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2014 California Attorney General election
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November 4, 2014
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Nominee Kamala Harris Ronald Gold
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,102,649 3,033,476
Percentage 57.49% 42.51%
County results
Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gold:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Kamala Harris
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Kamala Harris
Democratic

The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the attorney general of California. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.

A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%. As of 2025, this election, alongside other concurrent statewide races, marks the last time where Mono and San Diego Counties voted for the Republican in a statewide race.

Primary election

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Candidates

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Democratic Party

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Republican Party

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  • Ronald Gold, former deputy attorney general[3]
  • John Haggerty[3][4]
  • David King[1]
  • Phil Wyman, former state assemblyman and former state senator[1]

Libertarian Party

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  • Jonathan Jaech[4]

No Party Preference

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Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kamala Harris (incumbent) 2,177,480 53.2
Republican Ronald Gold 504,091 12.3
Republican Phil Wyman 479,468 11.7
Republican David King 368,190 9.0
Republican John Haggerty 336,433 8.2
No party preference Orly Taitz 130,451 3.2
Libertarian Jonathan Jaech 99,056 2.4
Total votes 4,095,169 100.0

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Kamala
Harris (D)		 Ronald
Gold (R)		 Undecided
GQR/American Viewpoint[7] October 22–29, 2014 1,162 ± 3.3% 51% 37% 12%
Field Poll[8] October 15–28, 2014 941 ± 3.4% 49% 36% 15%
Field Poll[9] August 14–28, 2014 467 ± 4.8% 49% 37% 14%

Results

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2014 California Attorney General election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kamala Harris (incumbent) 4,102,649 57.49% +11.44%
Republican Ronald Gold 3,033,476 42.51% −2.77%
Total votes 7,136,125 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

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County[11] Kamala Harris
Democratic		 Ronald Gold
Republican		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Alameda 272,218 78.21% 75,835 21.79% 196,383 56.42% 348,053
Alpine 260 56.77% 198 43.23% 62 13.54% 458
Amador 5,050 40.63% 7,378 59.37% -2,328 -18.73% 12,428
Butte 26,622 44.87% 32,716 55.13% -6,094 -10.27% 59,338
Calaveras 6,162 40.60% 9,017 59.40% -2,855 -18.81% 15,179
Colusa 1,454 35.81% 2,606 64.19% -1,152 -28.37% 4,060
Contra Costa 160,718 64.34% 89,065 35.66% 71,653 28.69% 249,783
Del Norte 3,034 44.76% 3,744 55.24% -710 -10.48% 6,778
El Dorado 24,352 40.83% 35,286 59.17% -10,934 -18.33% 59,638
Fresno 72,947 46.67% 83,344 53.33% -10,397 -6.65% 156,291
Glenn 1,765 30.27% 4,066 69.73% -2,301 -39.46% 5,831
Humboldt 22,497 62.33% 13,595 37.67% 8,902 24.66% 36,092
Imperial 12,097 58.86% 8,454 41.14% 3,643 17.73% 20,551
Inyo 2,280 42.66% 3,065 57.34% -785 -14.69% 5,345
Kern 49,805 37.66% 82,434 62.34% -32,629 -24.67% 132,239
Kings 8,395 38.24% 13,559 61.76% -5,164 -23.52% 21,954
Lake 9,777 57.21% 7,313 42.79% 2,464 14.42% 17,090
Lassen 1,922 28.52% 4,817 71.48% -2,895 -42.96% 6,739
Los Angeles 957,238 66.94% 472,744 33.06% 484,494 33.88% 1,429,982
Madera 9,766 37.03% 16,610 62.97% -6,844 -25.95% 26,376
Marin 63,698 74.74% 21,523 25.26% 42,175 49.49% 85,221
Mariposa 2,491 38.79% 3,930 61.21% -1,439 -22.41% 6,421
Mendocino 16,128 68.19% 7,524 31.81% 8,604 36.38% 23,652
Merced 17,431 47.25% 19,460 52.75% -2,029 -5.50% 36,891
Modoc 772 27.66% 2,019 72.34% -1,247 -44.68% 2,791
Mono 1,494 49.63% 1,516 50.37% -22 -0.73% 3,010
Monterey 46,983 65.02% 25,272 34.98% 21,711 30.05% 72,255
Napa 22,916 61.79% 14,172 38.21% 8,744 23.58% 37,088
Nevada 18,949 50.86% 18,311 49.14% 638 1.71% 37,260
Orange 258,546 42.56% 348,890 57.44% -90,344 -14.87% 607,436
Placer 44,522 40.38% 65,742 59.62% -21,220 -19.24% 110,264
Plumas 2,777 40.16% 4,137 59.84% -1,360 -19.67% 6,914
Riverside 160,910 46.65% 184,007 53.35% -23,097 -6.70% 344,917
Sacramento 183,517 58.02% 132,775 41.98% 50,742 16.04% 316,292
San Benito 7,867 59.07% 5,451 40.93% 2,416 18.14% 13,318
San Bernardino 135,916 48.11% 146,613 51.89% -10,697 -3.79% 282,529
San Diego 315,462 48.44% 335,780 51.56% -20,318 -3.12% 651,242
San Francisco 180,253 83.79% 34,870 16.21% 145,383 67.58% 215,123
San Joaquin 57,701 50.62% 56,281 49.38% 1,420 1.25% 113,982
San Luis Obispo 41,789 50.23% 41,403 49.77% 386 0.46% 83,192
San Mateo 109,207 69.79% 47,262 30.21% 61,945 39.59% 156,469
Santa Barbara 60,052 55.90% 47,383 44.10% 12,669 11.79% 107,435
Santa Clara 257,169 67.17% 125,667 32.83% 131,502 34.35% 382,836
Santa Cruz 53,396 75.60% 17,238 24.40% 36,158 51.19% 70,634
Shasta 18,995 34.38% 36,259 65.62% -17,264 -31.24% 55,254
Sierra 603 40.63% 881 59.37% -278 -18.73% 1,484
Siskiyou 5,612 41.77% 7,824 58.23% -2,212 -16.46% 13,436
Solano 52,596 59.84% 35,298 40.16% 17,298 19.68% 87,894
Sonoma 97,891 70.02% 41,904 29.98% 55,987 40.05% 139,795
Stanislaus 40,989 46.28% 47,574 53.72% -6,585 -7.44% 88,563
Sutter 7,439 37.25% 12,534 62.75% -5,095 -25.51% 19,973
Tehama 4,969 32.72% 10,218 67.28% -5,249 -34.56% 15,187
Trinity 1,746 45.72% 2,073 54.28% -327 -8.56% 3,819
Tulare 22,066 36.23% 38,834 63.77% -16,768 -27.53% 60,900
Tuolumne 6,776 40.82% 9,825 59.18% -3,049 -18.37% 16,601
Ventura 101,225 51.80% 94,198 48.20% 7,027 3.60% 195,423
Yolo 28,917 65.50% 15,234 34.50% 13,683 30.99% 44,151
Yuba 4,520 36.84% 7,748 63.16% -3,228 -26.31% 12,268
Total4,102,64957.49%3,033,47642.51%1,069,17314.98%7,136,125

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Don Thompson, Associated Press (May 3, 2014). "Incumbents seek re-election to 5 statewide offices". Fresno Bee. Retrieved May 10, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Paul Blumenthal (February 11, 2014). "California Attorney General Kamala Harris Announcing Re-Election Bid". CBS Sacramento. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Attorney General. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "GOP Obama "Birther" Critic Joins State Race for Attorney General". AllGov.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Obama 'birther' critic Orly Taitz files for California AG race". The Sacramento Bee. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ GQR/American Viewpoint
  8. ↑ Field Poll
  9. ↑ Field Poll
  10. ↑ Bowen, Debra (December 12, 2014). "Complete Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ Bowen, Debra (December 12, 2014). "Attorney General by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
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Official campaign websites

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