2014 Florida gubernatorial election

2014 Florida gubernatorial election
Turnout	50.5%1.8
	Scott: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Crist: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%
Governor before election; Rick Scott; Republican	Elected Governor ; Rick Scott; Republican

The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.

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The incumbent Republican,^[2] Rick Scott, ran for reelection. The Democratic nominee was former governor Charlie Crist, who was Scott's direct predecessor. Crist was elected governor as a Republican in 2006 but did not run for re-election in 2010, instead opting to run for Senate as an independent. Libertarian nominee Adrian Wyllie and several candidates with no party affiliation also ran. Political pundits considered the race a toss-up. This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in the state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election.

On Election Day, Scott defeated Crist, earning 48% of the vote.^[3] With a margin of 1%, this election was the closest race of the 2014 gubernatorial election cycle.

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Scott	Someone else	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[25]	March 15–18, 2013	326	± 5.4%	42%	43%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling^[26]	January 11–13, 2013	436	± 4.7%	50%	40%	—	10%
Quinnipiac^[27]	December 11–17, 2012	1,261	± 2.8%	30%	53%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling^[28]	September 22–25, 2011	472	± 4.5%	53%	37%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Scott	Pam Bondi	Other	Undecided
Hamilton Strategies^[29]	January 30 – February 4, 2013	?	± ?	54%	21%	—	25%
Public Policy Polling^[25]	March 15–18, 2013	326	± 5.4%	46%	27%	—	27%
Public Policy Polling^[26]	January 11–13, 2013	436	± 4.7%	49%	25%	—	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Scott	Adam Putnam	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[25]	March 15–18, 2013	326	± 5.4%	48%	24%	—	28%
Quinnipiac^[30]	March 13–18, 2013	353	± 5.2%	47%	24%	2%	27%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Scott (incumbent)	831,887	87.65%
	Republican	Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder	100,496	10.59%
	Republican	Yinka Adeshina	16,761	1.77%
Total votes			949,144	100%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Charlie Crist	Buddy Dyer	Dan Gelber	Pam Iorio	Anthony Shriver Kennedy	Jimmy Morales	Bill Nelson	Nan Rich	Alex Sink	Rod Smith	Other	Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling^[70]	January 16–21, 2014	243	± 6.3%	58%	—	—	—	—	—	—	16%	—	—	—	25%
Fabrizio McLaughlin^[71]	November 24–26, 2013	380	± ?	45%	—	—	—	—	—	32%	4%	—	—	—	19%
Quinnipiac^[72]	November 12–17, 2013	1,646	± 2.4%	60%	—	—	—	—	—	—	12%	—	—	2%	26%
Public Policy Polling^[73]	September 27–29, 2013	337	± ?	59%	—	—	—	—	—	—	16%	—	—	—	25%
Public Policy Polling^[25]	March 15–18, 2013	500	± 5.4%	50%	—	—	9%	—	—	—	3%	21%	—	—	16%
Hamilton Strategies^[29]	Jan. 30 – February 4, 2013	600	± 4%	43%	—	—	—	—	—	—	1%	14%	—	5%	37%
Public Policy Polling^[26]	January 11–13, 2013	401	± 4.9%	52%	4%	—	13%	—	—	—	1%	18%	—	—	12%
SEA Polling^[74]	September 2012	600	± 4%	29%	—	3%	—	8%	2%	—	1%	31%	—	—	26%
St. Pete Polls^[75]	September 8, 2012	1,689	± 2.4%	60.9%	7%	—	—	—	—	—	3.5%	25.1%	3.4%	—	—

2014 Florida gubernatorial election debates
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Rick Scott	Charlie Crist
1	Oct. 15, 2014	Broward College Florida Press Association Leadership Florida	Frank Denton Rosemary Goudreau Elliot Rodriguez	C-SPAN	P	P
2	Oct. 21, 2014	CNN WJXT	Kent Justice Jake Tapper	C-SPAN	P	P

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[145]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[146]	Lean D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[147]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[148]	Tossup	November 3, 2014

