Georgia elections, 2014

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal is running for re-election to a second term as Governor.

Deal was challenged in the Republican primary by State Superintendent of Schools John Barge and Dalton Mayor David Pennington. He defeated them all, winning renomination with 72% to 17% for Pennington and 11% for Barge.

State Senator Jason Carter, a grandson of former President and former Governor Jimmy Carter, was unopposed for the Democratic Party's nomination.

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle ran for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Connie Stokes, a former DeKalb County Commissioner, former State Senator and candidate for Georgia's 4th congressional district in 2004 and 2010 was the Democratic nominee and was unopposed in her primary election.

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Greg Hecht, a former State Representative, former State Senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006 was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Gerald Beckum, the Mayor of Oglethorpe, and Doreen Carter, President of the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce and a former Lithonia City Councilwoman, ran for the Democratic nomination.

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black is running for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Christopher Irvin, a contractor, nominee for the State House of Representatives in 2010 and grandson of former Commissioner Tommy Irvin, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire Ralph Hudgens is running for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Insurance associate and former State Representative Keith Heard and retired insurance professional Liz Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination.

Ted Metz has qualified as the Libertarian nominee.

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler is running for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Attorney and former State Representative Robbin Shipp is the Democratic nominee. She was unopposed in the primary election.

State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Republican State Superintendent of Schools John Barge did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran for Governor.

Candidates

Runoff

Buck and Woods advanced to the runoff, which Woods won by 199,453 votes to 198,740. As his 713-vote margin of victory was less than 1%, a recount was considered likely. Buck duly requested one on July 29 and two days later, Woods was confirmed as the winner after Buck only narrowed the margin by 13 votes.

Candidates

Runoff

Wilson and Morgan advanced to a runoff, which Wilson won handily.

Public Service Commission

Two members of the five-person Georgia Public Service Commission are up for election.

District 1

District 1 incumbent Republican Herman D. "Doug" Everett is running for re-election.

Libertarian John Monds, the nominee for the seat in 2008 and the nominee for Governor in 2010 has qualified as the Libertarian nominee to oppose Everett, who has no Democratic opponent.

District 4

District 4 incumbent Republican Lauren "Bubba" McDonald is running for re-election to a second consecutive and third overall term in office.

He was opposed in the Republican primary by attorney Doug Kidd and insurance agent and Hall County Commissioner Craig Lutz.

Business manager and candidate for the State House of Representatives in 2008 Daniel Blackman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in District 4. Aaron Gilmer is the Libertarian nominee.

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss is retiring rather than run for re-election to a third term in office.

Seven Republicans ran for their party's nomination: U.S. Representative Paul Broun, patent attorney Art Gardner, U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, conservative political activist Derrick E. Grayson, former Secretary of State of Georgia Karen Handel, U.S. Representative Jack Kingston and Georgia Ports Authority board member David Perdue. Perdue and Kingston came first and second, respectively in the primary. As no candidate won a majority, the two proceeded to a runoff. Perdue won the runoff by a narrow margin.

Four Democrats ran for their party's nomination: former State Senator Steen Miles, daughter of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and CEO of Points of Light Michelle Nunn, physician Branko Radulovacki and Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor Todd Robinson. Nunn easily won the Democratic nomination with almost 75% of the vote.

United States House of Representatives

All of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014.

The race in the 12th congressional district is considered by political prognosticators to be the most competitive. In addition, open seat contests in the 1st, 10th, and 11th districts featured competitive Republican primaries for seats held by retiring Republican incumbents. There was also a competitive Democratic primary in the 4th district.