The 2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom ran for re-election to a second term in office.

A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Newsom and Republican Ron Nehring finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Newsom won. As of , this election, alongside other concurrent statewide races, marks the last time where San Diego voted for the Republican in a statewide race.

Primary election Candidates Democratic Party Declared Eric Korevaar, mechanical/aerospace engineer, candidate for governor in 2003 and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 Gavin Newsom, incumbent lieutenant governor

Withdrew Michael Crosby Larry K. Reed

Republican Party Declared Zachary Collins, business owner David Fennell, entrepreneur Ron Nehring, strategist, commentator and former chairman of the California Republican Party George Yang, software developer

Withdrew Ernie Konnyu, former U.S. Representative

Green Party Declared Jena F. Goodman, student

Peace and Freedom Party Declared Amos Johnson, security guard

Americans Elect Declared Alan Reynolds, businessman

Results

General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror GavinNewsom (D) RonNehring (R) UndecidedGQR/American ViewpointGQR/American Viewpoint October 22–29, 2014 1,162 ± 3.3% 52% 35% 14%Field PollField Poll October 15–28, 2014 941 ± 3.4% 47% 37% 16%Field PollField Poll August 14–28, 2014 467 ± 4.8% 49% 29% 22%

Results

By county County Gavin NewsomDemocratic Ron NehringRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Alameda280,93379.80%71,13520.20%209,79859.59%352,068Alpine26758.68%18841.32%7917.36%455Amador5,07640.13%7,57359.87%-2,497-19.74%12,649Butte27,61745.23%33,43654.77%-5,819-9.53%61,053Calaveras6,24740.33%9,24159.67%-2,994-19.33%15,488Colusa1,45735.83%2,60964.17%-1,152-28.33%4,066Contra Costa166,62665.99%85,87434.01%80,75231.98%252,500Del Norte3,04045.26%3,67754.74%-637-9.48%6,717El Dorado24,74540.75%35,98359.25%-11,238-18.51%60,728Fresno72,42145.86%85,49954.14%-13,078-8.28%157,920Glenn1,79630.52%4,08869.48%-2,292-38.95%5,884Humboldt22,83662.48%13,71137.52%9,12524.97%36,547Imperial12,15759.06%8,42740.94%3,73018.12%20,584Inyo2,13040.59%3,11859.41%-988-18.83%5,248Kern49,00737.18%82,81762.82%-33,810-25.65%131,824Kings8,47838.49%13,54961.51%-5,071-23.02%22,027Lake10,31059.27%7,08540.73%3,22518.54%17,395Lassen1,96428.90%4,83371.10%-2,869-42.21%6,797Los Angeles929,10765.21%495,57734.79%433,53030.43%1,424,684Madera9,70836.58%16,83363.42%-7,125-26.85%26,541Marin66,93677.12%19,85322.88%47,08354.25%86,789Mariposa2,51838.71%3,98761.29%-1,469-22.58%6,505Mendocino16,69869.46%7,34330.54%9,35538.91%24,041Merced17,68847.63%19,44552.37%-1,757-4.73%37,133Modoc76226.94%2,06773.06%-1,305-46.13%2,829Mono1,52650.18%1,51549.82%110.36%3,041Monterey46,89764.80%25,47135.20%21,42629.61%72,368Napa24,17464.91%13,07035.09%11,10429.81%37,244Nevada19,20350.75%18,63849.25%5651.49%37,841Orange251,92041.29%358,22758.71%-106,307-17.42%610,147Placer44,91340.16%66,93059.84%-22,017-19.69%111,843Plumas2,76739.29%4,27660.71%-1,509-21.43%7,043Riverside156,13745.07%190,28654.93%-34,149-9.86%346,423Sacramento183,06057.47%135,45142.53%47,60914.95%318,511San Benito8,02159.93%5,36340.07%2,65819.86%13,384San Bernardino128,51745.46%154,19254.54%-25,675-9.08%282,709San Diego321,79148.55%341,03051.45%-19,239-2.90%662,821San Francisco181,71784.40%33,58915.60%148,12868.80%215,306San Joaquin57,94950.31%57,23349.69%7160.62%115,182San Luis Obispo42,05049.72%42,52350.28%-473-0.56%84,573San Mateo113,92772.07%44,15627.93%69,77144.14%158,083Santa Barbara59,20754.40%49,62345.60%9,5848.81%108,830Santa Clara270,78669.41%119,33830.59%151,44838.82%390,124Santa Cruz53,78675.28%17,66624.72%36,12050.55%71,452Shasta19,39834.62%36,62965.38%-17,231-30.75%56,027Sierra56537.74%93262.26%-367-24.52%1,497Siskiyou5,70641.84%7,93358.16%-2,227-16.33%13,639Solano54,49761.18%34,57838.82%19,91922.36%89,075Sonoma102,24272.02%39,72327.98%62,51944.04%141,965Stanislaus40,94946.10%47,87653.90%-6,927-7.80%88,825Sutter7,32636.70%12,63863.30%-5,312-26.61%19,964Tehama4,90832.30%10,28767.70%-5,379-35.40%15,195Trinity1,77846.34%2,05953.66%-281-7.32%3,837Tulare22,34936.49%38,89963.51%-16,550-27.02%61,248Tuolumne6,95541.27%9,89958.73%-2,944-17.47%16,854Ventura97,72250.24%96,77349.76%9490.49%194,495Yolo29,10865.11%15,59634.89%13,51230.23%44,704Yuba4,67637.81%7,69262.19%-3,016-24.39%12,368Total4,107,05157.16%3,078,03942.84%1,029,01214.32%7,185,090

References

External links California Lieutenant Governor election, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites Eric Korevaar for Lieutenant Governor Ron Nehring for Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom for Lieutenant Governor Alan Reynolds for Lieutenant Governor