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2014 Alabama governor election

Robert Bentley (Republican) beat Parker Griffith (Democrat) in Alabama in 2014, 63.6% to 36.2%, a margin of 27.3 points and 322,444 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2010, when Robert Bentley also won.

Republicans led in 54 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 13. The largest, Jefferson, cast 166,271 votes and went to the Republican by 0.2 points. The closest was Conecuh, where 29 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert Bentley won Republican 750,231 63.6%
Parker Griffith Democratic 427,787 36.2%
All other candidates 2,395 0.2%
Total1,180,413

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 82,865 49.8% 83,147 50.0% 259 166,271 R+0.2
Madison 26,097 30.0% 60,277 69.2% 720 87,094 R+39.2
Mobile 34,835 41.7% 48,651 58.2% 82 83,568 R+16.5
Montgomery 33,366 58.2% 23,811 41.6% 125 57,302 D+16.7
Shelby 10,324 20.4% 40,297 79.5% 95 50,716 R+59.1
Baldwin 8,452 18.3% 37,783 81.6% 64 46,299 R+63.4
Tuscaloosa 17,196 40.3% 25,369 59.5% 88 42,653 R+19.2
Morgan 6,708 23.0% 22,428 76.8% 76 29,212 R+53.8
Calhoun 9,095 33.9% 17,702 66.0% 32 26,829 R+32.1
Lee 10,139 38.3% 16,315 61.6% 49 26,503 R+23.3
Etowah 8,909 33.7% 17,539 66.3% 23 26,471 R+32.6
Houston 6,257 26.5% 17,302 73.3% 31 23,590 R+46.8
Lauderdale 7,431 31.9% 15,782 67.7% 89 23,302 R+35.8
Limestone 5,379 23.4% 17,581 76.3% 67 23,027 R+53.0
Elmore 5,561 26.7% 15,215 73.1% 39 20,815 R+46.4
Cullman 3,698 18.2% 16,606 81.7% 33 20,337 R+63.5
Marshall 3,345 16.8% 16,523 83.0% 37 19,905 R+66.2
St. Clair 3,522 18.1% 15,921 81.8% 26 19,469 R+63.7
Talladega 7,877 41.0% 11,335 58.9% 19 19,231 R+18.0
Walker 4,750 27.8% 12,317 72.0% 30 17,097 R+44.3
DeKalb 3,682 22.6% 12,593 77.3% 26 16,301 R+54.7
Colbert 6,119 38.9% 9,551 60.8% 41 15,711 R+21.8
Blount 2,179 15.3% 12,081 84.6% 27 14,287 R+69.3
Autauga 3,646 27.8% 9,449 72.0% 27 13,122 R+44.2
Dallas 8,456 67.2% 4,116 32.7% 18 12,590 D+34.5
Tallapoosa 4,041 33.5% 8,002 66.4% 10 12,053 R+32.9
Jackson 3,234 28.1% 8,258 71.6% 34 11,526 R+43.6
Chilton 2,424 21.1% 9,036 78.7% 16 11,476 R+57.6
Coffee 2,405 21.9% 8,555 78.0% 10 10,970 R+56.1
Dale 2,794 25.5% 8,171 74.5% 5 10,970 R+49.0
Russell 4,758 51.7% 4,440 48.3% 4 9,202 D+3.5
Lawrence 3,300 35.9% 5,867 63.8% 25 9,192 R+27.9
Pike 3,821 41.7% 5,330 58.2% 13 9,164 R+16.5
Escambia 3,032 33.5% 6,013 66.4% 9 9,054 R+32.9
Clarke 3,530 41.4% 5,000 58.6% 8,530 R+17.2
Chambers 3,640 44.1% 4,605 55.8% 6 8,251 R+11.7
Marion 2,099 25.7% 6,061 74.2% 12 8,172 R+48.5
Covington 1,777 22.4% 6,155 77.5% 5 7,937 R+55.2
Franklin 2,617 34.5% 4,950 65.3% 12 7,579 R+30.8
Geneva 1,219 16.6% 6,119 83.3% 5 7,343 R+66.7
Marengo 3,762 54.4% 3,152 45.6% 4 6,918 D+8.8
Cherokee 1,869 27.2% 5,010 72.8% 4 6,883 R+45.6
Fayette 1,966 28.8% 4,849 71.1% 9 6,824 R+42.2
Barbour 3,657 54.0% 3,114 46.0% 3 6,774 D+8.0
