The 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Robert J. Bentley won a second term over Democrat Parker Griffith. This was the first Alabama gubernatorial race where either Choctaw and/or Conecuh counties voted Republican. As of 2026, this is the last time Jefferson County voted Republican in any statewide election contested by a Democrat. Bentley did not complete this term; he resigned in April 2017 due to a scandal and was succeeded by fellow Republican Kay Ivey.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Robert J. Bentley, incumbent governor
- Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County commissioner
- Bob Starkey, retired software company owner and candidate for mayor of Scottsboro in 2012
Declined
- Tommy Battle, mayor of Huntsville
- Bradley Byrne, U.S. representative and candidate for governor in 2010 (ran for re-election)
- David Carrington, president of the Jefferson County Commission (ran for re-election)
- Beth Chapman, former secretary of state of Alabama
- Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (ran for re-election)
- Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education (ran for re-election)
- Kay Ivey, lieutenant governor of Alabama (ran for re-election)
- Tim James, businessman, son of former Governor Fob James, and candidate for governor in 2002 and 2010
- Del Marsh, president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate (ran for re-election)
- Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010
- Tony Petelos, Jefferson County manager and former mayor of Hoover
- Bob Riley, former governor of Alabama
- Luther Strange, attorney general of Alabama (ran for re-election)
Democratic primary
Declared
- Kevin Bass, businessman, former professional baseball player and candidate for mayor of Fayette in 2012
- Parker Griffith, former U.S. representative, a former Republican while serving in Congress
Declined
- Billy Beasley, state senator
- Regina Benjamin, former surgeon general of the United States
- Sue Bell Cobb, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
- Vivian Davis Figures, minority leader of the Alabama Senate and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008
- Craig Ford, minority leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Pete Johnson, retired Jefferson County judge
- John Rogers, state representative
- Robert Vance, Jefferson County circuit judge and nominee for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012
Endorsements
Parker Griffith
Independents
Candidates
Declined
- Charles Barkley, former NBA player
General election
Endorsements
Parker Griffith (D)
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Butler (largest city: Greenville)
- Chambers (largest city: Valley)
- Choctaw (largest city: Butler)
- Conecuh (largest city: Evergreen)
- Coosa (largest city: Goodwater)
- Henry (largest city: Headland)
- Jefferson (largest city: Birmingham)
By congressional district
Bentley won six of seven congressional districts.