2014 Arizona elections

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2014 Arizona elections
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  

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.

Contents

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 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Ducey 805,062 53.44
Democratic Fred DuVal 626,92141.62
Libertarian Barry Hess 57,3373.81
Americans Elect John Lewis Mealer15,4321.02
Write-in 1,6640.11
Total votes1,506,416 100.00
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.

Arizona Secretary of State election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michele Reagan 779,226 52.22
Democratic Terry Goddard 712,91847.78
Total votes1,492,144 100.00
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

Arizona Attorney General election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Brnovich 782,361 52.91
Democratic Felecia Rotellini696,05447.07
Write-in 2650.02
Total votes1,478,680 100.00
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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jeff
DeWit
Hugh
Hallman
Randy
Pullen
Undecided
Magellan Strategies [5] August 17–21, 20141,281± 2.74%25%23%20%32%
Harper Polling [6] August 19–20, 2014812± 3.44%23%19%21%37%
Magellan Strategies [7] August 15–18, 20141,322± ?23%21%21%35%
Magellan Strategies [8] August 12–15, 20141,300± ?18%21%18%43%
Magellan Strategies [9] August 5–7, 20141,289± 2.73%19%19%15%47%
Magellan Strategies [10] July 28–31, 20141,644± ?16%20%14%50%
Harper Polling [11] July 16–17, 2014885± 3.29%12%10%18%59%
Gravis Marketing [12] July 14, 2014691± 4%20%9%10%61%
Magellan Strategies [13] July 9–10, 2014593± 4.02%11%11%8%70%
Harper Polling [14] June 25–26, 2014791± 3.48%11%9%16%63%
Magellan Strategies [15] June 3–4, 2014630± 3.9%13%14%8%65%
Magellan Strategies [16] May 13–14, 2014760± 3.6%10%12%10%68%

Debate

2014 Arizona State Treasurer election republican primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jeff DeWit Hugh Hallman Randy Pullen
1Jul. 7, 2014 Arizona PBS Ted Simons PBS PPP

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff DeWit 215,892 45.00
Republican Hugh Hallman 155,77532.47
Republican Randy Pullen 108,10622.53
Total votes479,773 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Gerard Davis (write-in, did not appear on the ballot) [18] [19]

Results

Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerard Davis (write-in)2,789 100.00
Total votes2,789 100.00

General election

Results

Results by county
DeWit:
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Results by county
DeWit:
  •   90–100%
Arizona State Treasurer election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff DeWit 1,063,472 100.00
Total votes1,063,472 100.00
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2014 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2018  
  Diane Douglas by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg David Garcia by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Nominee Diane Douglas David Garcia
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote740,273724,239
Percentage50.55%49.45%

2014 Arizona superintendent of public instruction election results map by county.svg
2014 Arizona superintendent of public instruction election results map by congressional district.svg
Douglas:     50–60%     60–70%
Garcia:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Superintendent before election

John Huppenthal
Republican

Elected Superintendent

Diane Douglas
Republican

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Diane
Douglas
John
Huppenthal
Undecided
Harper Polling [6] August 19–20, 2014812± 3.44%39%34%28%
Gravis Marketing [12] July 14, 2014691± 4%35%25%40%
Magellan Strategies [13] July 9–10, 2014593± 4.02%32%25%43%

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Diane Douglas 290,719 58.44
Republican John Huppenthal (incumbent)206,74441.56
Total votes497,463 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Garcia 157,233 53.93
Democratic Sharon Thomas134,31046.07
Total votes291,543 100.00

Debate

2014 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Diane Douglas David Garcia
1Sep. 24, 2014 Arizona PBS Ted Simons PBS PP

Results

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Diane Douglas 740,273 50.55
Democratic David Garcia 724,23949.45
Total votes1,464,512 100.00
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

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Hart (incumbent) 433,404 100.00
Total votes433,404 100.00

General election

Results by county
Hart:
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Results by county
Hart:
  •   90–100%
Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Hart (incumbent) 1,050,509 100.00
Total votes1,050,509 100.00
Republican hold

Corporation Commission

2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
  Doug Little by Gage Skidmore.jpg Tom Forese by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Nominee Doug Little Thomas Forese
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote766,864761,915
Percentage28.79%28.60%

  Sandra Kennedy by Gage Skidmore.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Sandra Kennedy Jim Holway
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote576,482557,963
Percentage21.64%20.95%

Commissioners before election

Brenda Burns (R)
Gary Pierce (R)

Elected Commissioners

Doug Little (R)
Thomas Forese (R)

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Forese
Doug
Little
Lucy
Mason
Vernon
Parker
Undecided
Harper Polling [6] [a] August 19–20, 2014812± 3.44%12%29%17%17%26%
23%14%17%14%31%
Harper Polling [14] [a] June 25–26, 2014791± 3.48%5%5%10%23%57%
8%7%9%6%69%

Debate

2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election republican primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Thomas Forese Doug Little Lucy Mason Vernon Parker
1Jun. 24, 2014 Arizona PBS Ted Simons PBS PPPP

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Little 250,193 28.97
Republican Thomas Forese 249,951 28.94
Republican Lucy Mason 199,82123.13
Republican Vernon Parker163,77318.96
Total votes863,738 100.00

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

Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 243,189 56.70
Democratic Jim Holway 185,685 43.30
Total votes428,874 100.00

Independent candidates

General election

Debate

2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Thomas Forese Jim Holway Sandra Kennedy Doug Little
1Sep. 21, 2014 Arizona PBS Ted Simons PBS PPPP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(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, 2014400± ≈4.9%31%33%32%38%29%

Results

Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Little 766,864 28.79
Republican Thomas Forese 761,915 28.60
Democratic Sandra Kennedy 576,48221.64
Democratic Jim Holway557,96320.95
Independent Joe Hui (write-in)5290.02
Total votes2,663,573 100.00
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.

Supreme Court

Two justices on the Arizona Supreme Court were up for retention in 2014. [29]

Justice Bales retention

Results by county
Yes:
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2014 Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bales retention results.svg
Results by county
Yes:
  •   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]

Justice Bales retention, 2014
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes743,69173.60
No266,69526.40
Total votes1,010,386100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2]

Justice Brutinel retention

Results by county
Yes:
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2014 Arizona Supreme Court Justice Brutinel retention results.svg
Results by county
Yes:
  •   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]

Justice Brutinel retention, 2014
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes726,15373.42
No262,83726.58
Total votes988,990100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2]

Ballot Propositions

Arizona voted on three statewide ballot propositions in 2014. [33]

Proposition 122

Results by county
Yes:
50-60%
60-70%
No:
50-60% 2014 Arizona Proposition 122 results.svg
Results by county
Yes:
  •   50-60%
  •   60–70%
No:
  •   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]

Proposition 122
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes707,45151.24
No673,33748.76
Total votes1,380,788100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2]

Proposition 303

Results by county
Yes:
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2014 Arizona Proposition 303 results.svg
Results by county
Yes:
  •   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]

Proposition 303
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,111,85078.47
No304,97121.53
Total votes1,416,821100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2]

Proposition 304

Results by county
No:
60-70%
70-80% 2014 Arizona Proposition 304 results.svg
Results by county
No:
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

The Salary Increase for State Legislators Measure would increase legislative salaries from $24,000 to $35,000 per year. [36]

Proposition 304
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No966,60567.89
Yes457,21632.11
Total votes1,423,821100.00
Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 As voters can vote for two candidates, the poll also asked: "Who would be your second choice?"

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