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The 2014 general election resulted in sweeping gains for Republicans at the federal and state levels, up and down the ballot. Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate while broadening their existing majority in the U.S. House. There will be more Republican governors than at any point in the past 20 years while 11 legislative chambers flipped for Republicans. Republicans now have more than three times as many trifectas as Democrats. Statewide and local ballot measure results were mixed, with both liberal and conservative sides experiencing successes and failures on a variety of issues.

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What were the big questions?

• Who ended up with majority control of the U.S. Senate?
• Did the Democratic Party reduce the Republican U.S. House majority?
• Who controls state governments?
• How many state legislative chambers changed hands?
• What happened to the governors elected in the 2010 Tea Party wave?
• What statewide ballot measures were approved?
• What happened to state supreme courts and the balance of power?

United States Senate

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Who ended up with majority control of the U.S. Senate?

All eyes were on which party would control the U.S. Senate in 2015. The Democratic-controlled Senate in the 113th Congress had a partisan breakdown of 53-45-2, with the two Independents caucusing with the Democrats. For Republicans to take the majority in the Senate, they needed to take at least six of the 36 seats up for election that were held by Democrats, and retain control of the 15 seats held by Republicans. The section updated the seat count for each party throughout the night and the vote totals in the hotly contested races.

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R) won the Louisiana seat in a runoff election on December 6, 2014.

U.S. Senate
Dem.	44
Rep.	54
Ind.	2
TOTAL	100
UNDECIDED	0
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State	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party	Seat Party Change?
Alaska Senate	Mark Begich		Dan Sullivan		Yes
Arkansas Senate	Mark Pryor		Tom Cotton		Yes
Colorado Senate	Mark Udall		Cory Gardner		Yes
Georgia Senate	Saxby Chambliss*		David Perdue		No
Iowa Senate	Tom Harkin*		Joni Ernst		Yes
Kansas Senate	Pat Roberts		Pat Roberts		No
Kentucky Senate	Mitch McConnell		Mitch McConnell		No
Louisiana Senate	Mary Landrieu		Bill Cassidy		Yes
Montana Senate	John Walsh*		Steve Daines		Yes
New Hampshire Senate	Jeanne Shaheen		Jeanne Shaheen		No
North Carolina Senate	Kay Hagan		Thom Tillis		Yes
South Dakota Senate	Tim Johnson*		Mike Rounds		Yes
Virginia Senate	Mark Warner		Mark Warner		No
West Virginia Senate	Jay Rockefeller*		Shelley Moore Capito		Yes

"*" indicates that the incumbent retired in 2014.

U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Sessions Incumbent	97.3%	795,606
	N/A	Write-in	2.7%	22,484
Total Votes				818,090
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Sullivan	48%	135,445
	Democratic	Mark Begich Incumbent	45.8%	129,431
	Libertarian	Mark Fish	3.7%	10,512
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	2%	5,636
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,376
Total Votes				282,400
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Arkansas General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cotton	56.5%	478,819
	Democratic	Mark Pryor Incumbent	39.5%	334,174
	Libertarian	Nathan LaFrance	2%	17,210
	Green	Mark Swaney	2%	16,797
Total Votes				847,000
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Colorado General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cory Gardner	48.2%	983,891
	Democratic	Mark Udall Incumbent	46.3%	944,203
	Libertarian	Gaylon Kent	2.6%	52,876
	Independent	Steve Shogan	1.4%	29,472
	Independent	Raul Acosta	1.2%	24,151
	Unity Party of Colorado	Bill Hammons	0.3%	6,427
Total Votes				2,041,020
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Delaware General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Coons Incumbent	55.8%	130,655
	Republican	Kevin Wade	42.2%	98,823
	Green	Andrew Groff	1.9%	4,560
Total Votes				234,038
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

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U.S. Senate, Georgia General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Perdue	52.89%	1,358,088
	Democratic	Michelle Nunn	45.21%	1,160,811
	Libertarian	Amanda Swafford	1.90%	48,862
Total Votes				2,567,761
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Risch Incumbent	65.3%	285,596
	Democratic	Nels Mitchell	34.7%	151,574
Total Votes				437,170
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Illinois General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Durbin Incumbent	53.5%	1,929,637
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	42.7%	1,538,522
	Libertarian	Sharon Hansen	3.8%	135,316
Total Votes				3,603,475
Source: Illinois Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joni Ernst	52.1%	588,575
	Democratic	Bruce Braley	43.8%	494,370
	Independent	Rick Stewart	2.4%	26,815
	Libertarian	Douglas Butzier	0.7%	8,232
	Independent	Ruth Smith	0.5%	5,873
	Independent	Bob Quast	0.4%	4,724
	Write-in	Other	0.1%	1,111
Total Votes				1,129,700
Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Kansas General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pat Roberts Incumbent	53.1%	460,350
	Independent	Greg Orman	42.5%	368,372
	Libertarian	Randall Batson	4.3%	37,469
Total Votes				866,191
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mitch McConnell Incumbent	56.2%	806,787
	Democratic	Alison Lundergan Grimes	40.7%	584,698
	Libertarian	David Patterson	3.1%	44,240
Total Votes				1,435,725
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mary Landrieu Incumbent	42.1%	619,402
	Democratic	Wayne Ables	0.8%	11,323
	Democratic	Vallian Senegal	0.3%	3,831
	Democratic	William Waymire Jr.	0.3%	4,673
	Republican	Bill Cassidy	41%	603,084
	Republican	Rob Maness	13.8%	202,556
	Republican	Thomas Clements	1%	14,173
	Libertarian	Brannon Lee McMorris	0.9%	13,034
Total Votes				1,472,076
Source: Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy headed to a runoff election on December 6, 2014. Louisiana Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Collins Incumbent	67%	413,505
	Democratic	Shenna Bellows	30.8%	190,254
	Other	Other	0%	269
	Blank	None	2.1%	12,968
Total Votes				616,996
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Markey Incumbent	59%	1,289,944
	Republican	Brian Herr	36.2%	791,950
	Write-in	Other	0.1%	3,078
	Blank	None	4.7%	101,819
Total Votes				2,186,791
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Michigan General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gary Peters	54.6%	1,704,936
	Republican	Terri Lynn Land	41.3%	1,290,199
	Libertarian	Jim Fulner	2%	62,897
	Green	Richard Matkin	0.8%	26,137
	U.S. Taxpayers Party	Chris Wahmhoff	1.2%	37,529
Total Votes				3,121,698
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Minnesota General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Al Franken Incumbent	53.2%	1,053,205
	Republican	Mike McFadden	42.9%	850,227
	Libertarian	Heather Johnson	1.5%	29,685
	Independence	Steve Carlson	2.4%	47,530
	N/A	Write-in	0%	881
Total Votes				1,981,528
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Mississippi General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thad Cochran Incumbent	59.9%	378,481
	Democratic	Travis Childers	37.9%	239,439
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	2.2%	13,938
Total Votes				631,858
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

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U.S. Senate, Montana General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Daines	57.8%	213,709
	Democratic	Amanda Curtis	40.1%	148,184
	Libertarian	Roger Roots	2.1%	7,933
Total Votes				369,826
Source: Montana Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Nebraska General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ben Sasse	64.4%	347,636
	Democratic	Dave Domina	31.5%	170,127
	Independent	Jim Jenkins	2.9%	15,868
	Independent	Todd Watson	1.2%	6,260
Total Votes				539,891
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen Incumbent	51.5%	251,184
	Republican	Scott Brown	48.2%	235,347
	N/A	Scatter	0.3%	1,628
Total Votes				488,159
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cory Booker Incumbent	55.8%	1,043,866
	Republican	Jeff Bell	42.3%	791,297
	Libertarian	Joe Baratelli	0.9%	16,721
	Independent	Jeff Boss	0.2%	4,513
	Independent	Antonio Sabas	0.2%	3,544
	Democratic-Republican	Eugene Lavergne	0.2%	3,890
	Economic Growth	Hank Schroeder	0.3%	5,704
Total Votes				1,869,535
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

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U.S. Senate, New Mexico General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Udall Incumbent	55.6%	286,409
	Republican	Allen Weh	44.4%	229,097
Total Votes				515,506
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, North Carolina General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kay Hagan Incumbent	47.3%	1,377,651
	Republican	Thom Tillis	48.8%	1,423,259
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	3.7%	109,100
	Write-in	John Rhodes	0%	621
	Write-in	David Waddell	0%	201
	Write-in	Barry Gurney	0%	142
	Write-in	Write-in (miscellaneous)	0.1%	4,307
Total Votes				2,915,281
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

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U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Inhofe Incumbent	68%	558,166
	Democratic	Matt Silverstein	28.5%	234,307
	Independent	Ray Woods	1.2%	9,913
	Independent	Aaron DeLozier	0.9%	7,793
	Independent	Joan Farr	1.3%	10,554
Total Votes				820,733
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

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U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Merkley Incumbent	55.7%	814,537
	Republican	Monica Wehby	36.9%	538,847
	Libertarian	Mike Montchalin	3.1%	44,916
	Constitution	James Leuenberger	1.7%	24,212
	Green	Christina Jean Lugo	2.2%	32,434
	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	0.5%	6,672
Total Votes				1,461,618
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Rhode Island General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jack Reed Incumbent	70.6%	223,675
	Republican	Mark Zaccaria	29.2%	92,684
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	539
Total Votes				316,898
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections

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U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lindsey Graham Incumbent	55.3%	672,941
	Democratic	Brad Hutto	37.6%	456,726
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	2.8%	33,839
	Independent	Thomas Ravenel	3.9%	47,588
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	4,774
Total Votes				1,215,868
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

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U.S. Senate, South Dakota General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rounds	50.4%	140,741
	Democratic	Rick Weiland	29.5%	82,456
	Independent	Larry Pressler	17.1%	47,741
	Independent	Gordon Howie	3%	8,474
Total Votes				279,412
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lamar Alexander Incumbent	61.9%	850,087
	Democratic	Gordon Ball	31.9%	437,848
	Independent	Ed Gauthier	0.2%	2,314
	Independent	Bartholomew Phillips	0.2%	2,386
	Independent	C. Salekin	0.1%	787
	Independent	Danny Page	0.6%	7,713
	Independent	Eric Schechter	0.1%	1,673
	Constitution	Joe Wilmoth	2.6%	36,088
	Independent	Joshua James	0.4%	5,678
	Independent	Rick Tyler	0.4%	5,759
	Tea Party	Tom Emerson, Jr.	0.8%	11,157
	Green	Martin Pleasant	0.9%	12,570
	Write-in	Erin Kent Magee	0%	5
Total Votes				1,374,065
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

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U.S. Senate, Texas General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Cornyn Incumbent	61.6%	2,861,531
	Democratic	David Alameel	34.4%	1,597,387
	Libertarian	Rebecca Paddock	2.9%	133,751
	Green	Emily Marie Sanchez	1.2%	54,701
	Write-in	Mohammed Tahiro	0%	988
Total Votes				4,648,358
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

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U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Warner Incumbent	49.1%	1,073,667
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	48.3%	1,055,940
	Libertarian	Robert Sarvis	2.4%	53,102
	N/A	write-in	0.1%	1,764
Total Votes				2,184,473
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

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U.S. Senate, West Virginia General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	62.1%	281,820
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant	34.5%	156,360
	Libertarian	John Buckley	1.6%	7,409
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	0.6%	2,566
	Mountain	Bob Henry Baber	1.2%	5,504
	N/A	Write-ins	0%	30
Total Votes				453,689
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

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U.S. Senate, Wyoming General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Enzi Incumbent	72.2%	121,554
	Democratic	Charlie Hardy	17.4%	29,377
	Independent	Curt Gottshall	7.9%	13,311
	Libertarian	Joe Porambo	2.2%	3,677
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	471
Total Votes				168,390
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

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Did the Democratic Party reduce the Republican U.S. House majority?

All 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats were up for election. Republicans went into the election with a 233-199 majority (with three vacancies). Democrats failed to pick up 19 seats to flip control and instead lost seats. On this page, Ballotpedia tracked the districts identified as battleground districts. Below the battleground chart, we also tracked unexpectedly close races that developed throughout election night.

Note: The tables below were updated in real-time on election night. As races were called, we updated the partisan count totals.

U.S. House
Dem.	188
Rep.	247
Ind.	0
TOTAL	435
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State	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party	District Party Change?
Arizona's 1st District	Ann Kirkpatrick		Ann Kirkpatrick		No
Arizona's 2nd District	Ron Barber		Martha McSally		Yes
Arizona's 9th District	Kyrsten Sinema		Kyrsten Sinema		No
California's 7th District	Ami Bera		Ami Bera		No
California's 21st District	David Valadao		David Valadao		No
California's 36th District	Raul Ruiz		Raul Ruiz		No
California's 52nd District	Scott Peters		Scott Peters		No
Colorado's 6th District	Mike Coffman		Mike Coffman		No
Florida's 18th District	Patrick Murphy		Patrick Murphy		No
Florida's 26th District	Joe Garcia		Carlos Curbelo		Yes
Illinois' 12th District	William Enyart		Mike Bost		Yes
Illinois' 13th District	Rodney Davis		Rodney Davis		No
Michigan's 1st District	Dan Benishek		Dan Benishek		No
Minnesota's 8th District	Rick Nolan		Rick Nolan		No
Nevada's 3rd District	Joe Heck		Joe Heck		No
New Hampshire's 1st District	Carol Shea-Porter		Frank Guinta		Yes
New Jersey's 2nd District	Frank LoBiondo		Frank LoBiondo		No
New Jersey's 3rd District	Jon Runyan*		Tom MacArthur		No
New York's 1st District	Tim Bishop		Lee Zeldin		Yes
New York's 11th District	Michael Grimm		Michael Grimm		No
New York's 18th District	Sean Maloney		Sean Maloney		No
New York's 21st District	Bill Owens*		Elise Stefanik		Yes
New York's 23rd District	Tom Reed		Tom Reed		No
Texas' 23rd District	Pete Gallego		Will Hurd		Yes
Virginia's 2nd District	Scott Rigell		Scott Rigell		No
West Virginia's 3rd District	Nick Rahall		Evan Jenkins		Yes

"*" indicates that the incumbent retired in 2014.

Expected seat changes

These are districts where a change in party was expected due to a very vulnerable incumbent. These races were not rated as battlegrounds because they were likely to flip control.

District	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party
North Carolina's 7th District	Mike McIntyre (Retiring)		David Rouzer
Utah's 4th District	Jim Matheson (Retiring)		Mia Love
West Virginia's 3rd District	Nick Rahall		Evan Jenkins

Incumbents who lost

Partisanship of the losing incumbents:

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District	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party
Arizona's 2nd District	Ron Barber		Martha McSally
Florida's 2nd District	Steve Southerland		Gwen Graham
Florida's 26th District	Joe Garcia		Carlos Curbelo
Georgia's 12th District	John Barrow		Rick Allen
Illinois' 10th District	Brad Schneider		Robert Dold
Illinois' 12th District	Bill Enyart		Mike Bost
Louisiana's 5th District	Vance McAllister		Ralph Abraham
Nebraska's 2nd District	Lee Terry		Brad Ashford
Nevada's 4th District	Steven Horsford		Cresent Hardy
New Hampshire's 1st District	Carol Shea-Porter		Frank Guinta
New York's 1st District	Tim Bishop		Lee Zeldin
Texas' 23rd District	Pete Gallego		Will Hurd
New York's 24th District	Dan Maffei		John Katko
West Virginia's 3rd District	Nick Rahall		Evan Jenkins

Trifectas and state government control

See also: Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government

Trifecta visual breakdown heading into the 2014 election.

A trifecta is when one political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate and a majority in the state house. If a state doesn't have a trifecta, that means it has divided government.

State government trifectas are important because one-party control can lead to significant changes in public policy. Because of increasing levels of political polarization, trifectas are at an all-time high. Following this election, more than 80 percent of the country's state governments could have become trifectas. However, voters went in the other direction, electing more divided governments across the states, predominantly from previous Democratic trifectas losing single party control.

The following sections detail how the 2014 elections have changed the landscape of trifectas across the United States.

Who controls state governments?

Pre-election: Heading into election night, there were 36 trifectas.

• 23 Republican
• 13 Democratic

Trifectas by state

Trifectas before and after November 2014
	Before	After	Net change
Dem.	13	7	-6
Rep.	23	23	0
Divided	14	20	+6
TOTAL	50	50
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Following the 2014 election, Republicans had three times as many trifectas as Democrats. Eight trifectas became divided governments. Six of those were Democratic trifectas and two were Republican states (Alaska and Pennsylvania). Arkansas and Nevada both became Republican trifectas.

Possible new trifectas

• Arkansas: For Arkansas to become a trifecta, both legislative chambers needed to stay Republican and the governor's office needed to swing Republican.
  • Verdict: New Republican trifecta. Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson defeated Democratic candidate Mike Ross.
• Nevada: For Nevada to become a trifecta, both legislative chambers needed to swing Republican and the governor's office needed to stay Republican.
  • Verdict: New Republican trifecta. Nevada State Assembly swings Republican.
• d Iowa: For Iowa to become a trifecta, the Iowa House of Representatives and the governor's office had to stay Republican and the Iowa State Senate had to swing Republican. The Democrats held a 26-24 majority in the state Senate with 25 seats up for election in 2014.
  • Verdict: No trifecta. The Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority.
• d New Hampshire: New Hampshire was considered a possible trifecta for both parties, as the voters of New Hampshire have a tendency to demonstrate fairly unpredictable voting patterns from election to election.
  • For New Hampshire to become a Democratic trifecta, the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the governor's office had to stay Democratic and the New Hampshire State Senate had to swing Democratic. The Republicans held a 12-11 majority in the state Senate with one vacancy and all 24 seats up for election in 2014.
  • For a Republican trifecta, the Republicans needed to flip the governorship and state house control while retaining the state Senate.
  • Verdict: No trifecta. Maggie Hassan won the governorship while the Republican Party retained the State Senate.
• d Washington: For Washington to become a trifecta, the Washington House of Representatives and governor's office had to stay Democratic and the Washington State Senate had to swing Democratic. There was no gubernatorial election in 2014, so trifecta status depended on the outcome of state Senate elections. Democrats officially held a 25-24 majority heading into the election; however, two Democratic members gave Republicans effective control over the Senate by joining the Majority Coalition Caucus following the 2012 election.
  • Verdict: No trifecta. The Republicans are in partisan control of the Washington State Senate.

Possible trifecta losses

Ballotpedia identified 13 trifecta states that could have become divided governments.

• 6 Republican trifectas
• 7 Democratic trifectas

In those 13 battleground trifecta states, the breakdown is now:

• 5 Republican trifectas
• 1 Democratic trifecta
• 7 divided governments

In the table below, a "Yes" indicates that party control was considered up for grabs while a "No" indicates races that were not deemed likely to change hands.

State	Positions that could change hands			Pre-election party in power	Post-election party in power
	Governor	Senate	House
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	Republican	Republican
Colorado	No	Yes	No	Democratic	Divided government
Connecticut	Yes	No	No	Democratic	Democratic
Florida	Yes	No	No	Republican	Republican
Illinois	Yes	No	No	Democratic	Divided government
Kansas	Yes	No	No	Republican	Republican
Maryland	Yes	No	No	Democratic	Divided government
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	Democratic	Divided government
Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Republican	Republican
Minnesota	No	No	Yes	Democratic	Divided government
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Republican	Divided government
West Virginia	No	No	Yes	Democratic	Divided government
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No	Republican	Republican
Last updated: 11:57 am February 6, 2017.

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How many state legislative chambers changed hands?

See also: State legislative elections, 2014 and State legislative battleground chambers, 2014

Heading into the 2014 elections, Republicans held a majority of state legislative chambers. Fifty-nine chambers, counting the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate, were under Republican control. (Although the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate technically had Democratic majorities, in both states a coalition arrangement between several break-away Democrats and the minority Republicans gave the Republicans effective control of those chambers.) Democrats held effective controlling majorities in 39 chambers: 18 state senates and 21 state houses. Although technically nonpartisan, the Nebraska State Senate was controlled by a Republican majority.

The following table details partisan balance in all 99 chambers.

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2014 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative Chamber
State senates	18	31*	0	1	14	35	0	1
State houses	21	28	0	0	16	33	0	0
Total:	39	59*	0	1	30	68	0	1

*Note: Although Democrats had numerical majorities in both the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate, coalitions gave Republicans control of those chambers.

• We covered 6,057 races in 46 states that held state legislative elections; for comprehensive coverage of all of those elections visit this page.
• We identified 20 battleground chambers. Within those chambers, there were a handful of races that ultimately determined partisan control.
• Specific districts were chosen based on local news reports as well as data on margin of victory in 2012 elections.

