2014 Arizona Attorney General election

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2014 Arizona Attorney General election
Flag of Arizona.svg
  2010 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2018  
  Mark Brnovich by Gage Skidmore.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Mark Brnovich Felecia Rotellini
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote782,361696,054
Percentage52.91%47.07%

2014 Arizona Attorney General election results map by county.svg
2014 Arizona Attorney General election results map by congressional district.svg
Brnovich:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Rotellini:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election

Tom Horne
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Mark Brnovich
Republican

The 2014 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the attorney general of Arizona. 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. [1] Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent. [2] Horne lost the Republican primary to Mark Brnovich. Brnovich won the election by a 5.84% margin, defeating Democratic opponent Felecia Rotellini.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Horne
Mark
Brnovich
Undecided
Magellan Strategies August 17–21, 20141,281± 2.74%40%47%13%
Harper Polling August 19–20, 2014812± 3.44%37%40%24%
Magellan Strategies August 15–18, 20141,322± ?38%48%14%
Magellan Strategies August 12–15, 20141,300± ?34%47%19%
Magellan Strategies August 5–7, 20141,289± 2.73%37%43%20%
Magellan Strategies July 28–31, 20141,644± ?35%42%23%
Harper Polling July 16–17, 2014885± 3.29%26%37%37%
Gravis Marketing July 14, 2014691± 4%29%44%27%
Magellan Strategies July 9–10, 2014593± 4.02%25%39%36%
Harper Polling June 25–26, 2014791± 3.48%28%33%39%
Magellan Strategies June 3–4, 2014630± 3.9%26%43%31%
Magellan Strategies May 13–14, 2014760± 3.6%32%33%35%

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Brnovich 279,855 53.50%
Republican Tom Horne (incumbent)240,85846.05%
Write-in 2,3310.45%
Total votes523,044 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results by county
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Brnovich
50-60%
Horne
50-60%
60-70% 2014 Arizona Attorney General Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Republican primary results by county
  Brnovich
  •   50–60%
  Horne
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Felecia Rotellini 277,689 98.76%
Write-in 3,4921.24%
Total votes281,181 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mark
Brnovich (R)
Felicia
Rotellini (D)
Undecided
The Polling Company October 20–22, 2014601± 4%41%38%21%
Tarrance Group October 13–16, 2014500± 4.5%48%39%13%
McLaughlin & Associates October 12–14, 2014500± 4.5%39%33%28%
Moore Information October 7–8, 2014400± ~4.9%39%42%19%
The Polling Company October 6–8, 2014600± 4%41%43%16%
Tarrance Group September 15–17, 2014505± 4.5%43%40%16%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Horne (R)
Felicia
Rotellini (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling February 28–March 2, 2014870± 3.3%36%42%22%

Results

2014 Arizona Attorney General Election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Brnovich 782,361 52.91% +0.90%
Democratic Felecia Rotellini696,05447.07%-0.70%
Write-in 2650.02%-0.21%
Total votes1,478,680 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Despite losing the election, Rotellini won 5 of 9 congressional districts, including one held by a Republican. [8]

DistrictBrnovichRotelliniRepresentative
1st 48.4%51.6% Ann Kirkpatrick
2nd 47.3%52.8% Martha McSally
3rd 38.3%61.7% Raúl Grijalva
4th 67.0%33.0% Paul Gosar
5th 62.8%37.2% Matt Salmon
6th 57.3%42.7% David Schweikert
7th 29.5%70.5% Ruben Gallego
8th 60.6%39.4% Trent Franks
9th 45.7%54.3% Kyrsten Sinema

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