# 2014 Georgia Attorney General election

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The 2014 Georgia Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens ran for a second term and won, defeating former Democratic state senator Greg Hecht with 56.93% of the vote.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Sam Olens, incumbent attorney general

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sam Olens (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | — | 100.0 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Greg Hecht, former state senator

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Greg Hecht | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | — | 100.0 |

## General election
### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sam Olens (R) | Greg Hecht (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 975 | ± 3.1% | 51% | 37% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA | October 30 – November 2, 2014 | 591 | ± 4.1% | 51% | 39% | 9% |
| SurveyUSA | October 24–27, 2014 | 611 | ± 4% | 48% | 43% | 10% |
| Landmark Communications | October 20–21, 2014 | 1,000 | ± 2.75% | 52% | 44% | 4% |
| SurveyUSA | October 10–13, 2014 | 563 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 43% | 11% |
| Landmark Communications | October 7–9, 2014 | 1,000 | ± 3.1% | 50% | 44% | 7% |
| SurveyUSA | October 2–6, 2014 | 566 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 39% | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 2–5, 2014 | 895 | ± 3.3% | 45% | 36% | 19% |
| SurveyUSA | September 19–22, 2014 | 550 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 41% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA | September 5–8, 2014 | 558 | ± 4.2% | 49% | 41% | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | August 14–17, 2014 | 560 | ± 4.2% | 49% | 36% | 15% |

### Results

2014 Georgia Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sam Olens (incumbent) | 1,436,987 | 56.93% |
| | Democratic | Greg Hecht | 1,087,268 | 43.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,524,255 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |