2014 California Attorney General election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2014 California Attorney General election

| country = California

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2010 California Attorney General election

| previous_year = 2010

| next_election = 2018 California Attorney General election

| next_year = 2018

| election_date = November 4, 2014

| image1 = Kamala Harris Official Attorney General Photo (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Kamala Harris

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 4,102,649

| percentage1 = 57.5%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| image_size = x150px

| nominee2 = Ronald Gold

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 3,033,476

| percentage2 = 42.5%

| map_image = 2014 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Harris: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

Gold: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Kamala Harris

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Kamala Harris

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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 {{CURRENTYEAR}}, 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

=Candidates=

==Democratic Party==

Kamala Harris, incumbent attorney general{{cite web | date= 3 May 2014 | author= Don Thompson, Associated Press | title= Incumbents seek re-election to 5 statewide offices | url= http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/05/03/3904969/incumbents-seek-re-election-to.html | archive-url= https://archive.today/20140510191105/http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/05/03/3904969/incumbents-seek-re-election-to.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 10 May 2014 | work= Fresno Bee | access-date= 2014-05-10 }}{{cite web |url=http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/02/11/california-attorney-general-kamala-harris-announcing-re-election-bid/ |title=California Attorney General Kamala Harris Announcing Re-Election Bid |publisher=CBS Sacramento |author=Paul Blumenthal |date=February 11, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2014}}

==Republican Party==

Ronald Gold, former deputy attorney general{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list.pdf|title=Official certified list of candidates|work=Attorney General|publisher=California Secretary of State|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514004322/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list.pdf|archive-date=2014-05-14|url-status=dead}}
John Haggerty{{cite web |url=http://www.allgov.com/usa/ca/news/unusual-news/gop-obama-birther-critic-joins-state-race-for-attorney-general-140221?news=852493 |title=GOP Obama "Birther" Critic Joins State Race for Attorney General |publisher=AllGov.com |date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2014}}
David King
Phil Wyman, former state assemblyman and former state senator

==Libertarian Party==

Jonathan Jaech

==No Party Preference==

Orly Taitz, "birther" activist, candidate for secretary of state of California in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in 2012{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/02/obama-birther-critic-orly-taitz-files-for-california-ag-race.html |title=Obama 'birther' critic Orly Taitz files for California AG race |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313023715/http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/02/obama-birther-critic-orly-taitz-files-for-california-ag-race.html |archive-date=2014-03-13 |url-status=dead }}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Nonpartisan blanket primary{{cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-primary/pdf/2014-complete-sov.pdf|title=Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=September 25, 2014 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Kamala Harris (incumbent)

| votes = 2,177,480

| percentage = 53.2

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Ronald Gold

| votes = 504,091

| percentage = 12.3

}}