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2014Final results

2014 election for California Governor

Governor · California

Edmund G. Brown (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Neel Kashkari (R) by 19.9 points.

Edmund G. BrownDemocrat · winner
60.0%4,388,368
Neel KashkariRepublican
40.0%2,929,213
7,317,581 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+30.12003 special electionR+17.02006D+12.92010D+19.92014D+23.92018D+18.42022

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET