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Florida Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
Primary Date:
August 26, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
Race rating: Toss-up
November 4 Election Winners:
Rick Scott Republican Party
Carlos Lopez-Cantera Republican Party
Incumbents prior to election:
Rick Scott Republican Party
Carlos Lopez-Cantera Republican Party
Gov. Rick Scott
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera
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The Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2014, following a primary on August 26. The winners, Republican incumbents Rick Scott and Carlos Lopez-Cantera, won four-year terms in the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.

Incumbent Governor Rick Scott (R) ran successfully for a second term in 2014.[1] He won on a ticket with running mate, current Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, whom Scott appointed in January 2014 to fill the vacancy left by ex-Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll's resignation the previous March. Lopez-Cantera was sworn into office on February 3, 2014.[2] He is the first Hispanic lieutenant governor in Florida history.[3]

The race was rated a "toss-up" by The Cook Political Report and Governing, among numerous other political analysts and publications, from late 2012 all the way up to the November 2014 general election.[4][5]

Republicans had won the three preceding gubernatorial elections in Florida, though the margins of victory had narrowed with each election. Learn more about the results of recent gubernatorial races in the past elections section. Polling in this race was very close through October, with Charlie Crist taking a slight lead in polls within a month of the election. The polls section details the razor-thin margins between Crist and Scott along with the influence of Libertarian Party candidate Adrian Wyllie.

The competitive gubernatorial contest was the only race on the November ballot that threatened to shift the partisan balance of power in Florida. Both chambers of the Florida State Legislature and the governor's office were held by the Republican Party, making Florida a state government trifecta. The Florida House of Representatives and Florida State Senate were considered safe Republican chambers into the 2014 elections. Scott's victory on November 4 maintained Florida's trifecta status.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[6][7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates

Under Article IV of the Florida Constitution, gubernatorial nominees are required to select running mates for the general election. Running mates are listed in order of "Governor/Lieutenant Governor."[8]

General election

Republican Party Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera Incumbents Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein[9]
Libertarian Party Adrian Wyllie/Greg Roe[10][11]
Independent (No Party Affiliation) Glenn Burkett/Jose Augusto Matos
Independent (No Party Affiliation) Farid Khavari/Lateresa Jones[12]
Independent (Write-in) Piotr Blass/Bob Wirengard
Independent (Write-in) Timothy Devine/Diane Smith
Independent (Write-in) Emelia Harris/Georgianna Harris
Independent (Write-in) Monroe Lee/Juanita Lockett
Independent (Write-in) Charles Tolbert/Christine Timmon

Lost in the Democratic primary

Democratic Party Nan Rich[13]

Lost in the Republican primary

Republican Party Yinka Adeshina[8]
Republican Party Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder - Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce President[14]


Results

General election

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera Incumbent 48.1% 2,865,343
     Democratic Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein 47.1% 2,801,198
     Libertarian Adrian Wyllie/Greg Roe 3.8% 223,356
     No Party Affiliation Glenn Burkett/Jose Augusto Matos 0.7% 41,341
     No Party Affiliation Farid Khavari/Lateresa Jones 0.3% 20,186
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 137
Total Votes 5,951,561
Election results via Florida Division of Elections

Primary election

Republican primary

Governor of Florida, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott Incumbent 87.6% 831,887
Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder 10.6% 100,496
Yinka Adeshina 1.8% 16,761
Total Votes 949,144
Election results via Florida Division of Elections.

Democratic primary

Governor of Florida, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Crist 74.4% 623,001
Nan Rich 25.6% 214,795
Total Votes 837,796
Election results via Florida Division of Elections.


Race background

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Republican incumbent Rick Scott was re-elected to a second term as governor in 2014. Sources such as Governing, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Cook Political Report, The Washington Post, and Daily Kos had rated Scott among the most vulnerable governors of the electoral cycle.[15][16][17][18][19] Polls projected a close contest between Scott and former Republican Governor Charlie Crist, who became a Democrat before mounting his comeback bid against Scott. Indeed, the race came down to the wire on election night.[20]

Education debate

Charlie Crist and Rick Scott debated education funding as the primary election transitioned into a general election. Prior to the Republican primary, Scott announced that he would boost per-pupil spending to record levels if re-elected in November. The governor's office published a statement promising an increase in per-pupil funding to $7,132 per student for the 2016 fiscal year, which would surpass the $7,126 per student rate passed during Crist's first year as governor in 2007. He cited improving job figures in his office's optimistic outlook on public education financing.[21]

Crist toured the state in a school bus in August in order to highlight cuts in public education since Scott won election. He noted that the governor facilitated $1.3 billion in education cuts during the 2012 fiscal year.[21] Crist stated on his campaign website that he would push public schools and their partners to reach the top 10 percent of schools globally as measured by reading, math, and science scores by 2020.[22]

Ad spending, influence

The Scott vs. Crist election battle was played out through television ads during the general election. Whether sponsored by the campaigns themselves or produced and aired through independent expenditures, many of the commercials were negative.

In late September, Scott committed an additional $8 million to run television commercials, next to Crist's roughly $5.5 million ad-buy increase. By this point in the campaign, the two frontrunners' marketing campaigns had reached the $50 million mark. Scott was responsible for 71 percent, or over $35 million, of this sum. Polls conducted during this stage indicated a slight improvement for Scott, though they still showed a close race. These marginal gains invited comparisons to his victory in 2010, which was attributed in large part to an emphasis on TV commercials.[23]

Primary races

In June 2013, former Florida Sen. Nan Rich became the first Democratic candidate in the race. She was later joined by former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who had recently switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. Crist's candidacy posed a challenge to Scott's re-election campaign, according to match-up and approval polls dating back as far as May 2012.[24][25][26]

Long affiliated with the Republican Party, Crist's first party switch occurred in 2010, when, after losing the Republican primary for U.S. Senate to Marco Rubio, he changed his registration to independent as an alternative route to reaching the general election ballot. In the fall of 2013, Crist became a Democrat.[27]

By October 2013, there were over 20 potential candidates actively petitioning for a place on the primary and general election ballots.[28] When the filing window finally closed on June 20, 2014, the number had dropped to 18 qualified gubernatorial candidates. The Republican field settled to three, including Scott, while the Democratic field remained a head-to-head battle between Crist and Rich. Unopposed Libertarian nominee Adrian Wyllie earned a direct pass to the general election, along with nine write-ins and three candidates with no stated party preference.[29]

Under Article IV of the Florida Constitution, gubernatorial nominees are required to select running mates after the primary, though they are permitted to do so in advance. Customs for selecting running mates vary across Florida's main political parties. For example, Crist broke with party tradition when he announced Annette Taddeo-Goldstein as his lieutenant governor pick prior to the primary. "Because he’s been a life-long Republican, Charlie Crist might be excused for not knowing that Democrats typically don’t choose a running mate until they win the nomination," said Nan Rich, his Democratic primary challenger, in a July campaign press release.[30]

In January, Scott appointed Carlos Lopez-Cantera as Florida's new lieutenant governor, ending an extended vacancy in the office that began with former-Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll's March 2013 resignation amid a public relations scandal. Lopez-Cantera would also be Scott's new running mate for the 2014 election.

Scott and Crist secured their respective parties' nominations in the August 26 primary election.[31]

Scott and Cantera-Lopez were elected governor and lieutenant governor on a joint ticket in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Debates

Debate media

October 15 debate
October 21 debate
October 21 debate

Rick Scott (R) and Charlie Crist (D) leveled criticisms against each other during the race's final debate carried live on CNN. One topic of discussion involved personal finances. Scott argued that Crist had a privileged upbringing and that he could not relate to low-income families. Crist countered that Scott was not qualified to make such a statement given his substantial wealth.[32]

Another exchange began in response to a question on the governor's role in signing execution orders. Crist accused Scott of delaying the execution of a death-row inmate to accommodate the fundraising schedule of Attorney General Pam Bondi (R). Scott responded that he did shift the date of the order because the proposed execution dates did not work for Bondi and stated that she apologized for the delay. He did not answer questions about whether he knew the delay was due to a fundraising event.[33]

Polls

General election
Crist vs. Scott vs. Wyllie

Florida Governor Three-way match-up
Poll Charlie Crist (D) Rick Scott* (R)Adrian Wyllie (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Quinnipiac University
October 22-27, 2014		 43%40%8%9%+/-3.4817
Quinnipiac University
October 14-20, 2014		 42%42%7%9%+/-3.1984
St. Pete Polls
October 17, 2014		 45.3%43.9%8.4%2.5%+/-2.31,855
CNN/ORC
October 9-13, 2014		 44%44%9%4%+/-31,035
University of Florida
October 7-12, 2014		 40%40%6%14%+/-3.2781
University of North Florida
September 29-October 8, 2014		 43%38%10%9%+/-4.74471
Public Policy Polling
October 3-4, 2014		 45%43%8%5%+/-3.41,161
New York Times/CBS/YouGov
September 20-October 1, 2014		 44%47%0%9%+/-25,689
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
September 19-22, 2014		 42%43%4%11%+/-4.1588
Quinnipiac University
September 17-22, 2014		 42%44%8%5%+/-3.1991
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
September 23-15, 2014		 39%44%7%9%+/-4.2571
Public Policy Polling
September 4-7, 2014		 42%39%8%11%+/-3.4818
Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/UF Bob Graham Center
August 27-31, 2014		 31%41%6%9%+/-3.4814
Cherry (R-Florida Chamber of Commerce)
August 10-13, 2014		 35%41%4%11%+/-4.0627
Quinnipiac University
July 17-21, 2014		 39%37%9%12%+/-2.81,251
AVERAGES 41.09% 41.79% 6.83% 8.63% +/-3.34 1,230.2
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Major party candidates

Crist vs. Scott (June 2014 - present)
Poll Charlie Crist (D) Rick Scott* (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Gravis Marketing
October 22-24, 2014		 44%42%14%+/-3861
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
October 16-23, 2014		 45%46%9%+/-25,422
Rasmussen Reports
October 15-17, 2014		 47%47%6%+/-31,114
Rasmussen Reports Poll
September 8-10, 2014		 42%40%9%+/-3.01,000
SurveyUSA/WFLA TV
July 31-August 4, 2014		 43%45%4%+/-3.4859
Rasmussen Reports Poll
July 29-30		 41%42%9%+/-3.0900
Quinnipiac University
July 17-21, 2014		 45%40%9%+/-2.81,251
Survey USA/WFLA-TV
July 17-21, 2014		 46%40%6%+/-3.5564
Survey USA/WFLA-TV
June 30-7/2		 43%45%5%+/-3.4558
Gravis Marketing
June 20-23, 2014		 39%41%15%+/-3.01,232
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
June 20-23, 2014		 41%42%8%+/-3.5541
Cherry (R-Florida Chamber of Commerce)
June 11, 2014		 38%41%21%+/-3.5806
AVERAGES 42.83% 42.58% 9.58% +/-3.09 1,259
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical general election match-ups (May 2012 - June 2014)
Crist vs. Scott

Crist vs. Scott (January 2014 - June 2014)
Poll Charlie Crist (D) Rick Scott* (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
June 5-10, 2014		 44%40%8%+/-3.4556
Public Policy Poll
June 4-9, 2014		 42%42%16%+/-3.3672
Saint Leo University
May 28-June 4, 2014		 41%43%16%+/-3.5420
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
May 20-22, 2014		 40%42%8%+/-4.3531
SurveyUSA/WFLA-TV
May 9-12, 2014		 44%41%8%+/-4.2554
McLaughlin (R-American Future Fund)
May 4-6, 2014		 38%42%20%+/-3.4800
Gravis Marketing
April 23-25, 2014		 43%44%9%+/-3.0907
News Channel 8/Survey USA Poll
April 30, 2014		 44%41%8%+/-4.3-
Quinnipiac University
April 23-28, 2014		 48%38%12%+/-2.61,413
Rasmussen Reports Poll
April 21-22, 2014		 45%39%10%+/-4750
Mason Dixon Poll
April 15-22, 2014		 42%42%12%+/-3.8700
SurveyUSA Poll
April 10-24, 2014		 46%41%6%+/-4.5502
Sunshine State News/VSS
March 31-April 3, 2014		 44%45%10%+/-3.46800
University of North Florida
March 6-16, 2014		 34%33%17%+/-4.35507
University of Florida Poll
January 27-February 1, 2014		 47%40%13%+/-31,006
AVERAGES 42.8% 40.87% 11.53% +/-3.67 553.6
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)

Crist vs. Scott (May 2012 - January 2014)
Poll Charlie Crist (D) Rick Scott* (R)Don't Know/RefusedOtherMargin of errorSample size
Quinnipiac University Poll
January 22-27, 2014		 50%34%12%4%+/-2.51,565
Public Policy Poll
January 16-21, 2014		 43%41%15%0%+/-6.3591
Fabrizio McLaughlin & Associates Poll (Internal, leaked)
November 24-26, 2013		 49%45%6%0%+/-3.11,000
Saint Leo Polling Institute Poll of Likely voters
December 1-8, 2013		 46%34%20%0%+/-5.0318
Quinnipiac University Poll
November 12-17, 2013		 47%40%14%8%+/-2.41,464
Cherry Communication/Florida Chamber of Commerce Poll
October 4-8, 2013		 46%41%13%0%+/-4.0618
University of Florida Poll
September 30-October 8, 2013		 44%40%14%2%+/-4.27526
Public Policy Poll
September 27-29, 2013		 50%38%12%0%+/-4.1579
Quinnipiac University Poll
June 11-16, 2013		 47%37%12%4%+/-2.91,176
Florida Opinion Research
May 23–25, 2012		 48.1%34.1%12.8%5.0%+/-3.46802
AVERAGES 47.01% 38.41% 13.08% 2.3% +/-3.8 863.9
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical general election match-ups (June 2013 - April 2014)
Rich vs. Scott

Governor of Florida Hypothetical Match-Up Poll
Poll Nan Rich (D) Rick Scott* (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Quinnipiac University
(April 23-28, 2014)
 36%42%15%+/-2.61,413
Saint Leo University
(March 16-19, 2014)
 32%40%28%+/-3.5401
University of Florida
(January 27-February 1, 2014)
 36%41%0%+/-3.01,006
Quinnipiac University
(January 22-27, 2014)
 37%41%19%+/-2.51,565
Public Policy Poll
(January 16-21, 2014)
 34%40%25%+/-6.3591
Quinnipiac University Poll
(November 12-17, 2013)
 35%43%14%+/-2.41,646
Cherry Communication/Florida Chamber of Commerce Poll
(October 4-8, 2013)
 29%40%31%+/-4.0618
University of Florida Poll
(September 30-October 8, 2013)
 28%43%27%+/-4.27526
Public Policy Poll
(September 27-29, 2013)
 36%37%27%+/-4.1579
Quinnipiac University Poll
(June 11-16, 2013)
 36%42%18%+/-2.91,176
AVERAGES 33.9% 40.9% 20.4% +/-3.56 952.1
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)


Campaign media

General election

Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist ad: Promises
Charlie Crist ad: Working Together


Outside organizations

Florida Republican Party
Florida GOP ad: I'm Voting for Results
Florida GOP ad: One Job
Florida GOP ad: Fan Face
NextGen Climate
NextGen Climate ad: And Counting
NextGen Climate ad: Caveman

Primary election

Rick Scott

English-language campaign ads
Navy - Posted to YouTube 4/16/14
Ran Away - Posted to YouTube 4/24/14
Grandpa - Posted to YouTube 5/16/14
Spanish-language campaign ads
Oportunidad, Scott's 1st Spanish-language campaign ad - Posted to YouTube 4/21/14
Nos Abandonó, Spanish-language version of Ran Away- Posted to YouTube 5/6/14

Charlie Crist

Sunshine, Crist's first 1st TV ad-spot of campaign - Posted to YouTube 7/6/14
In Failed, Crist accuses Scott of cutting education funds to cover tax breaks for the wealthy - Posted to YouTube 8/22/14

Outside groups

Florida Democratic Party
Answers - Ad reprising 2010 campaign attacks against Rick Scott over his alleged Medicaid fraud - Posted to YouTube 6/18/14
Recortes - Spanish language ad about education - Posted to YouTube 7/10/14
Florida Republican Party
The Better Governor - Republican Party juxtaposes Gov. Scott's record against that of ex-Gov. Crist, gives Scott edge - Posted to YouTube 7/11/14
NextGen Climate
Hiding discusses Scott's association with dubious energy interests such as Duke Energy - Posted 8/25/14

Ad spending

The Wesleyan Media Project published a report on September 30, 2014, highlighting spending on gubernatorial races from September 12-25. This report found that Democratic and Republican groups spent a total of $46.84 million on TV ads in 15 states with gubernatorial elections. The following chart details the group's findings, including spending amounts and number of ads:[34]

Note: A bolded number indicates the highest total for this category. A number in italics is the lowest total for this category.

Spending on TV ads, September 12-25, 2014
State Total # of ads % Democratic-leaning ads % GOP-leaning ads Total spending-Democratic leaning (in millions of $) Total spending-GOP leaning (in millions of $)
Colorado 2,460 83.1 16.9 1.35 0.39
Connecticut 2,312 61.7 38.3 1.48 0.89
Florida 20,111 38.5 61.5 4.07 6.64
Georgia 4,625 51.1 48.9 1.43 0.99
Illinois 7,793 63.5 36.5 4.17 3.5
Iowa 2,134 47.5 52.5 0.25 0.38
Kansas 5,024 45.7 54.3 0.85 1.17
Maine 3,281 42.3 57.7 0.46 0.32
Michigan 6,767 33.9 66.1 1.14 2.3
Minnesota 1,974 83.9 16.1 0.65 0.29
New York 4,926 61 39 2.18 0.88
Pennsylvania 3,263 50.9 49.1 1.58 1.23
South Carolina 2,883 39.1 60.9 0.33 0.38
Texas 10,330 33.4 66.6 2.24 2.93
Wisconsin 7,374 63.3 36.7 1.36 1.01
TOTALS 85,257 48.2 51.8 23.54 23.3

Past elections

2010

Florida Gubernatorial/Lt. Gubernatorial General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott/Jennifer Carroll 48.9% 2,619,335
     Democratic Alex Sink/Rod Smith 47.7% 2,557,785
     Independent Peter L. Allen/John E. Zanni 2.3% 123,831
     No Party Affiliation C.C. Reed/Larry Waldo, Sr. 0.4% 18,842
     No Party Affiliation Michael E. Arth/Al Krulick 0.3% 18,644
     No Party Affiliation Daniel Imperato/Karl Behm 0.3% 13,690
     No Party Affiliation Farid Khavari/Darcy G. Richardson 0.1% 7,487
     Write-in Josue Larouse/Valencia St. Louis 0% 121
Total Votes 5,359,735
Election results via Florida Department of State

2006

Florida Gubernatorial/Lt. Gubernatorial General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott/Jeff Kottkamp 52.2% 2,519,845
     Democratic Jim Davis/Daryl L. Jones 45.1% 2,178,289
     Reform Max Linn/Tom Macklin 1.9% 92,595
     No Party Affiliation John Wayne Smith/James J. Kearney 0.3% 15,987
     No Party Affiliation Richard Paul Dembinsky/Dr. Joe Smith 0.2% 11,921
     No Party Affiliation Karl C.C. Behm/Carol Castagnero 0.2% 10,486
     No Party Affiliation Write-in votes 0% 147
Total Votes 4,829,270
Election results via Florida Department of State

2002

Florida Gubernatorial/Lt. Gubernatorial General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeb Bush/Frank T. Brogan 56% 2,856,845
     Democratic Bill McBride/Tom Rossin 43.2% 2,201,427
     No Party Affiliation Robert "Bob" Kunst/Linda Miklowitz 0.8% 42,039
     No Party Affiliation Write-in votes 0% 270
Total Votes 5,100,581
Election results via Florida Department of State

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[35] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[36]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[37]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[38]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $33,864,325 during the election. This information was last updated on March 30, 2015.[39]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate Office Result Contributions
Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-CanteraRepublican Party Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Won $16,946,353
Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-GoldsteinDemocratic Party Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $15,507,757
Nan RichDemocratic Party Florida Governor Defeated $1,043,680
Yinka AdeshinaRepublican Party Florida Governor Defeated $182,080
Adrian Wyllie/Greg RoeLibertarian Party Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $139,578
Elizabeth Cuevas-NeunderRepublican Party Florida Governor Defeated $23,013
Farid Khavari/Lateresa JonesGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $6,235
Joe AllenGrey.png Florida Governor Defeated $5,211
Glenn Burkett/Jose Augusto MatosGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $5,211
Kyle GibsonGrey.png Florida Governor Defeated $3,738
Charles Tolbert/Christine TimmonGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $991
Monroe Lee/Juanita LockettGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $478
Piotr Blass/Bob WirengardGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $0
Timothy Devine/Diane SmithGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $0
Vassilia GazetasGrey.png Florida Governor Defeated $0
Emelia Harris/Georgianna HarrisGrey.png Florida Governor/Lieutenant Governor Defeated $0
Clarence RileyGrey.png Florida Governor Defeated $0
Keith StegathGrey.png Florida Governor Defeated $0
Grand Total Raised $33,864,325

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 20, 2014 Filing deadline
August 26, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
November 18, 2014 State Election Canvassing Commission meets to certify official results
January 6, 2015 Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ News-Press.com, "Florida parties already prepping for 2014 gubernatorial race," May 20, 2012
  2. ↑ Bradenton Herald, "Gov. Rick Scott announces Carlos Lopez-Cantera as new lieutenant governor," January 14, 2014
  3. ↑ The Miami Herald, "New Florida lieutenant governor to be sworn in Monday," February 2, 2014
  4. ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Governors Race Ratings 2014," September 15, 2014
  5. ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races," September 10, 2014
  6. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  7. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," September 12, 2014
  9. ↑ Bay News, "A year away, Gov. Scott, Dems prep for next governor's race," July 16, 2012
  10. ↑ Independent Political Report, "Adrian Wyllie Announces Run for Florida Governor as LP candidate: One of the First to Do So," February 7, 2013, accessed June 26, 2013
  11. ↑ Adrian Wyllie for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Meet Greg Roe," accessed August 18, 2014
  12. ↑ Farid Khavari for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 4, 2013
  13. ↑ Miami Herald, "State Sen. Nan Rich will run for governor in 2014," April 16, 2012 (dead link)
  14. ↑ Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder on Facebook, "Timeline," accessed October 2, 2013
  15. ↑ University of Virginia Center for Politics: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races," April 29, 2013
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