2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election

The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the winners of the lieutenant gubernatorial primary elections join the ticket of their party's gubernatorial nominee.

See also: 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Elections in Pennsylvania

Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed and ran for re-election to a second term on a ticket with incumbent Governor Tom Corbett. The Democratic nominee was State Senator Mike Stack, who was businessman Tom Wolf's running mate.[1] Wolf and Stack defeated Corbett and Cawley in the general election.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Cawley (incumbent) 400,752 100.00
Total votes 400,752 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew
  • Jay Paterno, former assistant football coach at Penn State and son of former head coach Joe Paterno[10][11]
  • Brenda Alton, Harrisburg Parks and Recreation Director (Turned in petition one minute past the deadline so did not appear on the ballot)[12][13]

Declined

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Critz		 Brad
Koplinski		 Brandon
Neuman		 Jay
Paterno		 Mark
Smith		 Mike
Stack		 Unde-
cided
Harper Polling May 12–13, 2014 559 ±4.14% 18% 9% 5% — 6% 20% 42%
Harper Polling Feb. 22–23, 2014 501 ±4.38% 16% 4% 7% 17% 2% 6% 48%

Results
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Stack 351,627 46.79
Democratic Mark Critz 119,334 15.88
Democratic Mark Smith 109,519 14.57
Democratic Brad Koplinski 89,524 11.91
Democratic Brandon Neuman 81,438 10.84
Total votes 751,442 100.00
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See also

References
  1. Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "Lt. Gov.: Stack Wins Big". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. "2014 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. Vickers, Robert J. (26 July 2013). "Lt. Gov. boosts Corbett re-election by declaring his 2014 fidelity". Harrisburg Patriot News. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. O'Toole, Jim and Langley, Karen (6 November 2013). "Corbett begins uphill fight, announces campaign for second term". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. "2014 General Primary - Lieutenant Governor". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. Gibson, Keegan (14 August 2014). "Critz to Run for Lieutenant Governor". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  7. Gibson, Keegan (14 August 2013). "Morganelli Raising Money for LG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. Foster, Brittany (October 14, 2013). "Rep. Davidson Considering Bid for Lt. Gov". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  9. Laughlin, Nicholas (17 October 2013). "State Sen. Stack Passes on Guv Run, Seeks LG Instead". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  10. "Joe Paterno's son running for lt. governor in Pa". Politico. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  11. "Paterno Drops Out Of Lt. Gov. Race". PoliticsPA. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  12. Feldman, Carl (24 June 2013). "Harrisburg Official Joins Lt. Gov Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  13. Vickers, Robert J. (17 March 2014). "Is Brenda Alton in or out of the Lt. Gov. race?". The Patriot-News. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  14. Panyard, Jim (3 September 2013). "Teacher Union President Michael Crossey Mulls Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Run". Mediatrackers. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  15. Gibson, Keegan (15 November 2013). "PSEA Prez Says No to LG Run". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  16. Tustin, Kevin (1 May 2013). "State Rep. Margo Davidson debunks rumors about running for lieutenant governor". Delco County News Network.
  17. Gibson, Keegan (12 June 2013). "State Sen. Farnese Weighing LG Bid". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  18. Field, Nick; Gibson, Keegan (3 July 2013). "State Rep. Galloway Mulling Lt. Gov Bid". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  19. Foster, Brittany (23 December 2013). "NorthCo DA Morganelli Says No to Lt. Guv Run". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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