2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election
Country:	Wyoming
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2018
Election Date:	November 4, 2014
Turnout:	63.37% Registered 6.41% 34.00% of Total Population 4.17%
Image1:	File:Matt Mead.jpg
Nominee1:	Matt Mead
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	99,700
Percentage1:	59.39%
Nominee2:	Pete Gosar
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	45,752
Percentage2:	27.25%
Image3:	File:Don Wills (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	Don Wills
Party3:	Independent
Popular Vote3:	9,895
Percentage3:	5.89%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Matt Mead
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Matt Mead
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Wyoming. The election coincided with elections to other federal and state offices.

Incumbent Republican governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a second term in office. Mead won the election with 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Pete Gosar, Independent candidate Don Wills and Libertarian Dee Cozzens.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Taylor Haynes, physician, rancher and Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2010^[1]
Cindy Hill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction^[2]
Matt Mead, incumbent governor^[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead	Cindy Hill	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[4]	July 19–21, 2013	780	± 3.5%	align=center	69%	15%	16%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Pete Gosar, former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2010 and brother of Arizona Republican U.S. representative Paul Gosar^[5]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[6]	November 3, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[8]	November 3, 2014
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[9]	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Pete Gosar (D)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[10]	October 16–23, 2014	258	± 11%	align=center	58%	33%	0%	9%
Mason-Dixon^[11]	October 6–8, 2014	625	± 4%	align=center	53%	28%	6%^[12]	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[13]	September 20–October 1, 2014	264	± 7%	align=center	53%	30%	7%	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[14]	August 18–September 2, 2014	350	± 8%	align=center	53%	25%	12%	9%
Rasmussen Reports^[15]	August 20–21, 2014	700	± 4%	align=center	55%	34%	7%	4%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[16]	July 5–24, 2014	416	± 5.1%	align=center	53%	25%	16%	5%

With Mead

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Dave Freudenthal (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	align=center	47%	36%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Mead (R)	Gary Trauner (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	align=center	62%	20%	—	18%

With Hill

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Cindy Hill (R)	Dave Freudenthal (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	23%	align=center	57%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Cindy Hill (R)	Gary Trauner (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 19–21, 2013	1,203	± 2.8%	29%	align=center	38%	—	33%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Albany (Largest city: Laramie)

External links

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites (Archived)

Notes and References

Web site: Haynes Announces Run For Governor. April 29, 2013. January 20, 2014. KGAB.com. Doug Randall.
Web site: Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014. January 31, 2013. January 20, 2014. KGAB.com. Doug Randall.
Web site: Governor Matt Mead Announces 2014 Re-Election Campaign. March 11, 2014. March 12, 2014. meadforgovernor.com. Kari Gray. March 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313044828/http://meadforgovernor.com/governor-matt-mead-announces-2014-re-election-campaign/. dead.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_WY_723.pdf Public Policy Polling
Web site: (Updated) Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor on Democratic side. May 17, 2014. May 18, 2014. Casper Star-Tribune. Ben Neary.
Web site: 2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 . The Cook Political Report . October 1, 2018.
Web site: The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks . Sabato's Crystal Ball . October 1, 2018.
Web site: 2014 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 1, 2018.
Web site: 2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races . Real Clear Politics . October 1, 2018.
http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/09/governor-races-headline-results/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mead-enjoys-commanding-lead-in-poll/article_86180e8c-2e8d-531d-8f4e-33c327ca3579.html Mason-Dixon
Dee Cozzens (L) 3%, Don Wills (I) 3%
http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/09/governor-races-headline-results CBS News/NYT/YouGov
https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/battleground-tracker-2014-wyoming/#WYgovernor CBS News/NYT/YouGov
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2014/wyoming/election_2014_wyoming_governor Rasmussen Reports
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2014-midterms-republicans-narrowly-favored-to-capture-senate-in-november/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov