The 2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of South Carolina, concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election and special election to both of South Carolina's U.S. Senate seats, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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Incumbent Republican Governor Nikki Haley ran for re-election to a second term in office. She faced Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen in the general election. Republican-turned-Independent Tom Ervin had been running, but he withdrew from the race and endorsed Sheheen.
Haley defeated Sheheen again in 2014, as she won nearly 56 percent of the vote to his 41 percent.[1]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nikki Haley |
Someone else |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 37% | 10% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nikki Haley |
Curtis Loftis |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 66% | 18% | 17% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nikki Haley |
Glenn McConnell |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 58% | 26% | 17% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[22] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[24] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[25] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nikki Haley (R) |
Vincent Sheheen (D) |
Tom Ervin (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Daily Journal | October 27–30, 2014 | 139 | — | 46% | 45% | 2% | 4%[26] | 3% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 1,566 | ± 4% | 50% | 33% | — | 1% | 16% |
Susquehanna | October 2014 | 917 | ± 3.24% | 51% | 31% | 11% | 3%[27] | 4% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 2,663 | ± 2% | 53% | 36% | — | 1% | 10% |
Crantford Research | September 29, 2014 | 688 | ± 3% | 41% | 37% | 7% | — | 15% |
Winthrop University | September 21–28, 2014 | 1,082 | ± 3% | 44% | 34% | 4% | 4%[28] | 15% |
Public Policy Polling^ | September 4–5, 2014 | 793 | ± 3.5% | 50% | 45% | — | — | 5% |
American Research Group | September 2–4, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 43% | 33% | 18% | 1%[29] | 5% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 833 | ± 5% | 56% | 35% | — | 1% | 9% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 25–26, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 51% | 36% | — | 6% | 7% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,186 | ± 5.4% | 55% | 38% | — | 2% | 5% |
Palmetto Politics Poll | July 22, 2014 | 1,000 | ± 4% | 53% | 40% | — | — | 7% |
650 | ± 4% | 46% | 42% | 3% | 5%[29] | 6% | ||
Public Policy Polling^ | June 20–22, 2014 | 698 | ± 3.7% | 49% | 46% | — | — | 5% |
Rasmussen Reports | April 14–15, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 52% | 37% | — | 3% | 7% |
Harper Polling | October 27–28, 2013 | 676 | ± 3.77% | 48% | 39% | — | — | 13% |
Clarity Campaign Labs | October 15–16, 2013 | 760 | ± 3.53% | 44% | 40% | — | — | 16% |
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 520 | ± 4.3% | 44% | 46% | — | — | 10% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Curtis Loftis (R) |
Vincent Sheheen (D) |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 520 | ± 4.3% | 37% | 46% | 17% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Glenn McConnell (R) |
Vincent Sheheen (D) |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 520 | ± 4.3% | 41% | 44% | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Nikki Haley (incumbent) | 696,645 | 55.90% | +4.53% | |
Democratic | Vincent Sheheen | 516,166 | 41.42% | -5.49% | |
Libertarian | Steve French | 15,438 | 1.24% | N/A | |
Independent | Tom Ervin | 11,496 | 0.92% | N/A | |
United Citizens | Morgan B. Reeves | 5,622 | 0.45% | -1.05% | |
Write-in | 934 | 0.07% | -0.16% | ||
Total votes | 1,246,301 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |