2014 Nevada gubernatorial election

2014 Nevada gubernatorial election
	County results ; Sandoval: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Brian Sandoval; Republican	Elected Governor ; Brian Sandoval; Republican

The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide.^[1] Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican won the governorship of Nevada and this is also the most recent time the Republican candidate carried Clark County.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Edward Hamilton, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[2]
Gary Marinch^[3]
Brian Sandoval, incumbent governor^[1]
William Tarbell^[3]
Thomas Tighe^[4]

Declined[]

Jim Gibbons, former governor^[5]^[6]
Joe Heck, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election and won)^[7]
Mike Montandon, former mayor of North Las Vegas and candidate for governor in 2010^[8]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Sandoval (incumbent)	105,857	89.88
	Republican	Edward Hamilton	3,758	3.19
	Republican	None of These Candidates	3,509	2.98
	Republican	William Tarbell	1,966	1.67
	Republican	Thomas Tighe	1,495	1.27
	Republican	Gary Marinch	1,195	1.01
Total votes			117,780	100

Democratic primary[]

For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes. This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience. High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging.^[10]^[11] According to state law, even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. Thus, Bob Goodman was certified as the Democratic nominee.

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Charles Chang^[3]
Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and candidate for governor in 2010^[2]
Stephen Frye, psychiatrist and candidate for NV-03 in 2012^[4]
Bob Goodman, former Economic Development Commissioner, former Wyoming economic development director and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010^[3]
Chris Hyepock, casino manager^[12]
Allen Rheinhart, painter, sculptor and writer^[3]
John Rutledge, philanthropist and attorney^[4]^[13]
Abdul Shabazz, denture repair business owner and candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2011^[4]

Withdrew[]

Fernando Lopes^[3]

Declined[]

Richard Bryan, former U.S. Senator and former governor^[14]
Barbara Buckley, former Speaker of the Nevada Assembly^[15]^[16]
Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General^[17]
Steven Horsford, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election and lost)^[18]
Jan Laverty Jones, former mayor of Las Vegas, candidate for governor in 1994 and nominee for governor 1998^[19]
Ruben Kihuen, state senator (ran for re-election and won)^[20]
Susie Lee, education activist^[20]
Kate Marshall, Nevada State Treasurer (ran for Secretary of State and lost)^[20]
Ross Miller, Secretary of State of Nevada (ran for Nevada Attorney General and lost)^[21]
Joe Neal, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2002^[22]
Rory Reid, former Clark County Commissioner and nominee for governor in 2010^[23]
Tick Segerblom, state senator^[24]
Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner^[25]^[26]
Debbie Smith, state senator (ran for re-election and won)^[20]
Dina Titus, U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006 (ran for re-election and won)^[27]

Results[]

2014 Nevada gubernatorial Democratic primary results by county:

None of These Candidates

40–50%
30–40%
<30%

Goodman

<30%

Democratic primary results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	None of These Candidates	21,725	29.96
	Democratic	Bob Goodman	17,961	24.77
	Democratic	Stephen Frye	8,231	11.35
	Democratic	John Rutledge	6,039	8.33
	Democratic	Charles Chang	5,619	7.75
	Democratic	Chris Hyepock	4,743	6.54
	Democratic	Allen Rheinhart	3,605	4.97
	Democratic	Abdul Shabazz	2,731	3.77
	Democratic	Frederick Conquest	1,867	2.57
Total votes			72,521	100

Independent American Party of Nevada primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

, family therapist and nominee for the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012^[2]

Green primary[]

Candidates[]

Withdrew[]

David Gibson

Independents[]

Candidates[]

Withdrew[]

Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor and Democratic candidate for governor in 2010 (ran as a Democrat)^[2]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Brian Sandoval (Republican), incumbent governor of Nevada
Bob Goodman (Democratic), former economic development commissioner, former Wyoming director of economic development and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010
David Lory VanDerBeek (Independent American Party of Nevada), family therapist and nominee for the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[28]	Solid R	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[29]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[30]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[31]	Safe R	November 3, 2014

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Sandoval (R)	Bob Goodman (D)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,314	± 4%	53%	28%	6%	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20–October 1, 2014	1,502	± 3%	56%	25%	9%^[32]	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18–September 2, 2014	2,018	± 3%	51%	29%	8%	12%
Harper Polling	July 26–29, 2014	602	± 3.99%	56%	34%	—	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	2,189	± ?	57%	33%	2%	8%
Rasmussen Reports	June 16–18, 2014	750	± 4%	55%	28%	6%	11%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Sandoval (R)	Catherine Cortez Masto (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 7–10, 2012	500	± 4.4%	51%	33%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Sandoval (R)	Chris Hyepock (D)	David Lory VanDerBeek (IAP)	Undecided
Precision Research	March 3–5, 2014	216	± 6.67%	58%	16%	12%	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Sandoval (R)	Ross Miller (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 7–10, 2012	500	± 4.4%	50%	28%	22%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Sandoval (R)	Democratic opponent	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 3–4, 2012	750	± 3.6%	55%	32%	12%
Public Policy Polling	October 8–10, 2012	594	± 4.0%	53%	34%	13%
Public Policy Polling	August 23–26, 2012	831	± 3.4%	53%	35%	12%

Results[]

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2014^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Sandoval (incumbent)	386,340	70.58%	+17.22%
	Democratic	Bob Goodman	130,722	23.88%	-17.73%
	None of These Candidates	None of These Candidates	15,751	2.88%	+1.17%
	Independent American	David Lory VanDerBeek	14,536	2.66%	+1.96%
Total votes			547,349	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b Waldron, Molly (December 14, 2011). "Gov. Sandoval says he will seek re-election". KTNV. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Myers, Laura (February 1, 2014). "With little money or notice, four challengers dream of unseating Gov. Sandoval". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2014 Filed Candidates". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shine, Conor (March 3, 2014). "Candidates turn out as filing period opens for 2014 elections". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ International Enexco Limited (July 11, 2011). "Former Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons Joins International Enexco as Director and Senior Advisor". Yahoo!. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ Bellsie, Martha (July 27, 2012). "Jim Gibbons' struggles in emails from his time as Nevada governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ Spillmanlas, Benjamin (July 2, 2013). "U.S. Rep. Joe Heck attempts to strike balance while gearing up for re-election campaign". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ Segall, Eli (December 12, 2012). "Former NLV mayor joins real estate investment firm". . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ Sean Whaley (June 11, 2014). "'None of the above' beats out all Demo governor candidates in Nevada". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ "Robert Goodman Second To "None" In Race For Nevada Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination". CBS Sacramento. June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ Myers, Laura (November 8, 2013). "Looks like smooth sailing Sandoval re-election". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
^ Ralston, Jon (February 24, 2014). "The Democrats are getting another candidate for governor". Twitter. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
^ Packerlas, Adrienne (2013-04-29). "Half-century in public life has given Richard Bryan timeless perspective | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ Morrison, Jane Ann (June 22, 2013). "Veteran Buckley likely out of politics". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^ Hagar, Ray (July 17, 2013). "Buckley repeats for Reno audience: She's out of politics, giving away campaign funds". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^ Doughman, Andrew (September 19, 2013). "Cortez Masto: I'm not running for governor". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ "Touting his record, Horsford formally launches re-election campaign - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
^ "Nevada No. 4 in nation in the percentage of female politicians who ran for governor as major-party, general-election candidates | Inside Nevada Politics". Blogs.rgj.com. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Myers, Laura (February 22, 2014). "In Nevada politics, Gov. Sandoval's pending landslide isn't that rare". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
^ Hagar, Ray (January 10, 2013). "Ross Miller: A prince who would be king". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Nevada politics: Democrat Sisolak is 'no Joe Neal'". Rgj.com. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ Myers, Laura (February 18, 2013). "Political Eye: Rory Reid stepping away from politics". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ Vogel, Ed (February 12, 2014). "Segerblom says he's unlikely to run for governor against Sandoval". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
^ Myers, Laura (February 17, 2014). "Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak won't run for governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
^ Doughman, Andrew (February 17, 2014). "Sisolak says he won't run for governor against Sandoval". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
^ Doughman, Andrew (19 November 2013). "Dina Titus calls on governor to decide on extension of insurance plans - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ None of These Candidates
^ https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2014gen/NVOther/

External links[]

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[ktnv_sandoval-1] Waldron, Molly (December 14, 2011). "Gov. Sandoval says he will seek re-election". KTNV. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[reviewjournal1-2] Myers, Laura (February 1, 2014). "With little money or notice, four challengers dream of unseating Gov. Sandoval". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

[sos-candidates-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2014 Filed Candidates". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

[filingopens-4] Shine, Conor (March 3, 2014). "Candidates turn out as filing period opens for 2014 elections". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[5] International Enexco Limited (July 11, 2011). "Former Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons Joins International Enexco as Director and Senior Advisor". Yahoo!. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[6] Bellsie, Martha (July 27, 2012). "Jim Gibbons' struggles in emails from his time as Nevada governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[7] Spillmanlas, Benjamin (July 2, 2013). "U.S. Rep. Joe Heck attempts to strike balance while gearing up for re-election campaign". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[8] Segall, Eli (December 12, 2012). "Former NLV mayor joins real estate investment firm". . Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[Results-9] "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[10] Sean Whaley (June 11, 2014). "'None of the above' beats out all Demo governor candidates in Nevada". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[11] "Robert Goodman Second To "None" In Race For Nevada Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination". CBS Sacramento. June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[12] Myers, Laura (November 8, 2013). "Looks like smooth sailing Sandoval re-election". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

[13] Ralston, Jon (February 24, 2014). "The Democrats are getting another candidate for governor". Twitter. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

[14] Packerlas, Adrienne (2013-04-29). "Half-century in public life has given Richard Bryan timeless perspective | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[15] Morrison, Jane Ann (June 22, 2013). "Veteran Buckley likely out of politics". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[16] Hagar, Ray (July 17, 2013). "Buckley repeats for Reno audience: She's out of politics, giving away campaign funds". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[17] Doughman, Andrew (September 19, 2013). "Cortez Masto: I'm not running for governor". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[18] "Touting his record, Horsford formally launches re-election campaign - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

[19] "Nevada No. 4 in nation in the percentage of female politicians who ran for governor as major-party, general-election candidates | Inside Nevada Politics". Blogs.rgj.com. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[pendinglandslide-20] Myers, Laura (February 22, 2014). "In Nevada politics, Gov. Sandoval's pending landslide isn't that rare". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

[21] Hagar, Ray (January 10, 2013). "Ross Miller: A prince who would be king". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[22] "Nevada politics: Democrat Sisolak is 'no Joe Neal'". Rgj.com. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[23] Myers, Laura (February 18, 2013). "Political Eye: Rory Reid stepping away from politics". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[24] Vogel, Ed (February 12, 2014). "Segerblom says he's unlikely to run for governor against Sandoval". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

[25] Myers, Laura (February 17, 2014). "Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak won't run for governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

[26] Doughman, Andrew (February 17, 2014). "Sisolak says he won't run for governor against Sandoval". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

[27] Doughman, Andrew (19 November 2013). "Dina Titus calls on governor to decide on extension of insurance plans - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[28] "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[29] "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[30] "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[31] "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[32] None of These Candidates

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