2014 Arizona Secretary of State election

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election

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Turnout	46.1%
Nominee Michele Reagan Terry Goddard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 779,226 712,918 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%
County results Congressional district results Reagan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Goddard:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Secretary of State before election Ken Bennett Republican Elected Secretary of State Michele Reagan Republican

The 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Arizona, concurrently with other statewide elections, including for governor and U.S. House.

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. Republican nominee Michele Reagan succeeded Bennett and won the election against Democratic challenger Terry Goddard.

As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican was elected Secretary of State in Arizona.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wil Cardon, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 ^[1]
• Justin Pierce, state representative
• Michele Reagan, state senator and former state representative ^[2]

Campaign

Wil Cardon was initially considered the front-runner, but support for him collapsed in the wake of revelations that six of his siblings were suing him for more than $6 million of family money that they allege he used in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012, despite it not being his to use. ^[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wil Cardon	Justin Pierce	Michele Reagan	Undecided
Magellan Strategies [4]	August 17–21, 2014	1,281	± 2.7%	18%	27%	33%	22%
Harper Polling [5]	August 19–20, 2014	812	± 3.4%	15%	30%	32%	23%
Magellan Strategies [6]	August 15–18, 2014	1,322	± ?	18%	26%	33%	23%
Magellan Strategies [7]	August 12–15, 2014	1,300	± ?	17%	23%	33%	27%
Magellan Strategies [8]	August 5–7, 2014	1,289	± 2.7%	16%	27%	27%	30%
Magellan Strategies [9]	July 28–31, 2014	1,644	± ?	19%	18%	31%	32%
Harper Polling [10]	July 16–17, 2014	885	± 3.3%	19%	19%	21%	40%
Gravis Marketing [11]	July 14, 2014	691	± 4%	13%	17%	13%	57%
Magellan Strategies [12]	July 9–10, 2014	593	± 4.0%	17%	9%	21%	53%
Harper Polling [13]	June 25–26, 2014	791	± 3.5%	20%	13%	22%	44%
Magellan Strategies [14]	June 3–4, 2014	630	± 3.9%	18%	15%	20%	47%
Magellan Strategies [15]	May 13–14, 2014	760	± 3.6%	20%	12%	17%	51%

Debate

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election republican primary debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jeff DeWit	Hugh Hallman	Randy Pullen
1	Jun. 30, 2014	Arizona PBS	Ted Simons	PBS	P	P	P

Results

Republican primary results ^[16]

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

Results

Republican primary results by county

Legend

•   Reagan 30–40%
•   Reagan 40–50%
•   Pierce 30–40%
•   Pierce 40–50%

Republican primary ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Reagan	175,664	43.45
	Republican	Justin Pierce	139,871	34.59
	Republican	Wil Cardon	88,771	21.96
Total votes			404,306	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Terry Goddard, former Attorney General and candidate for governor in 1990, 1994, and 2010 ^[17]

Results

Democratic primary ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Goddard	252,761	98.82
	Write-in		3,012	1.18
Total votes			255,773	100.00

General election

Debate

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Michele Reagan	Terry Goddard
1	Oct. 6, 2014	Arizona PBS	Ted Simons	PBS	P	P

Endorsements

Michele Reagan (R)

• Lydia Hernandez, state representative ^[18]
• Catherine Miranda, state senator ^[18]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michele Reagan (R)	Terry Goddard (D)	Undecided
The Polling Company [19]	October 20–22, 2014	601	± 4%	42%	42%	15%
Moore Information [20]	October 7–8, 2014	400	± ≈4.9%	44%	46%	10%
The Polling Company [21]	October 6–8, 2014	600	± 4%	45%	47%	8%

Results

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michele Reagan	779,226	52.22%	−5.99%
	Democratic	Terry Goddard	712,918	47.78%	+5.99%
Total votes			1,492,144	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Goddard won five of nine congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. ^[23]

District	Reagan	Goddard	Representative
1st	48%	52%	Ann Kirkpatrick
2nd	48%	52%	Martha McSally
3rd	38%	62%	Raúl Grijalva
4th	67%	33%	Paul Gosar
5th	62%	38%	Matt Salmon
6th	56%	44%	David Schweikert
7th	28%	72%	Ruben Gallego
8th	59%	41%	Trent Franks
9th	44%	56%	Kyrsten Sinema

References

1. Duda, Jeremy (August 6, 2013). "Cardon running for secretary of state". Arizona Capitol Times . Retrieved September 5, 2013.
2. Pitzl, Mary Jo (October 29, 2013). "Sen. Reagan enters race for secretary of state post". Arizona Central. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
3. "Reagan has acted like secretary of state for years". AZ Central. July 25, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
4. Magellan Strategies
5. Harper Polling
6. Magellan Strategies
7. Magellan Strategies
8. Magellan Strategies
9. Magellan Strategies
10. Harper Polling
11. Gravis Marketing
12. Magellan Strategies
13. Harper Polling
14. Magellan Strategies
15. Magellan Strategies
16. "Unofficial Results Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
17. Lemons, Stephen (December 19, 2012). "Terry Goddard Wants to Be AG Again? Puh-lease". Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
18. "War By Women Launched Against Goddard". Arizona Daily Independent. October 3, 2014.
19. The Polling Company
20. Moore Information
21. The Polling Company
22. "Unofficial Results General Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
23. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". The Daily Kos . Retrieved March 20, 2024.