2014_Kansas_gubernatorial_election

2014 Kansas gubernatorial election
	County results ; Brownback: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Sam Brownback; Republican	Elected Governor ; Sam Brownback; Republican

2014 Kansas gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Kansas

The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Kansas, concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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Incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback ran for re-election to a second term.^[1] He was opposed in the general election by Democrat Paul Davis, the Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, and Libertarian attorney Keen Umbehr.

The election was viewed as a referendum on Brownback's aggressive tax cutting initiatives and his conservative values.^[2] The consensus among The Cook Political Report, Governing, The Rothenberg Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Daily Kos Elections, and others was that the contest was a tossup. Brownback won the election by a margin of 3.69%. Davis carried seven counties, all in eastern Kansas. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican and/or a man was elected Governor of Kansas. This was also the last gubernatorial election in which a Democratic candidate won Jefferson County, as well as the last time that a candidate was elected Governor of Kansas by winning a majority of counties.

General election

Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sam Brownback (R)	Paul Davis (D)	Keen Umbehr (L)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 1–3, 2014	963	± 3.2%	45%	46%	4%	—	4%
Public Policy Polling	November 1–3, 2014	963	± 3.2%	47%	48%	—	—	3%
Public Policy Polling	October 30–31, 2014	752	± ?	44%	48%	5%	—	3%
YouGov	October 25–31, 2014	1,137	± 4.8%	39%	38%	2%	1%	21%
Fox News	October 28–30, 2014	907	± 3%	42%	48%	4%	<1%	5%
Survey USA	October 22–26, 2014	623	± 4%	43%	46%	5%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,973	± 4%	43%	40%	—	1%	16%
NBC News/Marist	October 18–22, 2014	757 LV	± 3.6%	44%	45%	5%	1%	6%
NBC News/Marist	October 18–22, 2014	1,055 RV	± 3%	43%	43%	6%	1%	7%
Rasmussen Reports	October 20–21, 2014	960	± 3%	45%	52%	—	1%	2%
Gravis Marketing	October 20–21, 2014	1,124	± 3%	44%	49%	—	—	7%
Monmouth University	October 16–19, 2014	429	± 4.7%	45%	50%	—	2%	5%
Remington Research	October 9–12, 2014	1,091	± 2.97%	48%	45%	3%	—	4%
Public Policy Polling	October 9–12, 2014	1,081	± 3%	42%	42%	6%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling	October 9–12, 2014	1,081	± 3%	44%	45%	—	—	12%
Fox News	October 4–7, 2014	702	± 3.5%	46%	40%	2%	2%	11%
CNN/ORC	October 2–6, 2014	687	± 3.5%	49%	49%	—	—	2%
SurveyUSA	October 2–5, 2014	549	± 4.3%	42%	47%	4%	—	7%
Gravis Marketing	September 30–October 1, 2014	850	± 3%	40%	48%	—	—	12%
NBC News/Marist	September 27–October 1, 2014	636 LV	± 3.9%	43%	44%	4%	1%	7%
NBC News/Marist	September 27–October 1, 2014	1,097 RV	± 3%	41%	43%	5%	1%	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20–October 1, 2014	2,013	± 3%	45%	42%	—	0%	12%
Suffolk University	September 27–30, 2014	500	± 4.4%	42%	46%	6%	—	7%
Fort Hays State University	September 10–27, 2014	685	± 3.8%	37%	39%	9%	—	16%
Remington Research	September 23, 2014	625	± 3.91%	44%	46%	5%	—	5%
Rasmussen Reports	September 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	43%	47%	—	4%	6%
Fox News	September 14–16, 2014	604	± 4%	41%	45%	4%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	September 11–14, 2014	1,328	± 2.7%	38%	42%	7%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	September 11–14, 2014	1,328	± 2.7%	39%	45%	—	—	15%
KSN/SurveyUSA	September 4–7, 2014	555	± 4.2%	40%	47%	5%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18–September 2, 2014	839	± 5%	47%	40%	—	2%	11%
SurveyUSA	August 20–23, 2014	560	± 4.2%	40%	48%	5%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	August 14–17, 2014	903	± 3.3%	37%	39%	9%	—	15%
Rasmussen Reports	August 6–7, 2014	750	± 4%	41%	51%	—	3%	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	1,274	± 6.1%	52%	40%	—	3%	5%
SurveyUSA	July 17–22, 2014	1,208	± 2.9%	40%	48%	5%	—	7%
SurveyUSA	June 19–23, 2014	1,068	± 3.1%	41%	47%	—	5%	7%
Rasmussen Reports	April 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	47%	40%	—	6%	7%
Public Policy Polling	April 1–2, 2014	886	± 3.1%	41%	45%	—	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	February 18–20, 2014	693	± 3.7%	40%	42%	—	—	18%
Wilson Perkins Allen	January 29, 2014	?	± ?	42%	31%	—	—	27%
SurveyUSA	October 23–24, 2013	511	± 4.4%	39%	43%	—	12%	6%

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (incumbent)	166,687	63.2
	Republican	Jennifer Winn	96,907	36.7
Total votes			263,594	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Davis	66,357	100
Total votes			66,357	100

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[25]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[26]	Lean D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[27]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[28]	Tossup	November 3, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (incumbent)	433,196	49.82%	-13.46%
	Democratic	Paul Davis	401,100	46.13%	+13.92%
	Libertarian	Keen Umbehr	35,206	4.05%	+1.37%
Total votes			869,502	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

2014_Kansas_gubernatorial_election

2014 Kansas gubernatorial election

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