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2014Final results

2014 election for South Carolina Governor

Governor · South Carolina

Nikki R. Haley (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Vincent A. Sheheen (D) by 14.9 points.

Nikki R. HaleyRepublican · winner
57.4%696,645
42.6%516,166
1,212,811 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+5.82002R+10.32006R+4.52010R+14.92014R+8.02018R+17.42022

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