2014 Arizona elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014.[1] 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.
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Ducey | 805,062 | 53.44 | |
| Democratic | Fred DuVal | 626,921 | 41.62 | |
| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 57,337 | 3.81 | |
| Americans Elect | John Lewis Mealer | 15,432 | 1.02 | |
| Write-in | 1,664 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 1,506,416 | 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michele Reagan | 779,226 | 52.22 | |
| Democratic | Terry Goddard | 712,918 | 47.78 | |
| Total votes | 1,492,144 | 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.[3] Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Brnovich | 782,361 | 52.91 | |
| Democratic | Felecia Rotellini | 696,054 | 47.07 | |
| Write-in | 265 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 1,478,680 | 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 |
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| Magellan Strategies[5] | August 17–21, 2014 | 1,281 | ± 2.74% | 25% | 23% | 20% | 32% |
| Harper Polling[6] | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 37% |
| Magellan Strategies[7] | August 15–18, 2014 | 1,322 | ± ? | 23% | 21% | 21% | 35% |
| Magellan Strategies[8] | August 12–15, 2014 | 1,300 | ± ? | 18% | 21% | 18% | 43% |
| Magellan Strategies[9] | August 5–7, 2014 | 1,289 | ± 2.73% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 47% |
| Magellan Strategies[10] | July 28–31, 2014 | 1,644 | ± ? | 16% | 20% | 14% | 50% |
| Harper Polling[11] | July 16–17, 2014 | 885 | ± 3.29% | 12% | 10% | 18% | 59% |
| Gravis Marketing[12] | July 14, 2014 | 691 | ± 4% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 61% |
| Magellan Strategies[13] | July 9–10, 2014 | 593 | ± 4.02% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 70% |
| Harper Polling[14] | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 63% |
| Magellan Strategies[15] | June 3–4, 2014 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 65% |
| Magellan Strategies[16] | May 13–14, 2014 | 760 | ± 3.6% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 68% |
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Jeff DeWit | Hugh Hallman | Randy Pullen | |||||
| 1 | Jul. 7, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff DeWit | 215,892 | 45.00 | |
| Republican | Hugh Hallman | 155,775 | 32.47 | |
| Republican | Randy Pullen | 108,106 | 22.53 | |
| Total votes | 479,773 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerard Davis (write-in) | 2,789 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,789 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
- 90–100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff DeWit | 1,063,472 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,063,472 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced 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.[20]
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Huppenthal, incumbent superintendent.[20]
- Diane Douglas, former Peoria Unified School District board member.[21]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Diane Douglas |
John Huppenthal |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Polling[6] | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 39% | 34% | 28% |
| Gravis Marketing[12] | July 14, 2014 | 691 | ± 4% | 35% | 25% | 40% |
| Magellan Strategies[13] | July 9–10, 2014 | 593 | ± 4.02% | 32% | 25% | 43% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Diane Douglas | 290,719 | 58.44 | |
| Republican | John Huppenthal (incumbent) | 206,744 | 41.56 | |
| Total votes | 497,463 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- David Garcia, Arizona State University education professor.[22]
- Sharon Thomas, teacher.[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Garcia | 157,233 | 53.93 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Thomas | 134,310 | 46.07 | |
| Total votes | 291,543 | 100.00 | ||
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Diane Douglas | David Garcia | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Diane Douglas | 740,273 | 50.55 | |
| Democratic | David Garcia | 724,239 | 49.45 | |
| Total votes | 1,464,512 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Mine Inspector
Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart ran for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 433,404 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 433,404 | 100.00 | ||
General election
- 90–100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 1,050,509 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,050,509 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Corporation Commission
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Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission were 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.[23]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Doug Little, businessman.[24]
- Thomas Forese, state representative.[24]
- Lucy Mason, former state representative.[24]
- Vernon Parker, former mayor of Paradise Valley.[24]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tom Forese |
Doug Little |
Lucy Mason |
Vernon Parker |
Undecided |
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| Harper Polling[6][a] | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 12% | 29% | 17% | 17% | 26% |
| 23% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 31% | ||||
| Harper Polling[14][a] | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 23% | 57% |
| 8% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 69% |
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Thomas Forese | Doug Little | Lucy Mason | Vernon Parker | |||||
| 1 | Jun. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Little | 250,193 | 28.97 | |
| Republican | Thomas Forese | 249,951 | 28.94 | |
| Republican | Lucy Mason | 199,821 | 23.13 | |
| Republican | Vernon Parker | 163,773 | 18.96 | |
| Total votes | 863,738 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Sandra Kennedy, commissioner from 2009 to 2013.[25]
- Jim Holway, former assistant director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources.[26]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 243,189 | 56.70 | |
| Democratic | Jim Holway | 185,685 | 43.30 | |
| Total votes | 428,874 | 100.00 | ||
Independent candidates
- Joe Hui, Arizona State University professor and business executive.[27] (write-in)
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Thomas Forese | Jim Holway | Sandra Kennedy | Doug Little | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 21, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |
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[28] | October 7–8, 2014 | 400 | ± ≈4.9% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 29% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Little | 766,864 | 28.79 | |
| Republican | Thomas Forese | 761,915 | 28.60 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 576,482 | 21.64 | |
| Democratic | Jim Holway | 557,963 | 20.95 | |
| Independent | Joe Hui (write-in) | 529 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 2,663,573 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
State Legislature
All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election.
State Senate
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Supreme Court
Two justices on the Arizona Supreme Court were up for retention in 2014.[29]
Justice Bales retention
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Scott Bales was appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano in 2005 to succeed retiring justice Charles Jones.[30] He was retained by the voters in 2008.[31]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 743,691 | 73.60 | |
| Against | 266,695 | 26.40 | |
| Total | 1,010,386 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State[2] | |||
Justice Brutinel retention
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Robert M. Brutinel was appointed by Governor Jan Brewer in 2010 to succeed retiring justice Michael D. Ryan.[32]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 726,153 | 73.42 | |
| Against | 262,837 | 26.58 | |
| Total | 988,990 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State[2] | |||
Ballot Propositions
Arizona voted on three statewide ballot propositions in 2014.[33]
Proposition 122
- 50-60%
- 60–70%
- 50-60%
The Rejection of Unconstitutional Federal Actions Amendment would allow the state to restrict all state and local government entities from enforcing or cooperating with a federal action that is deemed inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution.[34]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 707,451 | 51.24 | |
| Against | 673,337 | 48.76 | |
| Total | 1,380,788 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State[2] | |||
Proposition 303
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
The Medical Product Authorization for Terminally Ill Patients Initiative would allow drug and medical device manufacturers to make products available to terminally ill patients that have completed phase one of a clinical trial but have not yet been approved by the FDA.[35]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 1,111,850 | 78.47 | |
| Against | 304,971 | 21.53 | |
| Total | 1,416,821 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State[2] | |||
Proposition 304
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
The Salary Increase for State Legislators Measure would increase legislative salaries from $24,000 to $35,000 per year.[36]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 457,216 | 32.11 | |
| Against | 966,605 | 67.89 | |
| Total | 1,423,821 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State[2] | |||
Notes
- As voters can vote for two candidates, the poll also asked: "Who would be your second choice?"