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Two state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Pennsylvania. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.^[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Pennsylvania:

• Governor of Pennsylvania
• Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held two of the two state executive seats in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party	As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Republican Party	2	0
	Democratic Party	0	2
Total	2	2

Candidates by office

Office	Incumbent	Assumed Office	Incumbent running?	General Election Candidates	2015 Winner	Partisan Switch?
Governor	Tom Corbett	2011	Yes	Tom Corbett Tom Wolf Tom Lineaweaver - write-in	Tom Wolf	Yes
Lieutenant Governor	Jim Cawley	2011	Yes	Jim Cawley Mike Stack	Mike Stack	Yes

Primary results

Governor

Primary results

Governor of Pennsylvania, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Wolf	57.9%	488,917
Allyson Schwartz	17.6%	149,027
Rob McCord	16.8%	142,311
Kate McGinty	7.7%	64,754
Total Votes	845,009
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

Governor of Pennsylvania, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Corbett	100%	373,465
Total Votes	373,465
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Stack	46.8%	351,627
Mark Critz	15.9%	119,334
Mark Smith	14.6%	109,519
Brad Koplinski	11.9%	89,524
Brandon Neuman	10.8%	81,438
Total Votes	751,442
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Cawley	100%	400,752
Total Votes	400,752
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Wolf/Mike Stack	54.9%	1,920,355
	Republican	Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley Incumbent	45.1%	1,575,511
Total Votes	3,495,866
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.^[3] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.^[4]

Quick facts

• According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.^[5]

• Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.

• The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).

• Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.

• There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.^[6]

Voter turnout rates, 2014
State	Total votes counted	% voter eligible population	Top statewide office up for election	Size of lead (Raw votes)	Size of lead (%)
Alabama	1,191,274	33.2	Governor	320,319	27.2
Alaska	285,431	54.4	Governor	4,004	1.6
Arizona	1,537,671	34.1	Governor	143,951	12.5
Arkansas	852,642	40.1	Governor	118,664	14.0
California	7,513,972	30.8	Governor	1,065,748	17.8
Colorado	2,080,071	54.5	Governor	50,395	2.4
Connecticut	1,096,509	42.5	Governor	26,603	2.5
Delaware	234,038	34.4	Attorney General	31,155	13.6
District of Columbia	177,176	35.8	Mayor	27,934	19.0
Florida	6,026,802	43.3	Governor	66,127	1.1
Georgia	2,596,947	38.5	Governor	202,685	8.0
Hawaii	369,554	36.5	Governor	45,323	12.4
Idaho	445,307	39.6	Governor	65,852	14.9
Illinois	3,680,417	40.9	Governor	171,900	4.9
Indiana	1,387,622	28.8	Secretary of State	234,978	17.8
Iowa	1,142,284	50.2	Governor	245,548	21.8
Kansas	887,023	43.4	Governor	33,052	3.9
Kentucky	1,435,868	44.0	U.S. Senate	222,096	15.5
Louisiana	1,472,039	43.8	U.S. Senate	16,401	1.1
Maine	616,996	58.5	Governor	29,820	4.9
Maryland	1,733,177	41.5	Governor	88,648	6.1
Massachusetts	2,186,789	44.6	Governor	40,361	1.9
Michigan	3,188,956	43.2	Governor	129,547	4.3
Minnesota	1,992,613	50.5	Governor	109,776	5.6
Mississippi	631,858	28.9	U.S. Senate	141,234	33.0
Missouri	1,426,303	31.8	Auditor	684,074	53.6
Montana	373,831	47.3	U.S. Senate	65,262	17.9
Nebraska	552,115	41.5	Governor	97,678	18.7
Nevada	547,349	29.0	Governor	255,793	46.7
New Hampshire	495,565	48.4	Governor	24,924	5.2
New Jersey	1,955,042	32.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mexico	512,805	35.7	Governor	73,868	14.6
New York	3,930,310	29.0	Governor	476,252	13.4
North Carolina	2,939,767	41.2	U.S. Senate	48,511	1.7
North Dakota	255,128	45.0	U.S. House At-large seat	42,214	17.1
Ohio	3,149,876	36.2	Governor	933,235	30.9
Oklahoma	824,831	29.8	Governor	122,060	14.7
Oregon	1,541,782	53.5	Governor	59,029	4.5
Pennsylvania	3,495,866	36.0	Governor	339,261	9.8
Rhode Island	329,212	42.2	Governor	14,346	4.5
South Carolina	1,261,611	35.2	Governor	179,089	14.6
South Dakota	282,291	44.9	Governor	124,865	45.1
Tennessee	1,374,065	28.6	Governor	642,214	47.5
Texas	4,727,208	28.3	Governor	957,973	20.4
Utah	577,973	30.2	Attorney General	173,819	35.2
Vermont	193,087	38.8	Governor	2,095	1.1
Virginia	2,194,346	36.6	U.S. Senate	16,727	0.8
Washington	2,123,901	43.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Virginia	451,498	31.2	U.S. Senate	124,667	27.6
Wisconsin	2,410,314	56.5	Governor	137,607	5.7
Wyoming	168,390	39.3	Governor	52,703	33.6

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
March 11, 2014	Primary filing deadline[7]
May 20, 2014	Primary election
August 1, 2014	General filing deadline
November 4, 2014	General election
January 20, 2015	Governor and Lieutenant Governor inauguration

State executive organization

Executive officials in Pennsylvania are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges.

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

• Filing deadline report: Crowded field in Pennsylvania

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pennsylvania + state + executive + elections"

See also

• Portal:Elections
• State executive official elections, 2014
• Pennsylvania state executive offices

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