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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Kansas
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%
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.
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Jennifer Winn, businesswoman
[3]
Running mate: Robin Lais, advertising agency owner and natural healing shop owner
[4]
Former running mate: Ethan McCord, Iraq War veteran
[5]
Declined
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback
Jennifer Winn
Undecided
SurveyUSA
July 17–22, 2014
691
± 3.7%
60%
30%
9%
SurveyUSA
June 19–23, 2014
508
± 4.4%
55%
37%
8%
Results
Results by county:
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Results
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Declared
Keen Umbehr, attorney
[14]
Running mate: Josh Umbehr, physician and son of Keen Umbehr
[15]
General election
Debates
Endorsements
Sam Brownback (R)
Republican politicians
Democratic politicians
Other individuals
Organizations
Paul Davis (D)
Democratic politicians
Republican politicians
[23]
[24]
Barbara P. Allen , former state senator, former state representative and former
Assistant Attorney General of Kansas
Denise Apt , former state representative
Jayne Aylward , former state representative
Ginger Barr, former state representative
Dick Bond, former member of the
Kansas State Senate
Ken Bower, former mayor of
Leavenworth
Jim Braden, former Speaker of the
Kansas House of Representatives
Carol Brandert, member of the
Salina Public Schools Board of Education
Nancy Brown, former state representative, former member of the Kansas State Emergency Response Commission
Pete Brungardt , former state senator and former mayor of
Salina
Mark Buhler, former state senator
Bud Burke, former President of the Kansas Senate and former state representative
David R. Corbin, former state senator
Ray Cox, former state representative
Val DeFever, former member of the
Kansas State Board of Education
Brad Dillon,
Reno County
Commissioner and former
Hutchinson City Councilman
Gary Denning, former member of the
Salina Public Schools Board of Education and former Salina City prosecutor
David Drovetta, former mayor of
Gardner and former Gardner City Councilman
Sandy Duncan, former state representative
Nedra Elbl, chairwoman of the
Salina Public Schools Board of Education and former President of the Kansas
National Education Association
Jane M. Eldredge, former state senator
Roger Elliott, member of the
Andover Public Schools Board of Education
Tim Emert, member of the
Kansas Board of Regents and former Majority Leader of the
Kansas State
Cindy Empson, former state representative
Bill Falstad, former chairman of the
Kansas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors , former mayor of
Fredonia and former Chairman of the
Kansas Republican Party
Ron Fox, former state representative
Bob Frey, former judge on the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals, former Majority Leader of the
Kansas State and former state representative
Fred Gatlin, former state representative
Crosby Gernon, Mayor of
Hiawatha
John Golden, former state representative
Pat Grimwood, former member of the
Salina Public Schools Board of Education
John Grange , former state representative and former Chairman of the
El Dorado Public Schools Board of Education
Howard Gray, superintendent of
Pratt ,
Plains and
Kismet
Kristin Gunn, former mayor of
Salina and former Salina
City Commissioner
Steve Hale, former President of the
Gardner-Edgerton USD 231 Board of Education and former
Gardner City Councilman
Floris Jean Hampton, member of the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees Board of Regents and former member of the
Kansas Board of Regents
Randall Hardy,
Salina
City Commissioner
Joleen Hill, former member of the
Manhattan –
Ogden Board of Education
Gennifer House, former President of the
Goodland Public Schools Board of Education
Dave Huff, former state representative
Terrie Huntington , former state senator and former state representative
William Kassebaum , former state representative and son of former U.S. Senator
Nancy Kassebaum
[13]
Fred Kerr, former Majority Leader of the
Kansas Senate
Wendell Lady, former Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
Audrey Langworthy, former state senator
Carol Lehman, former mayor of
Gardner and former Gardner City Councilwoman
Fred Lorentz, former 31st Judicial District Judge and former state representative
Jim Lowther, former state representative
Bob Marshall , former state senator
R.D. "Bob" Miller, former member of the
Kansas State Parole Board and former state representative
Robert "R.H." Miller, former Speaker of the
Kansas House of Representatives
Stephen Morris , former President of the
Kansas Senate
Lana Oleen, former Majority Leader of the
Kansas Senate
Bill Otto , former state representative
Tim Owens , former state senator and former state representative
Sandy Praeger ,
Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Jill Quigley , former state representative
Jim Randall, mayor pro tem of
Olathe
Gerry Ray, former state representative
Roger Reitz , former state senator, former state representative and former mayor of
Manhattan
Marge Roberson, former mayor of
Newton , former Newton
City Commissioner and former
Harvey County
Commissioner
Ed Rolfs, former
Kansas Secretary of Revenue and former state representative
Charles Roth , former state representative and former mayor of
Salina
Ellen Samuelson, former state representative
Debbie Schauf, former state representative
Gary Sherrer, former
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Shelby Smith, former
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Sheryl Spalding, former state representative and former regional vice president of the Kansas Association of School Boards
Bob W. Storey, former state senator
Ralph Tanner, former state representative
Ruth Teichman , former state senator
Lee Thompson, former
United States Attorney for the
District of Kansas
Carolyn Tillotson, former state senator and former mayor of
Leavenworth
Dwayne Umbarger , former state senator
John Vanier, former mayor of
Salina and former Salina
City Commissioner
John Vratil , former state senator
Winton A. Winter, Jr., former state senator
Robert S. Wunsch, former state representative
David Wysong , former state senator and former
Johnson County
Commissioner
Jim Yonally, former state representative
Predictions
Polling
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Carl Brewer (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
44%
40%
—
15%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Tom Holland (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
45%
38%
—
17%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Mark Parkinson (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
45%
39%
—
16%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Joe Reardon (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
45%
36%
—
19%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
48%
43%
—
9%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Sam Brownback (R)
Chad Taylor (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
February 21–24, 2013
1,229
± 2.8%
44%
34%
—
22%
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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