2014 Governor Elections
Republicans Sweep Governor Races
35 governorships contested. 6 states changed hands.
18D
Majority32R
18
Democratic Governors
32
Republican Governors
35
Races Contested
R+1.1
Closest: Florida
Republican Majority6 Flipped
Republicans gained 2 governorships in 2014, with 36 governorships contested. The national total moved from 20D-30R to 18D-32R. RI, PA flipped to Democrats; MA, MD, IL, AR flipped to Republicans.
Before:20D-30R
After:18D-32R
6 flipped
Seats flipped:Massachusetts(D→R)|Maryland(D→R)|Illinois(D→R)|Rhode Island(R→D)|Pennsylvania(R→D)|Arkansas(D→R)
6 Seats Flipped
Flipped to Democratic (2)
Flipped to Republican (4)
All Races
FL
R+1.1
Crist vs Scott
VT
D+1.3
Shumlin vs Milne
MA
R+1.9
Coakley vs Baker
CT
D+2.6
Malloy vs Foley
CO
D+3.3
Hickenlooper vs Beauprez
KS
R+3.7
Davis vs Brownback
MD
R+3.8
Brown vs Hogan
IL
R+3.9
Quinn vs Rauner
MI
R+4.1
Schauer vs Snyder
RI
D+4.5
Raimondo vs Fung
ME
R+4.9
Michaud vs LePage
NH
D+5.0
Hassan vs Havenstein
MN
D+5.6
Dayton vs Johnson
WI
R+5.7
Burke vs Walker
OR
D+5.8
Kitzhaber vs Richardson
GA
R+7.9
Carter vs Deal
PA
D+9.9
Wolf vs Corbett
AZ
R+11.8
Duval vs Ducey
HI
D+12.4
Ige vs Aiona
AR
R+13.9
Ross vs Hutchinson
NY
D+13.9
Cuomo vs Astorino
NM
R+14.4
King vs Martinez
SC
R+14.5
Sheheen vs Haley
OK
R+14.8
Dorman vs Fallin
ID
R+15.0
Balukoff vs Otter
NE
R+17.9
Hassebrook vs Ricketts
CA
D+19.9
Brown vs Kashkari
TX
R+20.4
Davis vs Abbott
IA
R+21.7
Hatch vs Branstad
AL
R+27.3
Griffith vs Bentley
OH
R+30.6
FitzGerald vs Kasich
WY
R+32.1
Gosar vs Mead
SD
R+45.9
Wismer vs Daugaard
NV
R+46.7
Goodman vs Sandoval
TN
R+47.5
Brown vs Haslam