2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Newsom: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Nehring: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Gavin Newsom; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Gavin Newsom; Democratic

The 2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom ran for re-election to a second term in office.

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. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Newsom and Republican Ron Nehring finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Newsom won.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Eric Korevaar, mechanical/aerospace engineer, candidate for governor in 2003 and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010^[1]
Gavin Newsom, incumbent lieutenant governor^[2]

Withdrew

Michael Crosby
Larry K. Reed

Republican Party

Declared

Zachary Collins, business owner^[3]
David Fennell, entrepreneur^[3]
Ron Nehring, strategist, commentator and former chairman of the California Republican Party^[4]
George Yang, software developer^[3]

Withdrew

Ernie Konnyu, former U.S. Representative^[5]

Green Party

Declared

Jena F. Goodman, student^[3]

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

Amos Johnson, security guard^[3]

Americans Elect

Declared

Alan Reynolds, businessman^[6]

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 2014^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gavin Newsom (incumbent)	2,082,902	49.87%
	Republican	Ron Nehring	976,128	23.37%
	Republican	David Fennell	357,242	8.55%
	Republican	George Yang	333,857	7.99%
	Democratic	Eric Korevaar	232,596	5.57%
	Green	Jena F. Goodman	98,338	2.35%
	Americans Elect	Alan Reynolds	56,027	1.34%
	Peace and Freedom	Amos Johnson	39,675	0.95%
Total votes			4,176,765	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gavin Newsom (D)	Ron Nehring (R)	Undecided
GQR/American Viewpoint^[8]	October 22–29, 2014	1,162	± 3.3%	52%	35%	14%
Field Poll^[9]	October 15–28, 2014	941	± 3.4%	47%	37%	16%
Field Poll^[10]	August 14–28, 2014	467	± 4.8%	49%	29%	22%

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial general election, 2014^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gavin Newsom (incumbent)	4,107,051	57.2%
	Republican	Ron Nehring	3,078,039	42.8%
Total votes			7,185,090	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Phil Willon (February 1, 2014). "Money pours into campaigns for candidates seeking statewide posts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
^ Dan Morain (October 27, 2013). "Dan Morain: Gavin Newsom believes California should legalize marijuana; details to come". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Lieutenant Governor. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "Former California Republican Party Chairman Files Papers To Run For Lieutenant Governor". KPBS. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
^ Wildermuth, John (August 22, 2019). "It's been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^ James Doull (February 10, 2014). "Independent Candidate in California Says Jury Still Out on Top-Two Primary". IVN. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
^ "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2014. 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

California Lieutenant Governor election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites

[1] Phil Willon (February 1, 2014). "Money pours into campaigns for candidates seeking statewide posts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

[2] Dan Morain (October 27, 2013). "Dan Morain: Gavin Newsom believes California should legalize marijuana; details to come". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

[certified-3] "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Lieutenant Governor. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[4] "Former California Republican Party Chairman Files Papers To Run For Lieutenant Governor". KPBS. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

[5] Wildermuth, John (August 22, 2019). "It's been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

[6] James Doull (February 10, 2014). "Independent Candidate in California Says Jury Still Out on Top-Two Primary". IVN. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

[primaryresult-7] "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

[8] GQR/American Viewpoint

[9] Field Poll

[10] Field Poll

[geresult-11] "Statement of Vote November 4, 2014, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

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