2014 Iowa elections

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2014 Iowa elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 4, 2014. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives, 25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate, and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. [1]

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Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a second consecutive and sixth overall term as governor. [2]

He was challenged in the Republican primary by Tom Hoefling, a political activist and the America's Party and American Independent Party nominee for President in 2012. [3]

State Senator Jack Hatch ran for the Democrats. [4]

In Iowa, nominees for lieutenant governor are chosen at party conventions. They then run on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds is running for re-election to a second term in office. [5]

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Branstad/Kim Reynolds (incumbents) 666,023 59.0
Democratic Jack Hatch/Monica Vernon 420,77837.3
Libertarian Lee Deakins Hieb/Tim Watson20,3191.8
New IndependentJim Hennager/Mary Krieg10,5820.9
IowaJonathan R. Narcisse/Michael Richards10,2390.9
n/a Write-ins1,0930.1
Total votes1,129,034 100.0
Republican hold

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who has served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991, ran for re-election to a sixth consecutive and ninth overall term in office. [7]

Attorney and lobbyist, and future Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Adam Gregg ran for the Republican Party. [8]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Miller (D)
Adam
Gregg (R)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [9] November 1–3, 20141,265± 2.8%55%36%10%
Iowa Poll [10] October 28–31, 2014701± 3.7%50%39%2%9%
Suffolk University [11] October 11–14, 2014500± 4.4%55%31%14%
Public Policy Polling [12] September 25–28, 20141,192± 2.8%53%33%14%
Suffolk [13] August 23–26, 2014500± 4%48%28%24%
Public Policy Polling [14] August 22–24, 2014915± 3.2%55%31%14%
Iowa Attorney General election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 616,711 56.1
Republican Adam Gregg 481,04643.8
n/a Write-ins1,2490.1
Total votes1,099,006 100.0
Democratic hold

Secretary of State

2014 Iowa Secretary of State election
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Candidate Paul Pate Brad Anderson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote529,275509,202
Percentage48.5%46.6%

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Pate:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Anderson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Matt Schultz
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Paul Pate
Republican

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz, who has served in the position since 2011, did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Iowa's 3rd congressional district. [15]

Former Republican secretary of state Paul Pate [16] and Democratic political consultant and former gubernatorial aide Brad Anderson are running. [17]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Paul
Pate (R)
Brad
Anderson (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [9] November 1–3, 20141,265± 2.8%38%44%6% [18] 13%
Iowa Poll [10] October 28–31, 2014701± 3.7%44%41%3%12%
Loras College [19] October 21–24, 20141,121± 2.93%39%40%1%20%
Gravis Marketing [20] October 20–21, 2014964± 3%38%42%19%
Suffolk University [11] October 11–14, 2014500± 4.4%33%32%4% [21] 32%
Gravis Marketing [22] September 29–30, 2014522± 4%40%40%21%
Public Policy Polling [12] September 25–28, 20141,192± 2.8%36%33%6% [18] 25%
Suffolk [13] August 23–26, 2014500± 4%31%31%4% [23] 33%
Public Policy Polling [14] August 22–24, 2014915± 3.2%35%34%7% [24] 24%
Gravis Marketing [25] July 17–18, 20141,179± 3%38%38%24%
Public Policy Polling [26] May 15–19, 2014914± 3.3%32%34%34%
Iowa Secretary of State election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Pate 529,275 48.5
Democratic Brad Anderson509,20246.6
Libertarian Jake Porter32,8891.8
New IndependentSpencer Highland19,9451.8
n/a Write-ins7690.1
Total votes1,092,080 100.0
Republican hold

Treasurer

2014 Iowa State Treasurer election
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Candidate Michael Fitzgerald Sam Clovis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote576,942476,633
Percentage52.9%43.7%

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Fitzgerald:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Clovis:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Treasurer before election

Michael Fitzgerald
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Michael Fitzgerald
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, who has served in the position since 1983, is running for re-election to a ninth term in office.

The Republican nominee is Sam Clovis, a radio host who finished second in the Senate primary, before being nominated as the Republican candidate for treasurer. [27] [7]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Michael
Fitzgerald (D)
Sam
Clovis (R)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [9] November 1–3, 20141,265± 2.8%48%38%5% [28] 8%
Loras College [19] October 21–24, 20141,121± 2.93%47%35%1%17%
Gravis Marketing [20] October 20–21, 2014964± 3%46%33%21%
Suffolk University [11] October 11–14, 2014500± 4.4%47%32%3% [28] 19%
Gravis Marketing [22] September 29–30, 2014522± 4%48%32%20%
Public Policy Polling [12] September 25–28, 20141,192± 2.8%47%35%5% [28] 13%
Suffolk [13] August 23–26, 2014500± 4%41%28%2% [28] 29%
Public Policy Polling [14] August 22–24, 2014915± 3.2%47%33%5% [28] 16%
Gravis Marketing [25] July 17–18, 20141,179± 3%50%34%17%
Iowa State Treasurer election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent) 576,942 52.9
Republican Sam Clovis 476,63343.7
Libertarian Keith Laube36,9453.4
n/a Write-ins6700.1
Total votes1,091,190 100.0
Democratic hold

Auditor

2014 Iowa State Auditor election
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Candidate Mary Mosiman Jon Neiderbach
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote604,103456,525
Percentage56.9%43.0%

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Mosiman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Neiderbach:     50–60%     60–70%

State Auditor before election

Mary Mosiman
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Mary Mosiman
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Mary Mosiman, who was appointed to the position in 2013 after incumbent state auditor David A. Vaudt resigned, is running for election to a first full term in office. [29]

Attorney and former Des Moines School Board member Jon Neiderbach is running for the Democrats. [30]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mary
Mosiman (R)
Jon
Neiderbach (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [9] November 1–3, 20141,265± 2.8%46%41%14%
Loras College [19] October 21–24, 20141,121± 2.93%37%30%2%30%
Suffolk University [11] October 11–14, 2014500± 4.4%40%35%25%
Public Policy Polling [12] September 25–28, 20141,192± 2.8%41%35%24%
Suffolk [13] August 23–26, 2014500± 4%32%30%39%
Public Policy Polling [14] August 22–24, 2014915± 3.2%39%35%26%
Iowa State Auditor election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary Mosiman (incumbent) 604,103 56.9
Democratic Jon Neiderbach456,52543.0
n/a Write-ins1,4770.1
Total votes1,062,105 100.0
Republican hold

Secretary of Agriculture

2014 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election
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Candidate Bill Northey Sherrie Taha
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote675,781370,209
Percentage62.2%34.1%

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Northey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Taha:     50–60%

Secretary of Agriculture before election

Bill Northey
Republican

Elected Secretary of Agriculture

Bill Northey
Republican

Incumbent Republican Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, who has served in the position since 2007, is running for re-election to a third term in office. [31]

Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Sherrie Taha is running for the Democrats. [32]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bill
Northey (R)
Sherrie
Taha (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [9] November 1–3, 20141,265± 2.8%51%33%5% [33] 10%
Loras College [19] October 21–24, 20141,121± 2.93%49%29%2%20%
Suffolk University [11] October 11–14, 2014500± 4.4%52%30%2% [33] 16%
Public Policy Polling [12] September 25–28, 20141,192± 2.8%49%29%6% [33] 15%
Suffolk [13] August 23–26, 2014500± 4%41%28%2% [33] 29%
Public Policy Polling [14] August 22–24, 2014915± 3.2%46%28%6% [33] 19%
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Northey (incumbent) 675,781 62.2
Democratic Sherrie Taha370,20934.1
New IndependentLevi Benning39,3493.6
n/a Write-ins8910.1
Total votes1,086,230 100.0
Republican hold

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senator Tom Harkin is retired rather than run for re-election to a sixth term in office. [34]

U.S. Representative Bruce Braley was the only Democratic to file to run and thus the de facto nominee. [35]

Five Republicans filed to run: radio host Sam Clovis, [36] State Senator Joni Ernst, [37] former CEO of Reliant Energy Mark Jacobs, [38] businessman Scott Schaben [39] and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2002 Matthew Whitaker. [40]

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2014 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joni Ernst 588,575 52.1
Democratic Bruce Braley 494,37043.8
Independent Rick Stewart26,8152.4
Libertarian Douglas Butzier8,2320.7
Independent Bob Quast5,8730.5
Independent Ruth Smith4,7240.4
n/a Write-Ins1,1110.1
Total votes1,129,700 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

United States House of Representatives

All of Iowa's four seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014 and are contested.

Iowa General Assembly

The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats are up for election in 2014, as are all 100 Iowa House seats. As of the primary filing deadline for the two major parties, there are 11 Senate seats and 58 House seats that only have candidates from one party, though several of these seats have contested primaries. [42] These numbers are from the primary election candidate listing, [43] so do not take into account candidates nominated by third parties, candidates nominated by petition, or candidates nominated by a major party after the primary. Such candidates file during the general election filing period, which runs from July 28 August 15, 2014. [44]

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  22. 1 2 Gravis Marketing
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