Legislatures
Dem.	30
Rep.	68
Ind/Tied	1
TOTAL	99
UNDECIDED	0
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Chambers that flipped

A total of 11 chambers flipped to Republican control. Nine of them were previously held by Democrats, while Republicans gained an outright majority in two chambers where they previously ruled by coalition. The Republicans will control 68 chambers starting in January 2015. The following chambers flipped:

Colorado State Senate

Maine State Senate

Minnesota State House

Nevada State Senate

Nevada State Assembly

New Hampshire State House

New Mexico State House

New York State Senate

Washington State Senate

West Virginia State House

West Virginia State Senate

Battleground chambers

The 20 chambers in 17 states that made Ballotpedia's list were:

• Arizona (S)
• Arkansas (H)
• Colorado (S)
• Iowa (S) (H)
• Kentucky (H)
• Maine (S)
• Michigan (H)
• Minnesota (H)
• Nevada (S)

• New Hampshire (S) (H)
• New Mexico (H)
• New York (S)
• Oregon (S)
• Pennsylvania (S) (H)
• Washington (S)
• West Virginia (H)
• Wisconsin (S)

For more details and specifics with race-by-race tracking in state legislatures, visit this page, or click on one of the states below to navigate to that section.

State executives

2014 Elections: What's at Stake?

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Links to all election results, 2014

Ballotpedia covered elections for 225 state executive seats in 43 states. The following charts tracked results for hotly contested races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state. There are also sections devoted to specialized tracking based on major political trends, including the 2010 wave election and Obamacare. Our analysis starts by looking at the partisan composition of these four offices.

Governors
Dem.	17
Rep.	31
Ind.	1
TOTAL	49
UNDECIDED	1
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Partisan Breakdown: Governors
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	21	18
	Republican Party	29	31
	Independent	0	1
Total		50	50

Partisan Breakdown: Lieutenant Governors
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	16	14
	Republican Party	28	30
	Vacant	1	1
Total		45	45

Partisan Breakdown: Attorneys General
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	26	24
	Republican Party	24	26
Total		50	50

Partisan Breakdown: Secretaries of State
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	20	19
	Republican Party	26	27
	Nonpartisan	1	1
Total		47	47

Priority races

The following races were identified by Ballotpedia staff as the most competitive and interesting state executive elections in 2014.

State	Before		After
	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Winner Party	Office Party Change?
Alaska gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Sean Parnell/Mead Treadwell	Republican	Bill Walker/Bryon Mallott	Nonpartisan/ Democratic	Yes
Arizona Attorney General	Tom Horne	Republican	Mark Brnovich	Republican	No
Arizona gubernatorial	Jan Brewer	Republican	Doug Ducey	Republican	No
Arkansas Attorney General	Dustin McDaniel	Democratic	Leslie Rutledge	Republican	Yes
Arkansas gubernatorial	Mike Beebe	Democratic	Asa Hutchinson	Republican	Yes
Colorado Attorney General	John W. Suthers	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	Republican	No
Colorado gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia	Democratic	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia	Democratic	No
Florida gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	No
Georgia gubernatorial	Nathan Deal	Republican	Nathan Deal	Republican	No
Illinois gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Pat Quinn/Sheila Simon	Democratic	Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti	Republican	Yes
Kansas gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer	Republican	Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer	Republican	No
Kansas Secretary of State	Kris Kobach	Republican	Kris Kobach	Republican	No
Maine gubernatorial	Paul LePage	Republican	Paul LePage	Republican	No
Massachusetts gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Deval Patrick/Vacant	Democratic	Charles D. Baker/Karyn Polito	Republican	Yes
Michigan attorney general	Bill Schuette	Republican	Bill Schuette	Republican	No
Michigan gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Rick Snyder/Brian Calley	Republican	Rick Snyder/Brian Calley	Republican	No
Nebraska gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Dave Heineman/John Nelson	Republican	Pete Ricketts/Mike Foley	Republican	No
Nevada lt. gubernatorial	Brian Krolicki	Republican	Mark Hutchison	Republican	No
Pennsylvania gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley	Republican	Tom Wolf/Mike Stack	Democratic	Yes
South Carolina gubernatorial	Nikki Haley	Republican	Nikki Haley	Republican	No
South Carolina Secretary of State	Mark Hammond	Republican	Mark Hammond	Republican	No
Wisconsin Attorney General	J.B. Van Hollen	Republican	Brad Schimel	Republican	No
Wisconsin gubernatorial/lt. gubernatorial	Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	Republican	Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch	Republican	No
Wisconsin Secretary of State	Doug La Follette	Democratic	Doug La Follette	Democratic	No

What happened to the governors elected in the 2010 tea party wave?

Twelve Republican challengers replaced Democratic governors during the 2010 midterm elections. All of these first-term governors were seeking re-election in 2014 with hopes of continuing the conservative wave that swept them into office four years earlier. The following table tracks the outcomes of these re-election bids.

Re-election outcomes: 2010 GOP governors
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Florida	Rick Scott	Republican	Rick Scott	Republican	No
Iowa	Terry E. Branstad	Republican	Terry E. Branstad	Republican	No
Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	Sam Brownback	Republican	No
Maine	Paul LePage	Republican	Paul LePage	Republican	No
Michigan	Rick Snyder	Republican	Rick Snyder	Republican	No
New Mexico	Susana Martinez	Republican	Susana Martinez	Republican	No
Ohio	John Kasich	Republican	John Kasich	Republican	No
Oklahoma	Mary Fallin	Republican	Mary Fallin	Republican	No
Pennsylvania	Tom Corbett	Republican	Tom Wolf	Democratic	Yes
Tennessee	Bill Haslam	Republican	Bill Haslam	Republican	No
Wisconsin	Scott Walker	Republican	Scott Walker	Republican	No
Wyoming	Matt Mead	Republican	Matt Mead	Republican	No

States with Obamacare lawsuits

Attorneys general in 27 states filed lawsuits in 2010 and 2011 challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Two-thirds (18) of those attorney general seats were up for election in 2014. The following table tracks partisan control over these attorney general offices before and after the 2014 election.

Note: Catherine Cortez Masto (D) refused to file a lawsuit against the federal government in 2010, leading then-Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) to appoint attorney Mark Hutchison to sue the government on the state's behalf.

States involved in Obamacare lawsuits
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Alabama	Luther Strange	Republican	Luther Strange	Republican	No
Arizona	Tom Horne	Republican	Mark Brnovich	Republican	No
Colorado	John W. Suthers	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	Republican	No
Florida	Pam Bondi	Republican	Pam Bondi	Republican	No
Georgia	Samuel S. Olens	Republican	Samuel S. Olens	Republican	No
Idaho	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	No
Kansas	Derek Schmidt	Republican	Derek Schmidt	Republican	No
Michigan	Bill Schuette	Republican	Bill Schuette	Republican	No
Nebraska	Jon Bruning	Republican	Doug Peterson	Republican	No
Nevada	Catherine Cortez Masto	Democratic	Adam Paul Laxalt	Republican	Yes
North Dakota	Wayne Stenehjem	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem	Republican	No
Ohio	Mike DeWine	Republican	Mike DeWine	Republican	No
Oklahoma	Scott Pruitt	Republican	Scott Pruitt	Republican	No
South Carolina	Alan Wilson	Republican	Alan Wilson	Republican	No
South Dakota	Marty J. Jackley	Republican	Marty Jackley	Republican	No
Texas	Greg Abbott	Republican	Ken Paxton	Republican	No
Utah	Sean Reyes	Republican	Sean Reyes	Republican	No
Wisconsin	J.B. Van Hollen	Republican	Brad Schimel	Republican	No

Targeted secretary of state races

Competing political action committees (PACs) emerged in 2014 to exert influence in secretary of state elections across the country. SOS for Democracy and SOS for SOS worked to secure these offices for liberal and conservative interests, respectively. The following table tracks the election outcomes for six races targeted by both SOS for Democracy and SOS for SOS in 2014.

Targeted Secretaries of State
State	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Office party change?
Arizona	Ken Bennett	Republican	Michele Reagan	Republican	No
Colorado	Scott Gessler	Republican	Wayne Williams	Republican	No
Iowa	Matt Schultz	Republican	Paul Pate	Republican	No
Michigan	Ruth Johnson	Republican	Ruth Johnson	Republican	No
New Mexico	Dianna Duran	Republican	Dianna Duran	Republican	No
Ohio	Jon Husted	Republican	Jon Husted	Republican	No

Ballot measures

2014 Special reports

Check out Public Policy articles about statewide ballot measures in the following policy areas.

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What statewide ballot measures were approved?

See also: 2014 statewide ballot measure election results and 2014 ballot measures

Voters weighed in on some of the nation's most contentious topics during the 2014 elections, making this election cycle one of the most significant in recent history. Decisions made at the ballot box established important precedents and set the tone for future elections. Below are the statewide measures Ballotpedia identified as the most important, high-profile and divisive of 2014. These measures were selected based on the issues addressed, the amount of money spent on them, the volume of media attention focused on each, and the likelihood that the outcomes of these measures would affect future ballot measure elections. The chart below was updated as results came in.

Topics on the ballot:

• 3 measures addressing marijuana
• 2 measures addressing business regulation
• 2 measures addressing firearms
• 1 measure addressing insurance
• 1 measure addressing healthcare
• 1 measure addressing labor
• 1 measure addressing taxes
• 1 measure addressing abortion
• 1 measure addressing education

Ballot Measure	Outcome	Yes	No	Precincts Reporting	Topic
Alaska Marijuana Legalization, Ballot Measure 2 (2014)	a	53.23 (%)	46.77 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
California Proposition 45, Public Notice Required for Insurance Company Rates Initiative (2014)	d	40.87 (%)	59.13 (%)	100 (%)	Insurance
California Proposition 46, Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors (2014)	d	32.93 (%)	67.07 (%)	100 (%)	Healthcare
Colorado Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, Proposition 105 (2014)	d	34.53 (%)	65.47 (%)	100 (%)	Business regulation
Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 2 (2014)	d	57.62 (%)	42.38 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Missouri Teacher Performance Evaluation, Amendment 3 (2014)	d	23.57 (%)	76.43 (%)	100 (%)	Labor
Nevada Margin Tax for Public Schools Initiative, Question 3 (2014)	d	21.26 (%)	78.74 (%)	100 (%)	Taxes
Oregon Legalized Marijuana Initiative, Measure 91 (2014)	a	56.11 (%)	43.89 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Oregon Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, Measure 92 (2014)	d	49.97 (%)	50.03 (%)	100 (%)	Business regulation
Tennessee Legislative Powers Regarding Abortion, Amendment 1 (2014)	a	52.61 (%)	47.39 (%)	100 (%)	Abortion
Washington Class Size Reduction Measure, Initiative 1351 (2014)	a	50.96 (%)	49.04 (%)	100 (%)	Education
Washington Gun Rights Measure, Initiative 591 (2014)	d	44.73 (%)	55.27 (%)	100 (%)	Firearms
Washington Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases, Initiative 594 (2014)	a	59.27 (%)	40.73 (%)	100 (%)	Firearms

What local ballot measures were approved?

See also: 2014 local ballot measure election results and Local ballot measure elections in 2014

Voters cast ballots on thousands of local measures on November 4. The chart below captures some of the most notable local ballot measures across the nation, including those addressing topics like marijuana, GMOs, fracking, business taxes and the minimum wage. The chart on this page was updated as races were called.

For more details about real-time updates for the notable local ballot measures in the table, see this page.

In the table below there are 60 notable measures. Topics addressed include:

• 33 measures addressing marijuana
• 9 measures addressing the minimum wage
• 7 measures addressing fracking
• 2 measures addressing GMOs
• 2 measures addressing charter amendments
• 2 measures addressing business taxes
• 2 measures addressing zoning, land use and development
• 1 measure addressing the definition of a corporation
• 1 measure addressing labor and unions
• 1 one measure addressing the incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions
• 1 measure addressing sales tax

Ballot Measure	Outcome	Yes	No	Total Votes	Topic
City of Phoenix Pension Reform Initiative, Proposition 487 (November 2014)	d	43.5 (%)	56.5 (%)	100 (%)	Pensions
Alachua County Citizens United Advisory Referendum: "Corporations are not People, Money is not Speech" (November 2014)	a	71.51(%)	28.49(%)	100 (%)	Definition of a corporation
Bernalillo County Marijuana Decriminalization Advisory Question, Measure 1 (November 2014)	a	59.51 (%)	40.49 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Butte County Medical Marijuana Initiative, Measure B (November 2014)	d	33.08 (%)	66.92 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Butte County Medical Marijuana Ordinance 4075 Referendum, Measure A (November 2014)	a	61.59 (%)	38.41 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Cañon City Marijuana Retail Legalization, Measure 2C (November 2014)	d	38.48 (%)	61.52 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Anchorage Ordinance 37 "Responsible Labor Act" Veto Referendum (November 2014)	d	46.15 (%)	53.83 (%)	100 (%)	Labor and unions
City of Appleton $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	59.26 (%)	40.74 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of Athens Fracking Ban Initiative, Issue 7 (November 2014)	a	78.28 (%)	21.72 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
City of Berkeley Redistricting Map Referendum, Measure S (November 2014)	a	64.16 (%)	35.84 (%)	100 (%)	Incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions
City of Berkeley Sugary Beverages and Soda Tax Question, Measure D (November 2014)	a	75.12 (%)	24.88 (%)	100 (%)	Business tax
City of Clare Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	d	44.11 (%)	55.89 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Berkley Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	62.25 (%)	37.75 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Denton Fracking Ban Initiative (November 2014)	a	58.64 (%)	41.36 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
City of Encinitas Medical Marijuana Initiative, Proposition F (November 2014)	d	43.91 (%)	56.09 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Eureka "Fair Wage Act" Minimum Wage Initiative, Measure R (November 2014)	d	37.99 (%)	62.01 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of Frankfort Marijuana Legalization Proposal (November 2014)	d	44.86 (%)	55.14 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Harrison Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	d	36.54 (%)	63.46 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Huntington Woods Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	69.80 (%)	30.20 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Lapeer Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)		49.84 (%)	50.16 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Lewiston Recreational Marijuana Legalization Measure (November 2014)	d	45.07 (%)	54.93 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Manitou Springs Retail Marijuana Ban, Measure 2G (November 2014)	d	34.96 (%)	65.04 (%)	100	Marijuana
City of Menasha $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	62.00 (%)	38 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of Mount Pleasant Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	62.27 (%)	37.73 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Neenah $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	60.20 (%)	39.80 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of Oakland Minimum Wage Increase Initiative, Measure FF (November 2014)	a	81.18 (%)	18.82 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of Onaway Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	d	35.65 (%)	64.35 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Pleasant Ridge Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	70.16 (%)	29.84 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Port Huron Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	51.45 (%)	48.55 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Rancho Santa Margarita Former Nissan Dealership Zone Change, Measure Z (November 2014)	d	45.74 (%)	54.26 (%)	100 (%)	Zoning, land use and development
City of Sacramento "Strong Mayor" Mayor-Council Form of Government Charter Amendment, Measure L (November 2014)	d	42.78 (%)	57.22 (%)	100 (%)	Charter amendments
City of Saginaw Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal (November 2014)	a	62.70 (%)	37.30 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of San Francisco Minimum Wage Increase Referred Measure, Proposition J (November 2014)	a	76.83 (%)	23.17 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
City of San Francisco Sugary Drink Tax, Proposition E (November 2014)	d	54.50 (%)	45.50 (%)	100 (%)	Business tax
City of Santa Ana Council-Referred Medical Marijuana Regulation Ordinance, Measure BB (November 2014)	a	65.5 (%)	34.5 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Santa Ana Medical Cannabis Restriction and Limitation Initiative, Measure CC (November 2014)	d	54.2 (%)	45.8 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Santa Monica Airport Development Council-Referred Question, Measure LC (November 2014)	a	59.73 (%)	40.27 (%)	100 (%)	Zoning, land use and development
City of Santa Monica Voter Approval of Airport Development Initiative, Measure D (November 2014)	d	43.61 (%)	56.39 (%)	100 (%)	Zoning, land use and development
City of South Portland Recreational Marijuana Legalization Measure (November 2014)	a	52.36 (%)	47.64 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
City of Wichita Sales Tax Measure (November 2014)	d	37.62 (%)	62.38 (%)	100 (%)	Sales tax
Dane County $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	73.63 (%)	26.37 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
Eau Claire County $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	60.82 (%)	39.18 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
Humboldt County "Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance" GMO Ban Initiative, Measure P (November 2014)	a	59.43 (%)	40.57 (%)	100 (%)	GMO
Kenosha County $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	62.87 (%)	37.13 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
Lake County "Freedom to Garden Human Rights Restoration Act" Initiative, Measure P (November 2014)	d	31.99 (%)	68.01 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Lake County "Medical Marijuana Control Act" Initiative, Measure O (November 2014)	d	36.46 (%)	63.54 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Maui County Genetically Modified Organism Moratorium Initiative (November 2014)	a	51.19 (%)	48.81 (%)	100 (%)	GMO
Mendocino County Community Bill of Rights Fracking and Water Use Initiative, Measure S (November 2014)	a	67.18 (%)	32.82 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
Milwaukee County $10.10 Per Hour State Minimum Wage Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	67.49 (%)	32.51 (%)	100 (%)	Minimum wage
San Benito County Fracking Ban Initiative, Measure J (November 2014)	a	57.36 (%)	42.64 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
Santa Barbara County Fracking Ban Initiative, Measure P (November 2014)	d	37.35 (%)	62.65 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
Santa Fe County Marijuana Decriminalization Advisory Question (November 2014)	a	73.10 (%)	26.90 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Shasta County Outdoor Medical Marijuana Ordinance Referendum, Measure A (November 2014)	a	58.52 (%)	41.48 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Lakewood Marijuana Retail Ban, Measure 2A (November 2014)	a	54.92 (%)	45.08 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Palisade Retail Marijuana Legalization, Measure 2A (November 2014)		49.11 (%)	50.89 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Palmer Lake Marijuana Retail Legalization & Taxation, Measure 300 (November 2014)	d	46.95 (%)	53.05 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Palmer Lake Recreational Marijuana Retail Ban, Measure 301 (November 2014)	a	52.72 (%)	47.28 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Paonia Marijuana Retail Legalization Referendum, Measure 2B (November 2014)	d	46.74 (%)	53.26 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Ramah Marijuana Retail Legalization, Measure 2B (November 2014)	d	21.43 (%)	78.57 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Town of Red Cliff Marijuana Retail Ban, Question 2G (November 2014)	d	42.31 (%)	57.69 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Village of Gates Mills "Community Bill of Rights" Fracking Ban, Issue 51 (November 2014)	d	30.7 (%)	69.3 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
City of Kent "Community Bill of Rights" Fracking Ban Initiative, Issue 21 (November 2014)	d	46.31 (%)	53.69 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking
Washington D.C. Marijuana Legalization, Initiative 71 (November 2014)	a	64.61 (%)	28.44 (%)	100 (%)	Marijuana
Youngstown "Community Bill of Rights" Frack Ban, Issue 4 (November 2014)	d	41.99 (%)	57.85 (%)	100 (%)	Fracking

State courts

Check out Judgepedia's election night coverage for further details about judicial races across the country.

What happened to state supreme courts and the balance of power

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Links to all election results, 2014

Judgepedia's extensive coverage of state judicial races this year included some notable state supreme court races. The stakes--and price tags--for the races listed below were high. A few things we were watching for on November 4, 2014:

• Michigan's partisan control: Michigan's supreme court did not flip to a Democratic majority.
• Partisan control of the North Carolina Supreme Court: Democrats gained one seat, and there was a nail-biting race between Justice Beasley and Michael Robinson.
• In the Republican-dominated states of Ohio and Texas, Democrats were not able to gain any victories
• Big funds in Montana: Justice Wheat prevailed over his challenger.

A total of 26 states held elections for their courts of last resort in 2014. Many candidates were unopposed or faced a retention election. In fact, only eight states had one or more contested supreme court races on their November ballot. The most competitive of these are included below. For more information on these races see here.

Michigan Supreme Court races

Currently, the Michigan Supreme Court has five Republicans and two Democrats on its bench. This situation will remain, as there was one Democratic victory and two Republican victories on November 4. Republican Justices Viviano and Zahra kept their seats, while Democrat Richard Bernstein picked up a win for the seat previously held by Democratic Justice Michael Cavanagh. This was a state where the partisan balance could have flipped, but those Democratic hopes were ended with Republican Justice David Viviano's victory.

Though Michigan's elections are technically nonpartisan, candidates are nominated by party committees.

• For more information and details about these races, see: Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2014
• For information on the other judicial elections in Michigan, see: Michigan judicial elections, 2014

8-year term (2 seats)
Candidate	Vote %
Brian Zahra	32.0%
James Robert Redford	20.6%
Richard Bernstein	28.7%
William B. Murphy	14.1%
Doug Dern	4.5%
100% of counties reporting
Current justices	Michael Cavanagh
	Brian Zahra
Winners	Richard Bernstein
	Brian Zahra

2-year term
Candidate	Vote %
David Viviano	61.7%
Deborah Thomas	28.7%
Kerry L. Morgan	9.6%
100% of counties reporting
Current justice	David Viviano
Winner	David Viviano

North Carolina Supreme Court races

The Supreme Court of North Carolina, which went into November 4 with a 5-2 Republican majority, gained one Democratic justice this year, as Sam Ervin was victorious over Robert N. Hunter, Jr. Michael Robinson remained the Republicans' only chance to gain that seat back, but he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Justice Cheri Beasley, a Democrat.

