2014 Arizona elections

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2014 Arizona elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014. All of Arizona's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26, 2014.

U.S. House of Representatives[]

All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Governor[]

Incumbent Republican Governor Jan Brewer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a second full term in office. After a bitter six-candidate primary, Republicans nominated Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey; Democrat Fred DuVal, the former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, won his party's nomination unopposed.

Arizona gubernatorial election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Ducey 805,062 53.35
Democratic Fred DuVal 626,921 41.55
Libertarian Barry Hess 57,337 3.80
Americans Elect John Lewis Mealer 15,432 1.02
Write-in 4,167 0.38
Total votes 1,508,919 100.00
Republican hold

Secretary of State[]

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. state senator Michele Reagan won the Republican primary, while former Attorney General Terry Goddard won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Arizona Secretary of State election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michele Reagan 779,226 52.19
Democratic Terry Goddard 712,918 47.75
Write-in 990 0.07
Total votes 1,493,134 100.00
Republican hold

Attorney General[]

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Tom Horne ran for re-election to a second term in office. Horne, who was under investigation for multiple violations of election laws, was considered vulnerable in both the primary and general elections.[2] Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Horne
Mark
Brnovich
Undecided
Magellan Strategies August 17–21, 2014 1,281 ± 2.74% 40% 47% 13%
Harper Polling August 19–20, 2014 812 ± 3.44% 37% 40% 24%
Magellan Strategies August 15–18, 2014 1,322 ± ? 38% 48% 14%
Magellan Strategies August 12–15, 2014 1,300 ± ? 34% 47% 19%
Magellan Strategies August 5–7, 2014 1,289 ± 2.73% 37% 43% 20%
Magellan Strategies July 28–31, 2014 1,644 ± ? 35% 42% 23%
Harper Polling July 16–17, 2014 885 ± 3.29% 26% 37% 37%
Gravis Marketing July 14, 2014 691 ± 4% 29% 44% 27%
Magellan Strategies July 9–10, 2014 593 ± 4.02% 25% 39% 36%
Harper Polling June 25–26, 2014 791 ± 3.48% 28% 33% 39%
Magellan Strategies June 3–4, 2014 630 ± 3.9% 26% 43% 31%
Magellan Strategies May 13–14, 2014 760 ± 3.6% 32% 33% 35%

Results[]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Brnovich 279,855 53.50
Republican Tom Horne (incumbent) 240,858 46.05
Write-in 2,331 0.45
Total votes 523,044 100.00

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Felecia Rotellini, attorney and nominee for attorney general in 2010[7]

Results[]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Felecia Rotellini 277,689 98.76
Write-in 3,492 1.24
Total votes 281,181 100.00

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mark
Brnovich (R)
Felicia
Rotellini (D)
Undecided
The Polling Company October 20–22, 2014 601 ± 4% 41% 38% 21%
Tarrance Group October 13–16, 2014 500 ± 4.5% 48% 39% 13%
McLaughlin & Associates October 12–14, 2014 500 ± 4.5% 38.6% 31.6% 36.8%
Moore Information October 7–8, 2014 400 ± ~4.9% 39% 42% 19%
The Polling Company October 6–8, 2014 600 ± 4% 41% 43% 16%
Tarrance Group September 15–17, 2014 505 ± 4.5% 43% 40% 16%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Horne (R)
Felicia
Rotellini (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling February 28–March 2, 2014 870 ± 3.3% 36% 42% 22%

Results[]

Arizona Attorney General election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Brnovich 782,361 52.88
Democratic Felecia Rotellini 696,054 47.04
Write-in 1,212 0.08
Total votes 1,479,627 100.00
Republican hold

Treasurer[]

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Doug Ducey did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He successfully sought the Republican nomination for governor and went on to win the general election.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Jeff DeWit, businessman.
  • Hugh Hallman, former mayor of Tempe
  • Randy Pullen, former Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jeff
DeWit
Hugh
Hallman
Randy
Pullen
Undecided
Magellan Strategies August 17–21, 2014 1,281 ± 2.74% 25% 23% 20% 32%
Harper Polling August 19–20, 2014 812 ± 3.44% 23% 19% 21% 37%
Magellan Strategies August 15–18, 2014 1,322 ± ? 23% 21% 21% 35%
Magellan Strategies August 12–15, 2014 1,300 ± ? 18% 21% 18% 43%
Magellan Strategies August 5–7, 2014 1,289 ± 2.73% 19% 19% 15% 47%
Magellan Strategies July 28–31, 2014 1,644 ± ? 16% 20% 14% 50%
Harper Polling July 16–17, 2014 885 ± 3.29% 12% 10% 18% 59%
Gravis Marketing July 14, 2014 691 ± 4% 20% 9% 10% 61%
Magellan Strategies July 9–10, 2014 593 ± 4.02% 11% 11% 8% 70%
Harper Polling June 25–26, 2014 791 ± 3.48% 11% 9% 16% 63%
Magellan Strategies June 3–4, 2014 630 ± 3.9% 13% 14% 8% 65%
Magellan Strategies May 13–14, 2014 760 ± 3.6% 10% 12% 10% 68%