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Scott (R)	Charlie Crist (D)	Adrian Wyllie (L)	Other	Undecided
St. Pete Polls^[149]	November 2, 2014	1,834	± 2.3%	46%	46%	6%	—	3%
Public Policy Polling^[150]	November 1–2, 2014	1,198	± 2.8%	44%	44%	6%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling^[150]	November 1–2, 2014	1,198	± 2.8%	46%	47%	—	—	7%
0ptimus^[151]	October 30–November 2, 2014	2,559	± 2%	43%	41%	10%	—	6%
Quinnipiac University^[152]	October 28–November 2, 2014	817	± 3.4%	41%	42%	7%	1%	9%
Quinnipiac University^[152]	October 28–November 2, 2014	817	± 3.4%	42%	44%	—	3%	11%
Zogby Analytics^[153]	October 28–31, 2014	688	± 3.8%	38%	45%	8%	—	9%
YouGov^[154]	October 25–31, 2014	1,795	± 2.7%	41%	41%	—	5%	13%
SEA Polling^[155]	October 29–30, 2014	1,300	± 2.7%	46%	44%	4%	—	6%
SEA Polling^[156]	October 28–29, 2014	800	± 3.5%	45%	43%	5%	—	7%
Cherry Communications^[157]	October 27–29, 2014	508	± 4%	44%	39%	4%	—	13%
University of Florida^[158]	October 24–28, 2014	850	± 3.1%	36%	36%	6%	—	20%
Quinnipiac University^[159]	October 22–27, 2014	817	± 3.4%	40%	43%	8%	—	9%
Quinnipiac University^[159]	October 22–27, 2014	817	± 3.4%	42%	45%	—	2%	11%
0ptimus^[160]	October 20–26, 2014	4,893	± 1.4%	42%	39%	12%	—	7%
Gravis Marketing^[161]	October 22–24, 2014	861	± 3%	42%	44%	—	—	14%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[162]	October 16–23, 2014	5,422	± 2%	46%	45%	—	2%	7%
Quinnipiac University^[163]	October 14–20, 2014	984	± 3.1%	42%	42%	7%	1%	8%
Quinnipiac University^[163]	October 14–20, 2014	984	± 3.1%	44%	44%	—	2%	11%
Saint Leo University^[164]	October 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.9%	40%	43%	8%	—	9%
Saint Leo University^[164]	October 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.9%	45%	45%	—	—	10%
0ptimus^[165]	October 13–19, 2014	4,701	± 1.5%	41%	40%	12%	—	7%
St. Pete Polls^[166]	October 17, 2014	1,855	± 2.3%	44%	45%	8%	—	3%
Rasmussen Reports^[167]	October 15–17, 2014	1,114	± 3%	47%	47%	—	2%	4%
SurveyUSA^[168]	October 10–13, 2014	566	± 4.2%	41%	45%	7%	—	7%
CNN/ORC^[169]	October 9–13, 2014	610 LV	± 4%	44%	44%	9%	—	4%
CNN/ORC^[169]	October 9–13, 2014	850 RV	± 3.5%	40%	42%	10%	—	8%
Gravis Marketing^[170]	October 11–12, 2014	1,023	± 3%	44%	42%	—	—	14%
University of Florida^[171]	October 7–12, 2014	781	± 3.2%	40%	40%	6%	—	7%
0ptimus^[172]	October 6–12, 2014	6,384	± 1.3%	39%	41%	13%	—	8%
St. Pete Polls^[173]	October 8–11, 2014	3,128	± 1.8%	45%	44%	8%	—	3%
University of North Florida^[174]	September 29–October 8, 2014	471	± 4.74%	38%	43%	10%	<1%	9%
University of North Florida^[174]	September 29–October 8, 2014	471	± 4.74%	42%	47%	—	2%	9%
SurveyUSA^[175]	October 2–6, 2014	594	± 4.1%	42%	44%	6%	—	8%
0ptimus^[176]	September 29–October 5, 2014	6,494	± 1.2%	39%	40%	13%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling^[177]	October 3–4, 2014	1,161	± 2.9%	43%	45%	8%	—	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[178]	September 20–October 1, 2014	5,689	± 2%	47%	44%	—	1%	8%
SurveyUSA^[179]	September 26–29, 2014	588	± 4.1%	40%	46%	8%	—	6%
0ptimus^[180]	September 22–28, 2014	3,356	± 1.7%	40%	41%	11%	—	8%
SurveyUSA^[181]	September 19–22, 2014	588	± 4.1%	43%	42%	4%	—	11%

2014 Florida gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Scott (incumbent)	2,865,343	48.14%	−0.73%
	Democratic	Charlie Crist	2,801,198	47.07%	−0.65%
	Libertarian	Adrian Wyllie	223,356	3.75%	+1.44%
	Independent	Glenn Burkett	41,341	0.70%	N/A
	Independent	Farid Khavari	20,186	0.34%	+0.20%
	n/a	Write-ins	137	0.00%	0.00%
Total votes			5,951,571	100.0%	N/A
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