Brian Sandoval Republican Brian Sandoval Republican None of These Candidates The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada.

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide.

For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes.

This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience.

High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging.