The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.
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A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%.
Primary election
editCandidates
editDemocratic Party
edit- Kamala Harris, incumbent Attorney General[1][2]
Republican Party
edit- Ronald Gold, former Deputy Attorney General[3]
- John Haggerty[3][4]
- David King[1]
- Phil Wyman, former State Assemblyman and former State Senator[1]
Libertarian Party
edit- Jonathan Jaech[4]
No Party Preference
edit- Orly Taitz, "birther" activist, candidate for Secretary of State of California in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in 2012[1][5]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kamala Harris (incumbent) | 2,177,480 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Ronald Gold | 504,091 | 12.3 | |
| Republican | Phil Wyman | 479,468 | 11.7 | |
| Republican | David King | 368,190 | 9.0 | |
| Republican | John Haggerty | 336,433 | 8.2 | |
| No party preference | Orly Taitz | 130,451 | 3.2 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Jaech | 99,056 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 4,095,169 | 100.0 | ||
General election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kamala Harris (D) |
Ronald Gold (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR/American Viewpoint[7] | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | 51% | 37% | 12% |
| Field Poll[8] | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 49% | 36% | 15% |
| Field Poll[9] | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 49% | 37% | 14% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kamala Harris (incumbent) | 4,102,649 | 57.49% | +11.44% | |
| Republican | Ronald Gold | 3,033,476 | 42.51% | −2.77% | |
| Total votes | 7,136,125 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Don Thompson, Associated Press (May 3, 2014). "Incumbents seek re-election to 5 statewide offices". Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Paul Blumenthal (February 11, 2014). "California Attorney General Kamala Harris Announcing Re-Election Bid". CBS Sacramento. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Attorney General. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "GOP Obama "Birther" Critic Joins State Race for Attorney General". AllGov.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Obama 'birther' critic Orly Taitz files for California AG race". The Sacramento Bee. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ GQR/American Viewpoint
- ^ Field Poll
- ^ Field Poll
- ^ "Statement of Vote November 4, 2014, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
External links
edit- Attorney General - Statewide Results Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- California Attorney General election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
Official campaign websites