2014 United States Senate election in Georgia

2014 United States Senate election in Georgia
Turnout	47.5%
	Perdue: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Nunn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
U.S. Senator before election; Saxby Chambliss; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; David Perdue; Republican

The 2014 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Georgia, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states, to the United States House of Representatives, and to various other state and local offices.

Incumbent Republican senator Saxby Chambliss announced on January 25, 2013, that he would not run for re-election, making it an open-seat race.^[1] After a close and contentious primary campaign, businessman David Perdue and U.S. Representative Jack Kingston advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination, which was narrowly won by Perdue. The Democratic primary was decisively won by Points of Light CEO Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former U.S. senator Sam Nunn. Also running was Libertarian nominee Amanda Swafford, a former Flowery Branch City Councilwoman.

If no candidate had received a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held between the top two finishers on January 6, 2015, after the 114th Congress would have been sworn in, but in the end, David Perdue defeated Michelle Nunn by a margin of 7.7%.

Perdue's victory was part of a series of Republican victories across the nation.^[2] Nunn failed to improve on Obama's losing percentages in the state from two years earlier and any changes in the state's demographics were not enough for Democrats to prevail.^[3] Nevertheless, Nunn took credit for making the party competitive in the otherwise inhospitable South: "We put Georgia in play. We have reminded people what a two-party system looks like."^[3] Nunn's efforts to appeal to white voters were largely unsuccessful, with her not achieving 25% of the white vote, with conventional wisdom at the time stating that a Democrat needed 30% of the white vote to win.^[4]

Republican primary

In the early stages of the Republican primary campaign, the field was deemed a "clown car" by The Hill due to the prominence of far-right candidates within it.^[5] Prominent Tea Party supporter and U.S. Representative Paul Broun was the early frontrunner for the Republican nomination, with Public Policy Polling showing him with a double-digit lead over his fellow candidates.^[6] During September 2013 several prominent Republicans considered buying ads against Broun's campaign, as he was seen as unelectable due to his far-right policy positions, which included support for Young Earth creationism and the contention that medical schools taught "lies from the pits of hell."^[7]^[8] The primary was held on May 20, 2014. No candidate won more than 50% of the vote, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates, businessman David Perdue and U.S. Representative Jack Kingston. The 30.6 percent won by Perdue is the lowest ever for a first-place finisher in a Georgia U.S. Senate primary by either party in state history.^[9]

Candidates

Paul Broun, U.S. Representative and candidate in 1996^[10]
Art Gardner, patent attorney^[11]
Phil Gingrey, U.S. Representative^[12]
Derrick E. Grayson, conservative political activist^[13]
Karen Handel, former secretary of state of Georgia, former Susan G. Komen executive and candidate for Governor in 2010^[14]
Jack Kingston, U.S. Representative^[15]
David Perdue, Georgia Ports Authority board member, former CEO of Dollar General and Reebok and cousin of former governor Sonny Perdue^[16]

Withdrew

Eugene Yu, businessman, president of the Federation of Korean Associations and former deputy sheriff of Richmond County (ran for GA-12)^[17]^[18]

Declined

Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia^[19]
Herman Cain, former CEO of the National Restaurant Association, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and candidate for President in 2012^[20]
Saxby Chambliss, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]
Doug Collins, U.S. Representative^[21]
Erick Erickson, blogger, radio host and former member of the Macon City Council^[22]
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and candidate for President in 2012^[23]
Tom Graves, U.S. Representative^[24]
Brian Kemp, Secretary of State of Georgia^[25]
Ed Lindsey, Majority Whip of the Georgia House of Representatives (ran for GA-11)^[26]
Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the Women's National Basketball Association team Atlanta Dream^[27]^[28]
Barry Loudermilk, state senator (ran for GA-11)^[29]
Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia^[25]
Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia^[30]
Tom Price, U.S. Representative^[31]
David Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives^[32]
Austin Scott, U.S. Representative^[21]
Eric Tanenblatt, chief of staff to former governor Sonny Perdue^[23]
Ross Tolleson, state senator^[33]
Allen West, former U.S. Representative from FL-22^[34]
Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. Representative^[35]
Rob Woodall, U.S. Representative^[21]

Endorsements

Paul Broun

Federal officials

Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative (R-TX), candidate for President in 2008 and 2012^[36]

Organizations

Karen Handel

Federal officials

Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 2012 Republican presidential primary candidate^[42]

State officials

Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska, 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate^[43]
Joshua McKoon, state senator^[44]

Individuals

Erick Erickson, conservative activist and editor of RedState^[45]
Sue Everhart, former Chair of the Georgia Republican Party^[46]

Organizations

Jack Kingston

Federal officials

John Linder, former U.S. Representative from GA-7^[50]
Lindsay Thomas, former U.S. Representative from GA-1 (Democrat)^[51]

Individuals

L. Brent Bozell III, President of the Media Research Center^[52]
Steve Forbes, businessman, activist, and former presidential candidate^[53]
Sean Hannity, conservative talk-radio and television host^[54]
Herschel Walker, professional football player and entrepreneur^[55]

Organizations

U.S. Chamber of Commerce^[56]

David Perdue

Executive officials

George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States^[57]

State officials

Tommie Williams, Georgia State Senator from the 19th district (1999-2017)^[58]

Individuals

Herman Cain, former CEO of the National Restaurant Association, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and candidate for President in 2012^[59]^[60]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Broun	Casey Cagle	Art Gardner	Phil Gingrey	Tom Graves	Derrick Grayson	Karen Handel	Jack Kingston	David Perdue	Tom Price	Ross Tolleson	Eugene Yu	Other/ Unsure
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	?	±?	19%	—	—	18%	—	—	—	13%	—	17%	2%	—	30%
PPP^[62]	February 15–18, 2013	366	±5.1%	11%	13%	—	12%	3%	—	15%	15%	—	10%	—	—	20%
				14%	—	—	22%	—	—	21%	18%	—	—	—	—	24%
				15%	—	—	24%	—	—	—	18%	—	14%	—	—	28%
Landmark/Rosetta^[63]	February 15–18, 2013	483	±4.5%	10%	17%	—	15%	—	—	—	12%	—	11%	2%	—	33%
Landmark/Rosetta^[64]	March 28, 2013	570	±4.1%	16%	—	—	22%	—	—	14%	8%	1%	—	2%	—	39%
Insider Advantage^[65]	April 1, 2013	573	±4%	15%	—	—	15%	—	—	9%	14%	5%	—	—	—	37%
20/20 Insight^[66]	May 7–9, 2013	?	± ?	13%	—	—	19%	—	—	16%	18%	—	—	—	—	34%
GaPundit^[67]	May 16, 2013	1,351	±2.66%	14.14%	—	—	15.98%	—	—	15.81%	17.61%	5.77%	—	—	—	30.69%
Landmark/Rosetta^[68]	June 2013	450	±4.6%	15%	—	—	17%	—	—	14%	7%	—	—	—	—	44%
PPP^[69]	August 2–4, 2013	260	±6.1%	19%	—	—	25%	—	3%	13%	15%	5%	—	—	0%	20%
TPC^[70]	January 31 – February 1, 2014	600	±3.9%	13%	—	—	19%	—	1%	14%	11%	8%	—	—	2%	32%
HEG/AP^[71]	February 13–16, 2014	923	±3.25%	10.9%	—	0.8%	10.4%	—	0.5%	10.2%	10.9%	12.7%	—	—	0.9%	42.7%
PPP^[72]	March 5–6, 2014	324	±?	27%	—	—	14%	—	3%	9%	13%	12%	—	—	—	23%
SurveyUSA^[73]	March 16–18, 2014	508	±4.2%	11%	—	1%	12%	—	4%	10%	19%	29%	—	—	—	15%
Landmark/Rosetta^[74]	March 23–24, 2014	600	±4%	15%	—	—	13%	—	—	10%	15%	21%	—	—	—	26%
InsiderAdvantage^[75]	March 23–24, 2014	893	±3.26%	10%	—	—	8%	—	—	5%	15%	17%	—	—	—	45%
InsiderAdvantage^[76]	April 13–15, 2014	804	±3.4%	11%	—	0.5%	9%	—	0.5%	13%	15%	19%	—	—	—	32%
SurveyUSA^[77]	April 24–27, 2014	501	± 4.5%	13%	—	1%	6%	—	5%	15%	20%	26%	—	—	—	13%
InsiderAdvantage^[78]	April 27–29, 2014	737	±3.5%	14%	—	1%	12%	—	2%	21%	17%	22%	—	—	—	11%
McLaughlin & Associates*^[79]	April 28–29, 2014	400	±4.9%	8%	—	—	13%	—	—	14%	20%	17%	—	—	—	28%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	533	±4.2%	11%	—	<1%	11%	—	1%	14%	18%	23%	—	—	—	23%
Saint Leo^[81]	May 5–6, 2014	689	±4%	13%	—	—	8%	—	1%	15%	16%	26%	—	—	—	21%
Landmark/Rosetta^^[82]	May 6, 2014	729	±3.6%	8.6%	—	—	8.5%	—	—	21%	15.1%	23.1%	—	—	—	20.1%
InsiderAdvantage^[83]	May 7, 2014	531	±4.2%	12%	—	1%	11%	—	2%	18%	17%	26%	—	—	—	13%
SurveyUSA^[84]	May 8–12, 2014	634	±4%	10%	—	1%	10%	—	3%	16%	19%	27%	—	—	—	14%
GAPundit^[85]	May 12–13, 2014	1,006	±3.1%	11%	—	2.1%	12.1%	—	2.4%	20.1%	20.5%	20.1%	—	—	—	11.7%
InsiderAdvantage^[86]	May 12–14, 2014	1,182	±2.9%	10%	—	—	9%	—	—	17%	19%	27%	—	—	—	18%
InsiderAdvantage^[87]	May 18, 2014	852	±3.36%	9.8%	—	0.3%	11.1%	—	0.7%	17.4%	16.7%	26%	—	—	—	18.1%

^ Internal poll for Karen Handel campaign
* Internal poll for Jack Kingston campaign

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss	Paul Broun	Herman Cain	Erick Erickson	Karen Handel	Tom Price	Allen West	Someone more conservative	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	389	±5%	23%	6%	36%	3%	4%	4%	8%	—	5%	10%
				57%	14%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29%
				36%	—	50%	—	—	—	—	—	—	13%
				51%	—	—	22%	—	—	—	—	—	26%
				52%	—	—	—	23%	—	—	—	—	26%
				52%	—	—	—	—	22%	—	—	—	28%
				47%	—	—	—	—	—	26%	—	—	28%
				38%	—	—	—	—	—	—	43%	—	19%

Results

Republican primary results^[89]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Perdue	185,466	30.64%
	Republican	Jack Kingston	156,157	25.80%
	Republican	Karen Handel	132,944	21.96%
	Republican	Phil Gingrey	60,735	10.03%
	Republican	Paul Broun	58,297	9.63%
	Republican	Derrick Grayson	6,045	1.00%
	Republican	Art Gardner	5,711	0.94%
Total votes			605,355	100.00%

Runoff

The runoff was held on July 22, 2014, which Perdue won with 50.9% of the vote.^[90]^[91] Kingston was perceived as the more conservative candidate in the race, but Perdue defeated him, largely due to strong support from business-friendly voters residing in the Atlanta suburbs.^[92] The runoff was noted for the large amount of advertisements run by both campaigns that focused around comparing their opponent to a baby.^[93]

Endorsements

Jack Kingston

Previously endorsed Handel

Erick Erickson, radio host and blogger^[94]
Sue Everhart, chairperson of the Georgia Republican Party^[95]
Joshua McKoon, member of the Georgia Senate for the 29th district (2011-2019)^[96]
Tom Price, U.S. Representative from GA-06 (2005-2017)^[97]
Concerned Women for America^[98]

Previously abstained

Newt Gingrich, U.S. Representative from GA-06 (1979-1999)^[99]
Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. Representative from GA-03 (2003-2005) & GA-03 (2007-2017)^[100]
Rob Woodall, U.S. Representative from GA-07 (2011-2021)^[101]
NRA Political Victory Fund^[102]^[103]

Defeated candidates

Phil Gingrey, U.S. Representative from GA-11 (2003-2015)^[104]
Karen Handel, Secretary of State of Georgia (2007-2010)^[105]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Kingston	David Perdue	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[106]	May 21–22, 2014	410	± ?%	46%	34%	20%
McLaughlin & Associates*^[107]	May 27–29, 2014	500	± 4.5%	49%	35%	16%
SurveyUSA^[108]	June 3–5, 2014	419	± 4.9%	52%	41%	7%
InsiderAdvantage^[109]	June 10–11, 2014	401	± 4.89%	46.1%	35.1%	18.9%
Gravis Marketing^[110]	June 11–12, 2014	1,140	± 3%	49%	38%	14%
WPA Opinion Research^^[111]	June 22–24, 2014	600	± 4%	44%	45%	11%
InsiderAdvantage^[112]	July 7–9, 2014	1,278	± 2.7%	41.9%	41.1%	17%
InsiderAdvantage^[113]	July 15–16, 2014	696	± 3.7%	46%	41%	13%
Landmark Communications^[114]	July 16, 2014	1,720	± 2.4%	48%	41%	12%

^ Internal poll for David Perdue's campaign
* Internal poll for Jack Kingston's campaign

Results

Republican primary runoff results^[115]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Perdue	245,951	50.88%
	Republican	Jack Kingston	237,448	49.12%
Total votes			483,399	100.00%

Democratic primary

Campaign

With Democratic Congressman John Barrow passing on the race, Michelle Nunn, a businesswoman and the daughter of former U.S. senator Sam Nunn, consulted with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as well as with Democratic Georgian political figures such as Shirley Franklin, Roy Barnes and Andrew Young about possibly running,^[116]^[117] Though she was little known to voters, Democrats embraced the hope that Nunn, with her executive experience as well as family name, could make their party once again competitive in-state.^[116]^[118]

On July 22, 2013, Nunn declared herself a candidate for U.S. Senate.^[119] She said: "Our opportunity is to define ourselves. I'm going to talk a lot about the deficit. Neither side of the equation is really tackling that. I think people are really tired of the mudslinging and the silliness of this."^[119] If elected, Nunn would have become the 29th Georgian elected to the U.S. Senate or U.S. House with a family member who previously served in Congress, and the first since her father (who is the grandnephew of Carl Vinson).^[120]

She raised $1.7 million in campaign funds during the third quarter of 2013, more than twice that of any Republican running.^[121] She followed that with a $1.6 million fourth quarter^[122] and a $2.4 million first quarter of 2014, again the most of anyone in the race.^[123]

On May 20, 2014, Nunn won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat with 75 percent of the vote,^[124] having skipped many of the debates and public forums where three other little-known candidates appeared.^[125]

Candidates

Steen Miles, former state senator, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006 and candidate for DeKalb County CEO in 2000 and 2008^[126]
Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light and daughter of former U.S. senator Sam Nunn^[127]
Branko Radulovacki, physician^[128]
Todd Robinson, Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor and former U.S. Army Ranger^[129]

Withdrew

Gerald Beckum, Mayor of Oglethorpe (ran for Secretary of State)^[130]^[131]

Declined

Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives^[132]
David I. Adelman, United States Ambassador to Singapore and former state senator^[133]
Peter Aman, former COO of Atlanta^[35]
Thurbert Baker, former Attorney General of Georgia and candidate for Governor in 2010^[134]
Roy Barnes, former governor^[135]
John Barrow, U.S. Representative from 12th Georgia District^[136]
Sanford Bishop, U.S. Representative^[137]
Jason Carter, state senator and grandson of former president and former governor Jimmy Carter (ran for governor)^[138]
Max Cleland, former U.S. senator^[135]
Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, former secretary of state of Georgia and candidate for governor in 2006^[137]
Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta^[137]
Scott Holcomb, state representative (endorsed Nunn)^[134]^[139]
Vernon Jones, former DeKalb County CEO and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008^[19]
Jim Marshall, former U.S. Representative^[140]
Keith Mason, chief of staff to former governor Zell Miller^[141]^[142]
Stephen Oppenheimer, businessman, Task Force Coordinator for Clean Cities Atlanta and nominee for District 3 of the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2012^[137]
DuBose Porter, former state representative and candidate for governor in 2010^[137]
Doug Stoner, former state senator^[143]
Mark Taylor, former lieutenant governor of Georgia and nominee for Governor in 2006^[137]
Steve Thompson, state senator^[144]
Michael Thurmond, interim Superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, former Georgia Labor Commissioner and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[137]
Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta^[35]

Endorsements

Michelle Nunn

Executive officials

Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, former governor of Georgia^[135]
Gordon Giffin, former United States Ambassador to Canada^[135]

Federal officials

Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator (D-GA)^[135]
John Lewis, U.S. Representative (GA-05)^[135]
Richard Lugar, former U.S Senator (R-IN)^[145]
Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator (D-MO)^[146]
Zell Miller, former U.S. Senator (D-GA), former governor of Georgia^[147]
Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator (D-GA); candidate's father^[135]
John Warner, former U.S Senator (R-VA)^[145]

State officials

Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives^[148]
Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia^[135]
Jason Carter, state senator^[149]
Scott Holcomb, state representative^[139]

Municipal officials

Lisa Borders, former President of the Atlanta City Council, co-founder of No Labels, President of the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation^[135]
Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta^[135]
Nan Orrock, state senator^[150]
Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta^[135]
Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta, former U.S. Representative, former UN Ambassador^[135]

Individuals

Hank Aaron, former baseball player^[151]
Arthur Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot, owner of the Atlanta Falcons^[135]
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States^[152]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[153]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steen Miles	Michelle Nunn	Branko Radulovacki	Todd Robinson	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[84]	May 8–12, 2014	549	± 4.2%	7%	59%	5%	10%	19%
SurveyUSA^[77]	April 24–27, 2014	435	± 4.7%	13%	57%	5%	7%	18%
SurveyUSA^[73]	March 16–18, 2014	443	± 4.8%	11%	48%	5%	14%	23%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Thurbert Baker	John Barrow	Sanford Bishop	Max Cleland	Cathy Cox	Other/ Undecided
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	?	±?	8%	9%	11%	20%	13%	39%

Results

Democratic primary results^[89]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Nunn	246,369	74.95%
	Democratic	Steen Miles	39,418	11.99%
	Democratic	Todd Robinson	31,822	9.68%
	Democratic	Branko Radulovacki	11,101	3.38%
Total votes			328,710	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Amanda Swafford, former Flowery Branch City Councilwoman^[154]

General election

Campaign

Following the conclusion of the two primaries, the race was set up as being between two self-described political "outsiders" with well-known-in-state political family names, each seeking to reach moderate and independent voters.^[155]^[156]

In July 2014, National Review, a conservative media outlet, reported on a leaked Nunn campaign memo from December 2013 which made frank recommendations on strategy for Nunn's path to victory in Georgia.^[157]^[158]^[159] The leaked memo said that likely attack lines against Nunn would include that she was a "lightweight", "too liberal", and "not a 'real' Georgian".^[160] The memo said that Nunn should feature images of her and her family in rural settings in order to connect with rural voters, and suggested that Nunn focus on African American clergy to raise enthusiasm for her candidacy among African American voters and that Nunn focus her efforts on Jews and Asians to raise money.^[157]

First Lady Michelle Obama campaigned on behalf of Nunn, as part of an effort to increase African-American voter turnout in midterm elections.^[161]^[162]

Nunn's stump speech emphasized an appeal to bipartisanship.^[163] She received support and donations from former Republican senators Richard Lugar and John Warner, both of whom were close to her father,^[145] and support from former Georgia Senator and Governor Zell Miller, a Democrat who had endorsed Republicans over the previous decade.^[164] Nunn's campaign commercials used photographs of herself and President George H. W. Bush, who founded Points of Light, together in campaign commercials and she mentioned him often on the campaign trail.^[165] However, in June 2014, Bush sent out a fundraising letter that, while not mentioning her by name, called on Republican donors to support the Republican nominee,^[165] and in September 2014, Bush endorsed Perdue.^[166] In October 2014, Bush emphatically objected to Nunn continuing to use a photograph of him in her campaign, saying that such actions were disrespectful.^[167] Points of Light chair Neil Bush neither endorsed nor opposed her candidacy,^[168] but did label as "shameful" an advertisement approved by Perdue that used a past episode to say that Points of Light "gave money to organizations linked to terrorists."^[169]

As the campaign moved on, Nunn made her father a focal point, staging joint appearances with him at military bases and saying that she would emulate his bipartisan approach to legislating.^[170] She has also said that she would seek a seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee that he once chaired.^[170]

Perdue stated that he entered politics out of concern for the rising national debt. He supported repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.^[171] He also supported a constitutional balanced budget amendment and comprehensive tax reform.^[172] In addition, he pledged to limit himself to two terms in the Senate, if elected.^[173]

Perdue touted his business experience, particularly his experience at Dollar General, saying, "We added about 2,200 stores, created almost 20,000 jobs and doubled the value of that company in a very short period of time. Not because of me, but because we listened to our customers and employees." He received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business.^[174] But he was hurt during the campaign by revelations that he had in the past been an enthusiastic supporter of outsourcing.^[3] Nunn targeted past pre-political statements of Perdue where he had said he was "proud of" his outsourcing efforts, and for the job losses that followed the final closure of Pillowtex.^[174]^[175]

Policy positions

Perdue supported repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.^[171] He supported a constitutional balanced budget amendment and comprehensive tax reform.^[172] He pledged to limit himself to two terms in the Senate, if elected.^[173]

Nunn supported abortion rights.^[176] Nunn believed that members of Congress should be forced to pass a budget each year, or forfeit their pay.^[177] Nunn supported expanding federally mandated background checks to include all local sales to prevent the possibility that mentally ill persons would be able to buy a firearm.^[178] Nunn said that going forward, some aspects of the Affordable Care Act should be fixed rather than the whole law being eliminated.^[119]^[179] She criticized Georgia's refusal to accept Medicaid expansion under the act.^[119] Following the start-up problems with the associated HealthCare.gov website, Nunn broke with the Obama administration and said that the individual mandate portion of the law should be delayed.^[180] Nunn supported the 2013 Senate immigration plan that would have allowed illegal immigrants to stay in the United States while waiting for American citizenship.^[178] Nunn favored construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.^[177] She opposed the Obama administration's proposed cuts to defense spending.^[170] On the topic of same-sex marriage, Nunn said she personally favored it, but that the decision should be made on a state-by-state basis.^[119]

Debates

Perdue and Nunn held debates on August 21,^[181] October 7, October 26,^[182] and November 2.^[183]

Complete video of debate, August 21, 2014
Complete video of debate , October 7, 2014
Complete video of debate, October 26, 2014
Complete video of debate, November 2, 2014

Fundraising

David Perdue has funded more than $1.9 million of his campaign personally; the second-largest total of any Senate candidate.^[184] A total of $23,355,844 was raised by the candidates for this race, of which a total of $22,917,058 was spent by the campaigns.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand	Debt
Michelle Nunn (D)	$13,035,397	$13,064,094	$1,105,870	$2,768
David Perdue (R)	$10,719,297	$11,069,317	$669,343	$150,000

Spending

This Senate race, as many others across the United States, was heavily influenced by outside PACs and organizations who supported various candidates.^[185] The U.S. Chamber of Commerce alone was expected to spend almost $50 million on elections in 2014.^[185] More than $4.6 million had been spent on advertising in the race by outside groups by May 2014.^[185]

Organization/Candidate	Supporting	Amount	Media	Goal
United States Chamber of Commerce	Jack Kingston (R)	$920,000^[185]	TV and online ads	Support Jack Kingston (R)
Citizens for a Working America PAC	David Perdue (R)	$1,000,000^[185]	TV	Attack Jack Kingston (R)
Citizens for a Working America PAC	David Perdue (R)	$515,000^[185]	TV	Support David Perdue (R)
Ending Spending Action Fund	N/A	$1,750,000^[185]	TV	Attack Phil Gingrey (R)
Ending Spending Action Fund	N/A	$334,000^[185]	TV	Attack Michelle Nunn (D)
Nunn for Senate, Inc.	Michelle Nunn (D)	$55,000^[186]	TV	Support Michelle Nunn (D)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[187]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[188]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[189]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[190]	Tossup	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Perdue (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Amanda Swafford (L)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	40%	40%	—	—	21%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[192]	March 31, 2014	600	± 4%	37.5%	33%	—	—	29.5%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	1,066	± 3%	45%	41%	—	1%	13%
Saint Leo^[193]	May 5–6, 2014	1,000	± 3%	41%	37%	—	6%	15%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[194]	May 5–8, 2014	1,012	± 4%	45%	46%	—	—	8%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[195]	May 2014	1,000	± 3%	44%	45%	—	—	11%
Public Policy Polling^[106]	May 21–22, 2014	803	± ?%	46%	48%	—	—	7%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	May 21–22, 2014	750	± 4%	42%	45%	—	7%	6%
SurveyUSA^[108]	June 3–5, 2014	999	± 3.2%	43%	38%	6%	—	14%
Landmark Communications^[114]	July 16, 2014	750	± 4%	42%	48%	—	—	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[197]	July 5–24, 2014	2,541	± 3.4%	47%	42%	—	3%	8%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	July 23–24, 2014	750	± 4%	46%	40%	—	4%	10%
Landmark Communications^[198]	July 25, 2014	750	± 3.8%	43%	46.6%	3.8%	—	6.6%
Vox Populi Polling^[199]	July 27–28, 2014	624	± 3.9%	49%	40%	1%	—	10%
Hicks Evaluation Group^[200]	August 8–10, 2014	788	± 3.48%	47.6%	41.5%	—	—	10.9%
InsiderAdvantage^[201]	August 12–13, 2014	719	± 3.7%	47%	40%	8%	—	5%
SurveyUSA^[202]	August 14–17, 2014	560	± 4.2%	50%	41%	3%	—	6%
Landmark Communications^[203]	August 20–21, 2014	600	± 4%	40%	47%	3%	—	10%
GaPundit.com^[204]	August 24–25, 2014	1,578	± 2.47%	43.09%	44.74%	7.41%	—	4.75%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[205]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	1,900	± 3%	47%	41%	3%	1%	9%
SurveyUSA^[206]	September 5–8, 2014	558	± 4.2%	47%	44%	5%	—	4%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[207]	September 8–11, 2014	884	± 4%	45%	41%	—	6%	8%
Landmark Communications^[208]	September 9–11, 2014	1,109	± 2.9%	43.4%	46%	6.4%	—	4.2%
Insider Advantage^[209]	September 10–11, 2014	1,167	± 2.9%	50.1%	39.8%	5%	—	5.1%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	September 15–16, 2014	750	± 4%	46%	41%	—	4%	9%
SurveyUSA^[210]	September 19–22, 2014	550	± 4.3%	46%	45%	4%	—	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[211]	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,851	± 3%	47%	43%	2%	0%	9%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner^[212]	September 25 – October 1, 2014	1,000	± 2.09%	46%	41%	—	14%
Insider Advantage^[213]	September 29 – October 1, 2014	947	± 3.2%	47%	42.6%	3.6%	—	6.8%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	September 30 – October 1, 2014	1,000	± 3%	46%	42%	—	4%	9%
Hickman Analytics^[214]	September 26 – October 5, 2014	500	± 4.4%	41%	39%	6%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling^[215]	October 2–5, 2014	895	± 3.3%	45%	43%	5%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling^[215]	October 2–5, 2014	895	± 3.3%	48%	45%	—	—	6%
SurveyUSA^[216]	October 2–6, 2014	566	± 4.2%	46%	45%	3%	—	6%
Landmark Communications^[217]	October 7–9, 2014	1,000	± 3.1%	46%	46%	4%	—	4%
SurveyUSA^[218]	October 10–13, 2014	563	± 4.2%	45%	48%	3%	—	4%
GaPundit.com^[219]	October 13–14, 2014	1,543	± 2.49%	44.72%	45.69%	6.03%	—	3.56%
SurveyUSA^[220]	October 17–20, 2014	606	± 4.1%	44%	46%	4%	—	7%
Landmark Communications^[221]	October 20–21, 2014	1,000	± 2.75%	47.3%	47.4%	3.3%	—	2%
CNN/ORC International^[222]	October 19–22, 2014	565	± 4%	44%	47%	5%	—	4%
Insider Advantage^[223]	October 21–22, 2014	704	± 3.7%	44.9%	47.3%	4.1%	—	3.7%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[224]	October 16–23, 2014	1,170	± 3.6%	44%	42%	6%	—	8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[211]	October 16–23, 2014	1,774	± 4%	47%	44%	1%	0%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[225]	October 23–24, 2014	771	± ?%	47%	47%	3%	—	4%
SurveyUSA^[226]	October 24–27, 2014	611	± 4%	48%	45%	3%	—	5%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	October 25–27, 2014	977	± 3%	46%	46%	—	3%	5%
Monmouth^[227]	October 26–28, 2014	436	± 4.7%	49%	41%	3%	—	7%
Vox Populi Polling^[228]	October 28, 2014	602	± 4%	48%	43%	3%	—	6%
Landmark Communications^[229]	October 29, 2014	1,500	± 2.5%	47.4%	46.6%	2.7%	—	3.3%
NBC News/Marist^[230]	October 26–30, 2014	603 LV	± 4%	48%	44%	3%	1%	4%
NBC News/Marist^[230]	October 26–30, 2014	875 RV	± 3.3%	45%	43%	4%	1%	7%
YouGov^[231]	October 25–31, 2014	1,743	± 3.2%	44%	42%	1%	1%	12%
Public Policy Polling^[232]	October 30–31, 2014	533	± ?	46%	46%	4%	—	4%
Perkins^[233]	October 28 – November 2, 2014	?	?	48%	40%	3%	—	9%
SurveyUSA^[234]	October 30 – November 2, 2014	591	± 4.1%	47%	44%	5%	—	4%
Insider Advantage^[235]	November 2, 2014	1,463	± 3%	48%	45%	3%	—	4%
Landmark Communications^[236]	November 2, 2014	1,500	± 2.5%	49.8%	45.6%	2.4%	—	2.2%
Public Policy Polling^[237]	November 1–3, 2014	975	± 3.1%	46%	45%	5%	—	5%
Public Policy Polling^[237]	November 1–3, 2014	975	± 3.1%	48%	48%	—	—	5%

Hypothetical polling

With Broun

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Broun (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	17%	19%	—	64%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	38%	38%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Broun (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	42%	40%	—	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Broun (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	24%	40%	—	36%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	40%	47%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Broun (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	36%	41%	—	23%
Public Policy Polling^[239]	January 24–26, 2014	640	± ?%	41%	42%	—	17%
Public Policy Polling^[240]	March 5–6, 2014	580	± ?%	38%	38%	—	24%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[192]	March 31, 2014	600	± 4%	38.5%	38.2%	—	23.3%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	1,131	± 2.9%	43%	42%	1%	14%
Saint Leo^[193]	May 5–6, 2014	1,000	± 3%	38%	42%	5%	15%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[194]	May 5–8, 2014	1,012	± 4%	38%	51%	—	11%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[241]	May 2014	1,000	± 3%	39%	47%	—	14%

With Chambliss

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss (R)	Roy Barnes (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	48%	40%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	50%	37%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	52%	34%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	45%	45%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Saxby Chambliss (R)	Kasim Reed (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	52%	37%	—	11%

With Gingrey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Gingrey (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	42%	43%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Gingrey (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	43%	41%	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Gingrey (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	41%	46%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Gingrey (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	41%	41%	—	18%
Public Policy Polling^[239]	January 24–26, 2014	640	± ?%	41%	45%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling^[240]	March 5–6, 2014	580	± ?%	40%	42%	—	18%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[192]	March 31, 2014	600	± 4%	40.5%	37.6%	—	21.9%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	1,131	± 2.9%	42%	44%	1%	13%
Saint Leo^[193]	May 5–6, 2014	1,000	± 3%	36%	42%	7%	14%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[194]	May 5–8, 2014	1,012	± 4%	37%	52%	—	10%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[195]	May 2014	1,000	± 3%	39%	45%	—	16%

With Grayson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Derrick Grayson (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	36%	42%	—	22%

With Handel

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Karen Handel (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	42%	43%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Karen Handel (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	44%	40%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Karen Handel (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	40%	47%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Karen Handel (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	38%	40%	—	22%
Public Policy Polling^[239]	January 24–26, 2014	640	± ?%	40%	44%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling^[242]	March 5–6, 2014	580	± ?%	39%	43%	—	18%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[192]	March 31, 2014	600	± 4%	37%	38.1%	—	24.9%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	1,066	± 3%	39%	42%	1%	18%
Saint Leo^[193]	May 5–6, 2014	1,000	± 3%	38%	39%	7%	15%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[194]	May 5–8, 2014	1,012	± 4%	41%	49%	—	10%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[241]	May 2014	1,000	± 3%	41%	47%	—	12%

With Kingston

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Kingston (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	19%	17%	—	64%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	43%	40%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Kingston (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	45%	39%	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Kingston (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	26%	39%	—	35%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	43%	46%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Kingston (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	38%	40%	—	21%
Public Policy Polling^[239]	January 24–26, 2014	640	± ?%	42%	44%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling^[242]	March 5–6, 2014	580	± ?%	41%	44%	—	15%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[192]	March 31, 2014	600	± 4%	37.7%	37%	—	25.3%
NBC News/Marist^[80]	April 30 – May 5, 2014	1,066	± 3%	43%	43%	1%	13%
Saint Leo^[193]	May 5–6, 2014	1,000	± 3%	38%	39%	7%	15%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[194]	May 5–8, 2014	1,012	± 4%	40%	50%	—	10%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone^[241]	May 2014	1,000	± 3%	44%	46%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling^[106]	May 21–22, 2014	803	± ?%	45%	45%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports^[196]	May 21–22, 2014	750	± 4%	41%	47%	3%	9%
SurveyUSA^[108]	June 3–5, 2014	999	± 3.2%	43%	37%	6%^[a]	13%
Landmark Communications^[114]	July 16, 2014	750	± 4%	41%	49%	—	10%

With Price

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Price (R)	Roy Barnes (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	40%	46%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Price (R)	John Barrow (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	40%	38%	—	21%
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	23%	18%	—	59%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	43%	42%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Price (R)	Jason Carter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	42%	36%	—	22%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	44%	39%	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Price (R)	Max Cleland (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	39%	47%	—	14%
Harper Polling^[61]	February 11–12, 2013	939	± 3.2%	27%	41%	—	32%
Public Policy Polling^[238]	February 15–18, 2013	602	± 4%	43%	44%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Price (R)	Kasim Reed (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[88]	November 30 – December 2, 2012	729	± 3.6%	43%	38%	—	18%

With Yu

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Eugene Yu (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[191]	August 2–4, 2013	520	± 4.3%	35%	42%	—	24%

Hypothetical runoff polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Perdue (R)	Michelle Nunn (D)	Other	Undecided
CNN/ORC International^[222]	October 19–22, 2014	565	± 4%	47%	51%	—	2%
NBC News/Marist^[230]	October 26–30, 2014	603 LV	± 4%	49%	46%	1%	4%
NBC News/Marist^[230]	October 26–30, 2014	875 RV	± 3.3%	48%	45%	1%	6%

Results

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2014^[243]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Perdue	1,358,088	52.89%	+3.13%
	Democratic	Michelle Nunn	1,160,811	45.21%	−1.62%
	Libertarian	Amanda Swafford	48,862	1.90%	−1.51%
Total votes			2,567,761	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Douglas (largest town: Douglasville)
Newton (largest town: Covington)
Rockdale (largest town: Conyers)
Dooly (largest city: Vienna)
Henry (largest city: Stockbridge)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Chattahoochee (largest town: Cusseta)
Early (largest city: Blakely)
Quitman (largest city: Georgetown)
Wilkinson (largest municipality: Gordon)

Notes

^ Amanda Swafford (L)

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