dave Freudenthal (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	47%	36%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Gary Trauner (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	62%	20%	—	18%

With Hill

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cindy Hill (R)	Dave Freudenthal (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	23%	57%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cindy Hill (R)	Gary Trauner (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	29%	38%	—	33%

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Matt Mead (incumbent)	99,700	59.39%	−6.29%
	Democratic	Pete Gosar	45,752	27.25%	+4.31%
	Independent	Don Wills	9,895	5.89%	N/A
	Write-in		8,490	5.06%	+3.85%
	Libertarian	Dee Cozzens	4,040	2.41%	−0.44%
Total votes			167,877	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Albany (Largest city: Laramie)

References

^ Doug Randall (April 29, 2013). "Haynes Announces Run For Governor". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^ Doug Randall (January 31, 2013). "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^ Kari Gray (March 11, 2014). "Governor Matt Mead Announces 2014 Re-Election Campaign". meadforgovernor.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Public Policy Polling
^ ^a ^b "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
^ Ben Neary (May 17, 2014). "(Updated) Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor on Democratic side". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
^ Mason-Dixon
^ Dee Cozzens (L) 3%, Don Wills (I) 3%
^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

External links

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[1] Doug Randall (April 29, 2013). "Haynes Announces Run For Governor". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

[2] Doug Randall (January 31, 2013). "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014". KGAB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

[3] Kari Gray (March 11, 2014). "Governor Matt Mead Announces 2014 Re-Election Campaign". meadforgovernor.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

[Public_Policy_Polling-4] Public Policy Polling

[WYprimary-5] "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

[6] Ben Neary (May 17, 2014). "(Updated) Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor on Democratic side". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

[7] "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[8] "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[9] "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[10] "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[11] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[12] Mason-Dixon

[13] Dee Cozzens (L) 3%, Don Wills (I) 3%

[14] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[15] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[16] Rasmussen Reports

[17] CBS News/NYT/YouGov

[18] "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

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