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. 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. 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 3.7%.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Sam Brownback, incumbent Governor
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- Running mate: Jeff Colyer, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Jennifer Winn, businesswoman
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- Running mate: Robin Lais, advertising agency owner and natural healing shop owner
- Former running mate: Ethan McCord, Iraq War veteran
Declined
- Kris Kobach, Secretary of State of Kansas (running for re-election)
- Steve Morris, former President of the Kansas Senate
- Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner (endorsed Paul Davis)
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Paul Davis, Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives
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- Running mate: Jill Docking, businesswoman, former member of the Kansas Board of Regents and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Declined
- Carl Brewer, mayor of Wichita
- Jill Docking, businesswoman, former member of the Kansas Board of Regents and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 (running for Lieutenant Governor)
- Tom Holland, state senator and nominee for governor in 2010
- Deb Miller, former secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation
- Stephen Morris, former Republican President of the Kansas Senate
- Mark Parkinson, former governor, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living
- Sandy Praeger, Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner
- Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City
- Joshua Svaty, vice president of The Land Institute and former Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas
Results
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Keen Umbehr, attorney
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- Running mate: Josh Umbehr, physician and son of Keen Umbehr
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
References
External links
- Kansas gubernatorial election, 2014 at DMOZ
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Sam Brownback for Governor
- Paul Davis for Governor
- Tresa McAlhaney for Governor
- Keen Umbehr for Governor
- Jennifer Winn for Governor
