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The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state.
The primary elections took place on August 7, 2014, with Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Charles Brown winning their respective party nominations.
With no political experience, Charles Brown campaigned on raising speed limits on the interstate highways to 80 mph and putting the Bible back in schools.[2] Some of the Tennessee Democratic Party members became concerned over Brown's candidacy when he said in an interview that he would like to put Bill Haslam in an electric chair and turn it on about half throttle and let him smell a little bit.[2][3][4][5]
Haslam on the other hand campaigned on jobs, and economic development, education reform, workforce development, and conservative fiscal leadership.[6][7]
As of 2024, this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966. This was also the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election.
- ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2014". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Murphy, Tim. "Tennessee gubernatorial nominee explains why he wants to electrocute governor". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ chattanooga times free press (August 12, 2014). Charlie Brown running for Tennessee governor. Good grief!. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Dem Gubernatorial Nominee Wants To Send Governor To Electric Chair". HuffPost. August 8, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Hannan, Caleb (August 8, 2014). "The Alvin Greene of 2014". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Priorities". June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Haslam's Accomplishments". October 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.