The 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Georgia, concurrently with the election to Georgia's Class II U.S. Senate seat, elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal was elected to a second term in office by a margin of 7.8%. He defeated two primary challengers, and in the general election defeated Democratic state Senator Jason Carter and Libertarian nominee businessman and engineer Andrew Hunt, who were unopposed in their respective primaries. As of 2022, this is the last time that Cobb and Gwinnett counties voted for the Republican candidate for governor, and the last time that Chattahoochee, Dooly, Quitman, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties voted for the Democratic candidate. As of 2026, this is the last time the Democratic nominee was not a black woman.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Barge, state school superintendent
- Nathan Deal, incumbent governor
- David Pennington, mayor of Dalton
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Carter, state senator and grandson of former U.S. president and former governor Jimmy Carter
Withdrew
- Connie Stokes, former DeKalb County commissioner, former state senator and candidate for GA-04 in 2004 and 2010 (running for lieutenant governor)
Declined
- Stacey Abrams, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Roy Barnes, former governor and nominee for governor in 2010
- Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta
- Scott Holcomb, state representative
- Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andrew Hunt, businessman and engineer
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2014 - C-SPAN
- Complete video of debate, October 26, 2014 - C-SPAN
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Douglas (largest town: Douglasville)
- Henry (largest city: Stockbridge)
- Newton (largest town: Covington)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Baker (largest city: Newton)
- Brooks (largest city: Quitman)
- Clinch (largest city: Homerville)
- Early (largest city: Blakely)
- McIntosh (largest municipality: Darien)
- Mitchell (largest municipality: Camilla)
- Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley)
- Webster (largest town: Preston)