Winston 1,391 20.6% 5,353 79.3% 9 6,753 R+58.7
Monroe 2,580 42.4% 3,500 57.5% 3 6,083 R+15.1
Pickens 2,525 41.7% 3,528 58.3% 2 6,055 R+16.6
Randolph 1,917 31.9% 4,076 67.9% 11 6,004 R+36.0
Butler 2,750 46.5% 3,155 53.4% 7 5,912 R+6.9
Macon 4,830 85.3% 829 14.6% 3 5,662 D+70.7
Hale 3,168 61.3% 2,002 38.7% 2 5,172 D+22.5
Henry 1,780 34.8% 3,333 65.1% 3 5,116 R+30.4
Washington 1,742 34.8% 3,263 65.2% 1 5,006 R+30.4
Bibb 1,368 27.9% 3,525 71.9% 7 4,900 R+44.0
Crenshaw 1,767 37.4% 2,956 62.5% 6 4,729 R+25.1
Conecuh 2,344 49.7% 2,373 50.3% 2 4,719 R+0.6
Clay 1,223 27.5% 3,214 72.4% 3 4,440 R+44.8
Lamar 1,249 28.3% 3,157 71.6% 2 4,408 R+43.3
Choctaw 1,949 45.0% 2,381 55.0% 2 4,332 R+10.0
Lowndes 3,127 72.6% 1,174 27.3% 6 4,307 D+45.3
Wilcox 2,913 68.3% 1,347 31.6% 4 4,264 D+36.7
Sumter 3,101 74.6% 1,051 25.3% 4 4,156 D+49.3
Cleburne 717 18.6% 3,129 81.3% 4 3,850 R+62.6
Coosa 1,579 41.1% 2,260 58.8% 2 3,841 R+17.7
Perry 2,633 73.2% 962 26.8% 1 3,596 D+46.5
Greene 2,857 84.2% 538 15.8% 3,395 D+68.3
Bullock 2,444 76.5% 747 23.4% 2 3,193 D+53.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kay Ivey (R) R+37.8
2018 Kay Ivey (R) R+19.1
2014 Robert Bentley (R) R+27.3
2010 Robert Bentley (R) R+15.7
2006 Robert Riley (R) R+15.9
2002 Robert Riley (R) R+0.2
1998 Don Siegelman (D) D+15.6
1994 Fob James (R) R+0.9
1990 Guy Hunt (R) R+4.2
1986 Guy Hunt (R) R+12.9
1982 George C. Wallace (D) D+18.6
1978 Fob James (D) D+46.7
1974 George C. Wallace (D) D+68.4
1970 George Wallace (D) D+74.5
1966 Lurleen Burns Wallace (D) D+32.4
1962 George C. Wallace (D) D+96.3
1958 John Malcolm Patterson (D) D+76.8
1954 Jim Folsom (D) D+46.7
1950 Gordon Persons (D) D+82.2
1946 James E. Folsom (D) D+77.3
1942 Chauncey Sparks (D) D+78.4
1938 Frank M. Dixon (D) D+74.9
1934 Bibb Graves (D) D+74.3
1930 Benjamin M. Miller (D) D+61.8
1926 Bibb Graves (D) D+62.4
1922 William W. Brandon (D) D+56.3
1918 Thomas Kilby (D) D+80.2
1914 Charles Henderson (D) D+63.6
1910 Emmet O'Neal (D) D+60.4
1906 Braxton B. Comer (D) D+71.5
1902 William D. Jelks (D) D+47.4
1900 William J. Samford (D) D+53.6
1898 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+65.1
1896 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+59.0
1894 William C. Oates (D) D+57.1
1892 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+52.2
1890 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+53.1
1888 Thomas Seay (D) D+55.4
1886 Thomas Seay (D) D+59.3
1884 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+99.7
1882 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+37.4
1880 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+76.1
1878 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+100.0
1876 George S. Houston (D) D+31.6
1874 George S. Houston (D) D+6.6
1872 David P. Lewis (R) R+5.0
1870 Robert B. Lindsay (D) D+0.9
1868 William Hugh Smith (R) R+100.0
1865 Robert M. Patton (other)