2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Massachusetts state election
gubernatorial election
ballotIncludes governor
lieutenant governor
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defeatedCandidate Martha Coakley NERFINISHED
defeatedParty Democratic Party NERFINISHED
democraticNominee Martha Coakley NERFINISHED
democraticPrimaryCandidate Donald Berwick NERFINISHED
Martha Coakley NERFINISHED
Steve Grossman NERFINISHED
electionDate 2014-11-04
electionType general election
electionYear 2014
followedBy 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
follows 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
governorAfterElection Charlie Baker NERFINISHED
governorAndLtGovernorElectedTogether true
governorPartyAfterElection Republican Party NERFINISHED
incumbentGovernorBeforeElection Deval Patrick NERFINISHED
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Democratic Party NERFINISHED
locatedIn Massachusetts
majorOpponent Martha Coakley NERFINISHED
nextElectionYear 2018
officeTermLength 4 years
officeTitle Governor
otherGeneralElectionCandidate Evan Falchuk NERFINISHED
Jeff McCormick NERFINISHED
Scott Lively NERFINISHED
otherGeneralElectionCandidateParty Independent
Independent conservative
United Independent Party NERFINISHED
partOf 2014 United States elections NERFINISHED
popularVoteWinner Charlie Baker NERFINISHED
positionContested Governor of Massachusetts
previousElectionYear 2010
primaryDate 2014-09-09
primaryElectionHeld Democratic Party primary NERFINISHED
Republican Party primary NERFINISHED
republicanNominee Charlie Baker NERFINISHED
republicanPrimaryCandidate Charlie Baker NERFINISHED
Mark Fisher NERFINISHED
resultedInPartyChange true
runningMateOfMainOpponent Steve Kerrigan NERFINISHED
runningMateOfWinner Karyn Polito NERFINISHED
statewide true
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winner Charlie Baker NERFINISHED
winningParty Republican Party NERFINISHED

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Martha Coakley candidateInElection 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election previousElection 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election