Results[]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff DeWit 215,892 44.90
Republican Hugh Hallman 155,775 32.40
Republican Randy Pullen 108,106 22.49
Write-in 1,011 0.21
Total votes 480,784 100.00

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 31,315 100.00
Total votes 31,315 100.00

General election[]

Results[]

Arizona State Treasurer election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff DeWit 1,063,472 99.12
Write-in 9,461 0.88
Total votes 1,072,933 100.00
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction[]

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced down calls for him to resign or withdraw from the race after it was revealed that he made pseudonymous blog posts that attacked welfare recipients, Planned Parenthood and Spanish-language media.[10]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
John
Huppenthal
Diane
Douglas
Undecided
Harper Polling August 19–20, 2014 812 ± 3.44% 34% 39% 28%
Harper Polling July 16–17, 2014 885 ± 3.29% 27% 33% 40%
Gravis Marketing July 14, 2014 691 ± 4% 25% 35% 40%
Magellan Strategies July 9–10, 2014 593 ± 4.02% 25% 32% 43%
Harper Polling June 25–26, 2014 791 ± 3.48% 27% 31% 42%

Results[]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Douglas 290,719 58.01
Republican John Huppenthal (incumbent) 206,744 41.25
Write-in 3,728 0.74
Total votes 501,191 100.00

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Garcia 157,233 53.51
Democratic Sharon Thomas 134,310 45.71
Write-in 2,278 0.78
Total votes 293,821 100.00

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Diane
Douglas (R)
David
Garcia (D)
Undecided
Moore Information October 7–8, 2014 400 ± ~4.9% 39% 43% 18%

Results[]

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Douglas 740,273 50.52
Democratic David Garcia 724,239 49.42
Write-in 844 0.06
Total votes 1,465,356 100.00
Republican hold

Mine Inspector[]

Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart is running for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and will be unopposed in the general election.

Republican primary[]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Hart (incumbent) 433,404 99.48
Write-in 2,253 0.52
Total votes 435,657 100.00

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 21,998 100.00
Total votes 21,998 100.00

General election[]

Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Hart (incumbent) 1,050,509 99.25
Write-in 7,938 0.75
Total votes 1,058,447 100.00
Republican hold

Corporation Commission[]

Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election. Republican Brenda Burns chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office and Republican Gary Pierce was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.[11]

Republican primary[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Forese
Doug
Little
Lucy
Mason
Vernon
Parker
Undecided
Harper Polling[12] August 19–20, 2014 812 ± 3.44% 12% 29% 17% 17% 26%
23% 14% 17% 14% 31%
Harper Polling[12] June 25–26, 2014 791 ± 3.48% 5% 5% 10% 23% 57%
8% 7% 9% 6% 69%

Results[]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Little 250,193 28.85
Republican Thomas Forese 249,951 28.82
Republican Lucy Mason 199,821 23.04
Republican Vernon Parker 163,773 18.88
Write-in 3,494 0.4
Total votes 867,232 100.0

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 243,189 56.1
Democratic Jim Holway 185,685 42.8
Write-in 4,638 1.07
Total votes 433,512 100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Forese (R)
Doug
Little (R)
Jim
Holway (D)
Sandra
Kennedy (D)
Undecided
Moore Information October 7–8, 2014 400 ± ~4.9% 31% 33% 32% 38% 29%

Results[]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Little 766,864 28.78
Republican Thomas Forese 761,915 28.59
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 576,482 21.63
Democratic Jim Holway 557,963 20.94
Write-in 1,440 0.05
Total votes 2,664,664 100.0
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Unofficial Results General Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Horne will be focus of inquiry by Clean Elections". AZ Central. June 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Governor endorses Horne's opponent in GOP primary". AZ Central. July 10, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Stephen Lemons (December 6, 2012). "Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles Gubernatorial Bid - - News - Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Fischer, Howard. "Richardson: AG Horne's checkered past might just be enough for reelection - East Valley Tribune: East Valley Voices". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Unofficial Results Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Hendley, Matthew (February 26, 2013). "Felecia Rotellini Making Another Run at Attorney General". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Often Overlooked, Race for State Treasurer Heats Up". Arizona Public Media. August 14, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "List of write-in candidates now online". Mohave Valley Daily News. July 24, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Huppenthal says he won't resign over blog posts". AZ Central. June 25, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "Burns won't seek 2nd term on Corporation Commission". AZ Central. April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  12. ^ a b As voters can vote for two candidates, the poll also asked: "who would be your second choice?"
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