North Carolina's judicial elections are technically nonpartisan. However, it is a state where the justices' political affiliations are clearly known and political parties may publicly endorse candidates. Currently, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has five Republicans and two Democrats on its bench. In 2014 four seats were up for election, meaning that a majority of the seven-member court was up for grabs.

Three Democratic seats and one Republican seat were initially up for election this year. Two of those seats--the chief justice position and Justice Martin's open seat--were given new, Republican incumbents thanks to appointments by Governor Pat McCrory in August 2014. That resulted in the chief justice position changing from a Democratic incumbent (Sarah Parker, who retired) to a Republican incumbent (Mark Martin, who is running for a full term in 2014). Thus, for the November elections, two open seats are occupied by Republicans and two by Democrats.

A partisan flip was not possible, even though a majority of the court's seats were up for election, because it would have required Democrats to win all four seats and there were no Democrats in the race for chief justice.

• For more information and details about these races, see: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2014
• For information on the other judicial elections in North Carolina, see: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014

Chief Justice seat
Candidate	Vote %
Mark Martin	72.3%
Ola M. Lewis	27.7%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Sarah Parker
Winner	Mark Martin

Martin seat
Candidate	Vote %
Robert N. Hunter, Jr.	47.4%
Sam Ervin	52.6%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Mark Martin (Robert Hunter temporarily appointed)
Winner	Sam Ervin

Beasley seat
Candidate	Vote %
Cheri Beasley	50.1%
Michael L. Robinson	49.9%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Cheri Beasley
Winner	Cheri Beasley

Hudson seat
Candidate	Vote %
Robin Hudson	52.4%
Eric L. Levinson	47.6%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Robin Hudson
Winner	Robin Hudson

Ohio Supreme Court races

Though Ohio holds nonpartisan general elections, its primaries are partisan, so the political affiliations of the judicial candidates are commonly known. The two Republican justices up for election this year were victorious, keeping the partisan balance of the Ohio Supreme Court at six Republicans and one Democrat.

• For more information and details about these races, see: Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2014
• For information on the other judicial elections in Ohio, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2014

French seat
Candidate	Vote %
Judith French	56.0%
John P. O'Donnell	44.0%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Judith French
Winner	Judith French

Kennedy seat
Candidate	Vote %
Sharon L. Kennedy	72.6%
Tom Letson	27.4%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Sharon L. Kennedy
Winner	Sharon L. Kennedy

Texas Supreme Court races

Four Republican justices were re-elected in 2014, maintaining the GOP's monopoly on the Texas Supreme Court.

In the race for Place 6, Justice Jeff Brown was challenged by a judge of the state's other high court, Lawrence Meyers. Meyers has served on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1992. He was also a Republican for his entire judicial career, but chose to run as a Democrat in this election. Apparently, his history did not benefit him, as he was decidedly defeated by Justice Brown.

• For more information and details about these races, as well as other races for this court, see: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2014
• For information on the other judicial elections in Texas, see: Texas judicial elections, 2014

Brown seat (Place 6)
Candidate	Vote %
Jeff Brown	60.4%
Lawrence Meyers	36.5%
Mark Ash	3.2%
98.75% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Jeff Brown
Winner	Jeff Brown

Boyd seat (Place 6)
Candidate	Vote %
Jeff Boyd	58.9%
Gina Benavides	37.6%
Don Fulton	2.8%
Charles E. Waterbury	0.7%
98.75% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Jeff Boyd
Winner	Jeff Boyd

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals race

Although retirements put three races without incumbents on the 2014 ballot for this court, the only race with both a Republican and Democratic candidate in the general election was the race for Place 3. Republican Bert Richardson's dominance in the fundraising for this race, seemed to correlate to the results, as he handily defeated Democratic candidate John Granberg.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has eight Republicans and one Democrat on its bench. However, Judge Lawrence Meyers only recently switched from the Republican to the Democratic party, so the GOP, in reality, holds a monopoly on the court.

• For more information and details about these races, as well as other races for this court, see: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections, 2014

Price seat (Place 3)
Candidate	Vote %
Bert Richardson	59.9%
John Granberg	36.5%
Mark W. Bennett	3.6%
98.75% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Tom Price
Winner	Bert Richardson

Montana Supreme Court race

Justice Mike Wheat was decidedly re-elected despite a notable fundraising effort by his challenger. He was almost unopposed due to a question of challenger Lawrence VanDyke's eligibility earlier in the year. That was sorted out and the state supreme court ruled that VanDyke could compete. The race then became one to watch because VanDyke was supported by the Republican State Leadership Committee, a national conservative group with its hands in a number of key 2014 judicial races. In a state that mandates nonpartisan judicial elections, partisan undertones crept into this race and both candidates raised significant sums of money. However, it was not enough for VanDyke to overcome incumbent Wheat.

• For more information and details about these races, see: Montana Supreme Court elections, 2014
• For information on the other judicial elections in Montana, see: Montana judicial elections, 2014

Wheat seat (Seat 2)
Candidate	Vote %
Mike Wheat	59.1%
Lawrence VanDyke	40.9%
100% of precincts reporting
Current justice	Mike Wheat
Winner	Mike Wheat

School boards

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For comprehensive coverage of all the school board elections that occurred in the nation's largest school districts, visit our school board elections page.

We selected the following 25 races for more extensive coverage due to a variety of factors. Several of these elections were in districts with more than 100,000 students enrolled, some featured especially contentious issues at stake such as Common Core, charter schools and teacher merit pay, and some could have resulted in a change of the board's leadership and governing majority.

2014 School Board Elections
District	State	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Winners
Ann Arbor Public Schools	Michigan	4	7	Susan Baskett (i), Donna Lasinski, Patricia Ashford Manley and Christine Stead (i)
Antioch Unified School District	California	2	5	Walter Ruehlig and Debra Vinson
Chandler Unified School District	Arizona	2	5	Annette Auxier (i) and Robert Rice (i)
Clark County School District	Nevada	3	7	Kevin Child, Erin E. Cranor (i) and Carolyn Edwards (i)
Gilbert Public Schools	Arizona	2	5	Jill Humpherys (i) and J. Charles Santa Cruz
Gwinnett County Public Schools	Georgia	2	5	Dan Seckinger (R, i) and Bob McClure (R, i)
Howard County Public Schools	Maryland	4	7	Sandra H. French (i), Cynthia L. Vaillancourt (i), Bess I. Altwerger and Christine O'Connor
Indianapolis Public Schools	Indiana	3	7	Mary Ann Sullivan, Kelly Bentley and LaNier L. Echols
Jefferson County Public Schools	Kentucky	4	7	Diane Porter (i), Stephanie Horne, Linda Duncan (i) and Lisa Willner
Jefferson Parish Public Schools	Louisiana	9	9	Marion "Coach" Bonura (R), Melinda Bourgeois (R), Larry Dale (R, i), Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge (R, i), Cedric Floyd (D, i), Mark Morgan (I, i) and Ray St. Pierre (R, i); runoffs in District 2 and District 7
Jersey City Public Schools	New Jersey	3	9	Gerald Lyons, Lorenzo Richardson and Joel Torres
Mobile County Public School System	Alabama	2	5	Reginald Crenshaw (D, i) and Robert Edward Battles Sr. (D)
Montgomery County Public Schools	Maryland	4	7	Judy Docca (i), Mike Durso (i), Patricia O'Neill (i) and Jill Ortman-Fouse
Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	4	9	Marque A. Snow (i), Justin T. Wayne (i), Matt Scanlan (i) and Lacey Merica (i)
Prince George's County Public Schools	Maryland	4	9	Carolyn M. Boston (i), Lupi Grady, Dinora A. Hernandez and Sonya Williams (i)
Rialto Unified School District	California	2	5	Edgar Montes (i) and Dina Walker
San Diego Unified School District	California	2	5	Kevin Beiser (i) and Michael G. McQuary
Santa Clara Unified School District	California	4	7	Jim Canova (i), Jodi Muirhead, Andrew Ratermann (i) and Noelani Sallings
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District	California	4	7	Craig Foster, Laurie Lieberman (i), Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein and Oscar de la Torre (i)
Sweetwater Union High School District	California	5	5	Paula Hall, Kevin J. Pike, Nicholas Segura, Arturo Solis and Frank A. Tarantino
Toms River Regional Schools	New Jersey	3	9	Ben Giovine (i), Robert Onofrietti Jr. and Loreen Torrone (i)
Tucson Unified School District	Arizona	2	5	Adelita Grijalva (i) and Michael Hicks (i)
Vernon Parish School District	Louisiana	12	12	John Blankenbaker (R, i), Doug Brandon (R, i), Gerald Cooley (R, i), David J. Detz (R), Randi Schamerhorn Gleason (R, i), William "Randy" Martin (D, i), Michael "Mike" Perkins (I, i), Robert Pynes Jr. (D, i), Jim Seaman (I), Vernon Travis Jr. (D, i), Angie Wise-Davis (D) and Steve Woods (I, i)
Washoe County School District	Nevada	3	7	Veronica Frenkel, John R. Mayer (i) and Nick Smith
West Contra Costa Unified School District	California	3	5	Elizabeth Block, Valerie Cuevas and Madeline Kronenberg (i)

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There were 108 seats up for election in the largest 100 cities on November 4. Thirteen of the largest 100 cities held elections for mayor, while 25 cities held city council elections. The four cities with the most intriguing races were:

• Washington, D.C.
• San Diego, California
• Oakland, California
• Austin, Texas

Note: Last updated: 11:57 am February 6, 2017.

Washington, D.C. municipal elections, 2014

Washington, D.C. will be electing a new mayor this year after Muriel Bowser (D) defeated incumbent Vincent Gray (D) in the Democratic primary. Polling in late September put Bowser eight points ahead of City Councilman David Catania (I). Hot-button issues in this race include public transportation, cost of living, school reform and marijuana.

Washington, D.C. Mayoral Election, 2014
Candidate	Party	Total Votes	Vote %	2014 Winner
Muriel Bowser		80,303	53.92%
Faith		1,168	0.78%
Bruce Majors		982	0.66%
David Catania		52,618	35.33%
Nestor Djonkam		361	0.24%
Carol Schwartz		10,583	7.11%

Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections - 100% of precincts reporting

San Diego, California municipal elections, 2014

San Diego has a crucial race in District 6 this year. Although both candidates are officially nonpartisan, Carol Kim is endorsed by the San Diego County Democratic Party and Chris Cate is endorsed by current mayor Kevin Faulconer (R). On the current council, Democratic-affiliated members hold a 6-3 majority and are able to veto Faulconer's policies. Should Cate win this seat, that would revert to a 5-4 majority that holds no veto power. Polling in September put Cate 11 points ahead of Kim. For more information on the council majority situation, click here.

San Diego, California City Council Elections, 2014
Candidate	Affiliation	Total Votes	Vote %	2014 Winner
Chris Cate		13,399	54.57%
Carol Kim		11,155	45.43%

Source: County of San Diego - 100% of precincts reporting

Oakland, California municipal elections, 2014

See also: Ranked-choice voting

The mayoral election in Oakland, California may be a source of intense drama. In 2010, Jean Quan gained enough votes in the final round of voting to leapfrog Don Perata, who had led the entire vote counting process, to win the mayor's seat. Oakland uses a system called ranked-choice voting that allows voters to select up to three candidates in order of preference and transfers their votes as candidates are defeated. Polling in September put city councilwoman and 2010 third-place candidate Rebecca Kaplan 12 points ahead of Quan, but due to how votes are transferred during the election that margin might mean little.

Oakland, California Mayoral Election, 2014
Candidate	First Preference Votes	Vote %	Total Votes	Vote %	2014 Winner
Jason "Shake" Anderson	816	1.46%
Peter Yuan Liu	246	0.44%
Patrick K. McCullough	207	0.37%
Bryan Parker	4,481	8.03%
Jean Quan - Incumbent	8,819	15.81%
Courtney Ruby	1,775	3.18%
Saied Karamooz	136	0.24%
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf	16,243	29.11%	26,368	62.79%
Nancy Sidebotham	161	0.29%
Dan Siegel	6,758	12.11%
Joseph Tuman	6,911	12.39%
Charles Ray Williams	642	1.15%
Ken Houston	296	0.53%
Rebecca Kaplan	8,089	14.50%	15,623	37.21%
Eric Wilson	218	0.39%

Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters - 100% of precincts reporting

Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014

The city of Austin, Texas is holding elections for the first time under new rules passed in November 2012. These changes included creating four new city council seats, establishing ten districts by which individual council members are elected, and imposing term limits of three, three-year terms. Previously, the six council members were all elected at-large without term limits. These new rules left only two incumbents, Chris Riley and Kathryne Beth Tovo, eligible to run. As both are running in District 9, this means Austin will elect a new mayor and nine new city council members.

Austin, Texas Municipal Elections, 2014
Seat	Total Votes	Vote %	Runoff?	Winner(s)
Mayor	64,279 / 51,804	36.763% / 29.63%	Yes	Stephen Adler / Mike Martinez
District 1	6,421 / 1,884	49.12% / 14.41%	Yes	Ora Houston / DeWayne Lofton
District 2	5,568	65.76%	No	Delia Garza
District 3	2,137 / 1,914	20.99% / 18.80%	Yes	Susana Almanza / Sabino "Pio" Renteria
District 4	3,268 / 1,822	38.65% / 21.55%	Yes	Gregorio Casar / Laura Pressley
District 5	11,378	53.62%	No	Ann Kitchen
District 6	3,722 / 3,697	24.21% / 24.05%	Yes	Donald S. Zimmerman / James T. Flannigan
District 7	6,262 / 3,292	32.14% / 16.89%	Yes	Leslie Pool / Jefferson E. Boyt
District 8	5,676 / 5,496	26.38% / 25.54%	Yes	Ellen Troxclair / Edward S. Scruggs
District 9	10,003 / 8,241	49.05% / 40.41%	Yes	Kathryne Beth Tovo / Chris Riley
District 10	8,539 / 6,386	30.65% / 22.93%	Yes	Amanda "Mandy" Dealey / Sheri P. Gallo

Source: Travis County Clerk - 100% of precincts reporting

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