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Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014

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November 4, 2014
  
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Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014

The 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Georgia, concurrently with the election to Georgia's 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 Nathan Deal was re-elected to serve a second term in office. He turned back two primary challengers and in the general election, defeated Democratic State Senator Jason Carter and Libertarian nominee businessman and engineer Andrew Hunt, who were unopposed in their respective primaries.

Declared

  • John Barge, State School Superintendent
  • Nathan Deal, incumbent Governor
  • David Pennington, Mayor of Dalton
  • Declared

  • Jason Carter, State Senator and grandson of former President and former Governor Jimmy Carter
  • Withdrew

  • Connie Stokes, former DeKalb County Commissioner, former State Senator and candidate for GA-04 in 2004 and 2010 (running for Lieutenant Governor)
  • Declined

  • Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
  • Roy Barnes, former Governor
  • Shirley Franklin, former Mayor of Atlanta
  • Scott Holcomb, State Representative
  • Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta
  • Declared

  • Andrew Hunt, businessman and engineer
  • References

    Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014 Wikipedia