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| Elections in Arizona |
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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.
All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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]
| 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 | ||||
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.
| 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% |
| 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 | Jul. 7, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P |
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerard Davis (write-in) | 2,789 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,789 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff DeWit | 1,063,472 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,063,472 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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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]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Douglas | John Huppenthal | Undecided |
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| 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% |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Diane Douglas | David Garcia | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P |
| 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 | ||||
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 433,404 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 433,404 | 100.00 | ||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
| 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% |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||||
| Thomas Forese | Doug Little | Lucy Mason | Vernon Parker | |||||
| 1 | Jun. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Thomas Forese | Jim Holway | Sandra Kennedy | Doug Little | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 21, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Forese (R) | Doug Little (R) | Jim Holway (D) | Sandra Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
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| Moore Information [28] | October 7–8, 2014 | 400 | ± ≈4.9% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 29% |
| 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 | ||||
All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election.
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Two justices on the Arizona Supreme Court were up for retention in 2014. [29]
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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| | 743,691 | 73.60 |
| No | 266,695 | 26.40 |
| Total votes | 1,010,386 | 100.00 |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2] | ||
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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| | 726,153 | 73.42 |
| No | 262,837 | 26.58 |
| Total votes | 988,990 | 100.00 |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2] | ||
Arizona voted on three statewide ballot propositions in 2014. [33]
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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| | 707,451 | 51.24 |
| No | 673,337 | 48.76 |
| Total votes | 1,380,788 | 100.00 |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2] | ||
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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| | 1,111,850 | 78.47 |
| No | 304,971 | 21.53 |
| Total votes | 1,416,821 | 100.00 |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2] | ||
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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| | 966,605 | 67.89 |
| Yes | 457,216 | 32.11 |
| Total votes | 1,423,821 | 100.00 |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State [2] | ||