2014 Arizona Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2014 Arizona Attorney General election
Popular Vote2:	696,054
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 Arizona elections#Attorney General
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2018 Arizona Attorney General election
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Mark Brnovich by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Nominee1:	Mark Brnovich
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Country:	Arizona
Percentage2:	47.07%
Nominee2:	Felecia Rotellini
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	782,361
Percentage1:	52.91%
Map Size:	210px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Tom Horne
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Mark Brnovich
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom Horne, incumbent attorney general^{[3] [4]}
• Mark Brnovich, director of the Arizona Department of Gaming

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Tom Horne	Mark Brnovich	Undecided
Magellan Strategies	August 17–21, 2014	1,281	± 2.74%	40%	align=center	47%	13%
Harper Polling	August 19–20, 2014	812	± 3.44%	37%	align=center	40%	24%
Magellan Strategies	August 15–18, 2014	1,322	± ?	38%	align=center	48%	14%
Magellan Strategies	August 12–15, 2014	1,300	± ?	34%	align=center	47%	19%
Magellan Strategies	August 5–7, 2014	1,289	± 2.73%	37%	align=center	43%	20%
Magellan Strategies	July 28–31, 2014	1,644	± ?	35%	align=center	42%	23%
Harper Polling	July 16–17, 2014	885	± 3.29%	26%	align=center	37%	align=center	37%
Gravis Marketing	July 14, 2014	691	± 4%	29%	align=center	44%	27%
Magellan Strategies	July 9–10, 2014	593	± 4.02%	25%	align=center	39%	36%
Harper Polling	June 25–26, 2014	791	± 3.48%	28%	align=center	33%	align=center	39%
Magellan Strategies	June 3–4, 2014	630	± 3.9%	26%	align=center	43%	31%
Magellan Strategies	May 13–14, 2014	760	± 3.6%	32%	align=center	33%	align=center	35%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Felecia Rotellini, attorney and nominee for attorney general in 2010^[5]

Results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Mark Brnovich (R)	Felicia Rotellini (D)	Undecided
The Polling Company	October 20–22, 2014	601	± 4%	align=center	41%	38%	21%
Tarrance Group	October 13–16, 2014	500	± 4.5%	align=center	48%	39%	13%
McLaughlin & Associates	October 12–14, 2014	500	± 4.5%	align=center	39%	33%	28%
Moore Information	October 7–8, 2014	400	± ~4.9%	39%	align=center	42%	19%
The Polling Company	October 6–8, 2014	600	± 4%	41%	align=center	43%	16%
Tarrance Group	September 15–17, 2014	505	± 4.5%	align=center	43%	40%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Tom Horne (R)	Felicia Rotellini (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 28–March 2, 2014	870	± 3.3%	36%	align=center	42%	22%

By congressional district

Despite losing the election, Rotellini won 5 of 9 congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.^[6]

District	Brnovich	Rotellini	Representative
			48.4%		51.6%		Ann Kirkpatrick
		47.3%	52.8%		Martha McSally
		38.3%	61.7%		Raúl Grijalva
		67.0%	33.0%		Paul Gosar
			62.8%		37.2%		Matt Salmon
		57.3%	42.7%		David Schweikert
		29.5%	70.5%		Ruben Gallego
		60.6%	39.4%		Trent Franks
		45.7%	54.3%		Kyrsten Sinema

Notes and References

1. Web site: Horne will be focus of inquiry by Clean Elections . AZ Central . June 19, 2014 . October 19, 2014.
2. Web site: Governor endorses Horne's opponent in GOP primary . AZ Central . July 10, 2014 . October 19, 2014.
3. Web site: Stephen Lemons . Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles Gubernatorial Bid - - News - Phoenix . Phoenix New Times . December 6, 2012 . November 3, 2013.
4. Web site: Fischer . Howard . Richardson: AG Horne's checkered past might just be enough for reelection - East Valley Tribune: East Valley Voices . 29 October 2013 . East Valley Tribune . November 3, 2013.
5. Web site: Felecia Rotellini Making Another Run at Attorney General. February 26, 2013. March 3, 2013. Phoenix New Times. Matthew. Hendley.
6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts. The Daily Kos. 20 March 2024.