# 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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The 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Governor Mary Fallin was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote over state representative Joe Dorman. Primaries were held on June 24, 2014. Fallin won the Republican nomination with more than 75% of the vote, and Dorman won the Democratic nomination uncontested.

## Republican primary

Fallin, the incumbent, easily defeated Chad "The Drug Lawyer" Moody and Dax Ewbank who would run as a Libertarian for U.S. Senate in 2016. Ewbank and Moody both stressed ending the War on Drugs and protecting 2nd Amendment rights.

### Candidates
#### Declared

* Dax Ewbank
* Mary Fallin, incumbent governor
* Chad Moody, attorney

#### Withdrew

* Randy Brogdon, former state senator and candidate for Governor in 2010 (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost)

#### Declined

* T.W. Shannon, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (ran for the U.S. Senate and lost)

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mary Fallin (incumbent) | 200,035 | 75.52 |
| | Republican | Chad Moody | 40,839 | 15.42 |
| | Republican | Dax Ewbank | 24,020 | 9.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,894 | 100.00 |

## Democratic primary

Dorman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

### Candidates
#### Declared

* Joe Dorman, state representative

#### Withdrew

* R. J. Harris, Libertarian candidate for president in 2012 and candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 2010 and 2012 (endorsed Dorman)

#### Declined

* Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative (endorsed Dorman)
* David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma, former U.S. Senator and former Governor (endorsed Dorman)
* Brad Henry, former Governor (endorsed Dorman)
* M. Susan Savage, former Mayor of Tulsa and former Secretary of State of Oklahoma (endorsed Dorman)

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Richard Prawdzienski, former Chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2010
* Kimberly Willis

#### Disqualified

* Joe Sills

## General election
### Debates

* Complete video of debate, October 2, 2014

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Real Clear Politics | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mary Fallin (R) | Joe Dorman (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Sooner Poll | October 25–29, 2014 | 949 | ± 3.18% | 48% | 40% | 5% | 7% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 995 | ± 5% | 56% | 32% | 0% | 12% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 1,244 | ± 3% | 58% | 33% | 1% | 8% |
| Sooner Poll | September 27–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 50% | 36% | 6% | 8% |
| Clarity Campaigns* | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 841 | ± 3.47% | 45% | 43% | 4% | 8% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 821 | ± 5% | 53% | 35% | 1% | 10% |
| Sooner Poll | August 28–30, 2014 | 603 | ± 4% | 50% | 32% | 3% | 15% |
| Cole Hargrave Snodgrass | July 20–25, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.3% | 44% | 31% | 4% | 22% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,312 | ± 4.7% | 49% | 40% | 6% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15–16, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 45% | 40% | 7% | 8% |
* * Internal poll for the Joe Dorman campaign

### Results

2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mary Fallin (incumbent) | 460,298 | 55.80% | −4.65% |
| | Democratic | Joe Dorman | 338,239 | 41.01% | +1.46% |
| | Independent | Kimberly Willis | 17,169 | 2.08% | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Prawdzienski | 9,125 | 1.11% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 824,831 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Caddo (Largest city: Anadarko)
* Cherokee (Largest city: Tahlequah)
* Coal (Largest city: Coalgate)
* Latimer (Largest city: Wilburton)
* Muskogee (Largest city: Muskogee)
* Pontotoc (Largest city: Ada)

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Comanche (Largest city: Lawton)
* Cotton (Largest city: Walters)
* Jefferson (Largest city: Waurika)
* Stephens (Largest city: Duncan)