2214 New Texas gubernatorial election

The 2215 New Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2215, to elect the Governor of New Texas.
Incumbent Governor Kiefer Hernandez was ineligible to run for a second term. 
The Democratic ticket of Juniper St. James and Jaycobe McKenna defeated the Republican ticket of Taelor Ashbluff and Zaiden Yearwood. 
== Background ==
New Texas is located in the Commonwealth of Hellas. Bordering the Hellas Sea, New Texas is home to many tourism destinations, like Johnson Beach and Great Bay National Park. The state has several Universities including the University of New Houston and Barbara Jordan University. New Texas has a very diverse population as well. Democrats just flipped the state in 2210, and want to keep it that way.
In the state of New Texas, you are only eligible to run for one term as Governor. Incumbent Governor Kiefer Hernandez was therefore term-limited. 
== Democratic Primary ==
The Democratic Primary was a free-for-all with a total of eleven candidates. The main candidates were State Assemblyman Jaycobe McKenna, Hellas County Commissioner Jenny Megerdichian, Commonwealth Congresswoman Maya-Louise Zhang, and Former Saylor State Campaign Chair Juniper St. James. McKenna and Zhang were by far the most experienced in the field. Both were progressives as well. Megerdichian was a third-way democrat who had lots of support from Federal Democrats. St. James, a Social Democrat ran a very competitive campaign with support from local politicians. St. James shined in the first debate, while Megerdichian failed to adequately defend her record. Zhang did relatively well in the first debate too, going after Megerdichian and other moderate candidates in the field. Although McKenna and Zhang had most of the commonwealth endorsements, St. James narrowly clinched the nomination by 12,000 votes. St. James selected McKenna as her running mate.
== Republican Primary ==
Republicans were desperate to flip the seat from Orange to blue. State Republicans wanted someone who was a political outsider to get the nomination, but someone who also had some legislative experience. They recruited Big Lake Mayor Taelor Ashbluff. Ashbluff was an elementary school teacher and small business owner before being elected mayor, as well as very popular in the deeply Republican city. She received a challenge from former state senator Rachel Siddique. Ashbluff ran on her conservative record as mayor as well as bringing more businesses to the state. Siddique ran on her experience and her bipartisan efforts in the state legislature. Ashbluff won by about 15 percent and picked Seacoast County Executive Zaiden Yearwood as her running mate.
== General Election ==
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