The Nevada general election, 2014 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, throughout Nevada.
The active political parties participated in the 2014 election were the two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as the minor political parties of the Independent American Party of Nevada, the Nevada Green Party, and the Libertarian Party of Nevada. There are also unaffiliated, non-partisan candidates.
See main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada. All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
See main article: 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval ran for re-election to a second term in office and won. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Bob Goodman, a former State Economic Development Commissioner and Independent American nominee David Lory VanDerBeek, a family therapist.
| Election Name: | 2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Nevada elections#Lieutenant governor |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Image1: | Mark Hutchison by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Hutchison |
| Party1: | Nevada Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 324,443 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Nominee2: | Lucy Flores |
| Party2: | Nevada Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 183,571 |
| Percentage2: | 33.6% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Brian Krolicki |
| Before Party: | Nevada Republican Party |
| After Election: | Mark Hutchison |
| After Party: | Nevada Republican Party |
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Brian Krolicki was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Hutchison | Sue Lowden | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 443 | ± 4.66% | 32% | align=center | 46% | — | 22% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Hutchison (R) | Lucy Flores (D) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 216 | ± 6.67% | align=center | 41% | 34% | — | 25% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Sue Lowden (R) | Lucy Flores (D) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 216 | ± 6.67% | align=center | 44% | 36% | — | 20% |
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.
Until the 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election, this was the most recent time a Republican won a Nevada statewide election while carrying neither Clark nor Washoe Counties.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Ross Miller (D) | Adam Laxalt (R) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 216 | ± 6.67% | align=center | 44% | 36% | — | 20% |
Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Ross Miller was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits. As of 2023, this is the most recent statewide election in which Mineral County was won by the Democratic candidate for public office.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Kate Marshall (D) | Barbara Cegavske (R) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 216 | ± 6.67% | align=center | 40% | 31% | — | 30% |
Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Kate Marshall was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim Wallin (D) | Dan Schwartz (R) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Research | March 3–5, 2014 | 216 | ± 6.67% | 33% | align=center | 38% | — | 28% |
Incumbent Democratic Controller Kim Wallin was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.
Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2014. Six of the seats were currently held by Republicans and five were held by Democrats. Democrats held a one-seat majority in the state senate. Names appearing in bold were on the November general election ballot either through winning the June 10th primary or having no primary election.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | class=small | Margin of error | Patricia Farley (R) | Marilyn Dondero Loop (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenbergQuinlanRosner | September 25–28, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 46% | 44% | — | 10% | |
| The Tarrance Group | September 22–24, 2014 | 301 | ± ? | align=center | 43% | 36% | — | 21% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | class=small | Margin of error | Justin Jones (D) | Becky Harris (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Analysis | October 2–5, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 46% | 44% | — | 10% | |
| The Tarrance Group | September 23–25, 2014 | 376 | ± ? | 42% | align=center | 45% | — | 13% |
| District | Incumbent | Election 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Primary Election Close of Registration | Senator | Party | First Elected | Last Eligible Election | Incumbent | Challengers | Result | ||||
| District 2 | D +48.59% | Mo Denis | Democratic | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Louis J. Baker (Independent American Party of Nevada) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 8 | D +0.06% | Barbara Cegavske | Republican | 2002 | 2010 | Term limited Ran for Nevada Secretary of State and won | Garrett Leduff (Democrat) Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democrat) Jon Kamerath (Independent American Party of Nevada) Patricia Farley (Republican) Clayton Kelly Hurst (Republican) Lisa Myers (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 9 | D +6.78% | Justin Jones | Democratic | 2014 | 2024 | Ran for re-election and lost | Vick Gill (Republican) Becky Harris (Republican) Ron Q. Quilang (Republican) David J. Schoen (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 10 | D +31.96% | Ruben Kihuen | Democratic | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Ed Uehling (Libertarian) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 12 | R +8.87% | Joe Hardy | Republican | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Republican hold | ||||
| District 13 | D +17.22% | Debbie Smith | Democratic | 2012 | 2026 | Ran for re-election and won | Thomas Koziol (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 14 | R +12.20% | Don Gustavson | Republican | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Keith "KC" Harrison (Democratic) Joe Hunt (Democratic) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 16 | R +14.62% | Ben Kieckhefer | Republican | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Michael Kelley (Democratic) John Everhart (Independent American Party of Nevada) Gary Schmidt (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 17 | R +25.60% | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Republican hold | ||||
| District 20 | R +0.64% | Michael Roberson | Republican | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Carl Bunce (Republican) Teresa Lowry (Democrat) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 21 | D +24.38% | Mark Manendo | Democratic | 2010 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Ron L. McGinnis (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2014. Democrats held 26 seats, Republicans held 15 seats and there was one vacancy.
| District | Incumbent | Election 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Primary Election Close of Registration | Representative | Party | First Elected | Last Eligible Election | Incumbent | Challengers | Result | ||||
| District 1 | D +20.32% | Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic | 2004 | 2014 | Ran for re-election and won | Roger "OZ" Baum (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 2 | R +5.02% | John Hambrick | Republican | 2008 | 2018 | Ran for re-election and won | Alice Jean "A.J." Maimbourg (Independent American Party of Nevada)' Mark Slotta (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 3 | D +28.35% | Vacant | Vacant | 2014 | 2024 | Incumbent Peggy Pierce died of cancer on October 10, 2013, at the age of 59 | Danny Alires (Democrat) Nelson Araujo, Jr. (Democrat) Chris Barry (Democrat) Felipe Ignacio Rodriguez (Democrat) Matthew Tramp (Democrat) Nakia Woodson (Democrat) Jesus Marquez (Republican) | Democratic win (new seat) | ||||
| District 4 | D +1.14% | Michele Fiore | Republican | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Jeff Hinton (Democrat) John-Nicholas W. White (Democrat) Melissa D. Laughter (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 5 | D +5.97% | Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic | 2008 | n/a | Ran for Nevada Senate District 8 and lost | Jerri Strasser (Democrat) Troy W. Archer (Republican) Barry Keller (Republican) Max Miller-Hooks (Republican) Erv Nelson (Republican) Stuart Blake Tener (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 6 | D +65.18% | Harvey Munford | Democratic | 2004 | 2014 | Ran for re-election and won | Arrick Foster (Democrat) Anthony D. Snowden (Democrat) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 7 | D +39.55% | Dina Neal | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Stephen "Steph" Taylor (Democrat) Brent Leavitt (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 8 | D +15.12% | Jason Frierson | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and lost | John Moore (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 9 | D +8.11% | Andrew Martin | Democratic | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for Nevada State Controller and lost | Kelly Mercer (Democrat) Joe Tinio (Democrat) Steve Yeager (Democrat) David M. Gardner (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 10 | D +24.22% | Joseph Hogan | Democratic | 2004 | Retired | Retired | J.T. Creedon (Democrat) Jonathan Friedrich (Democrat) Jesse "Jake" Holder (Democrat) Shelly M. Shelton (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 11 | D +49.90% | Olivia Diaz | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 12 | D +15.44% | James Ohrenschall | Democratic | 2006 | 2016 | Ran for re-election and won | Troy Warren (Independent American Party of Nevada) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 13 | R +3.85% | Paul Anderson | Republican | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Christine Lynn Kramer (Democrat) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 14 | D +37.31% | Maggie Carlton | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Jack Brooks (Democrat) Matthew Yarbrough (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 15 | D +33.34% | Elliot Anderson | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Benjamin Donlon (Republican) Roberto S. Juarez (Libertarian) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 16 | D +30.31% | Heidi Swank | Democratic | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 17 | D +28.37% | Tyrone Thompson | Democratic | Appointed 2013 | 2024 | Ran for re-election and won | Patricia "Pat" Little (Independent American Party of Nevada) Patrick Mendez (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 18 | D +26.84% | Richard Carrillo | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Amy Beaulieu (Democrat) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 19 | R +2.89% | Cresent Hardy | Republican | 2010 | n/a | Ran for Nevada's 4th Congressional District and won | James Zygadlo (Democrat) Donald Wayne Hendon (Libertarian) Laura Bledsoe (Republican) Chris Edwards (Republican) Frank Tavares (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 20 | D +17.55% | Ellen Spiegel | Democratic | 2008 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Carol Linton (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 21 | D +7.5% | Andy Eisen | Democratic | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and lost | Adam-John Sanacore (Libertarian) Derek Armstrong (Republican) Andrew W. Coates (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 22 | R +6.33% | Lynn Stewart | Republican | 2006 | 2016 | Ran for re-election and won | Leroy T. Lalley (Independent American Party of Nevada) Richard Bunce (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 23 | R +13.2% | Melissa Woodbury | Republican | 2008 | 2018 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Republican hold | ||||
| District 24 | D +21.67% | David Bobzien | Democratic | 2006 | 2016 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 25 | R +10.56% | Pat Hickey | Republican | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Rick Fineberg (Republican) Niklas Putnam (independent) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 26 | R +15.78% | Randy Kirner | Republican | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Rob Archie (Republican) Lisa Krasner (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 27 | D +7.77% | Teresa Benitez-Thompson | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Rodney Bloom (Republican) Rex Crouch (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 28 | D +47.37% | Lucy Flores | Democratic | 2010 | n/a | Ran for Nevada Lieutenant Governor and lost | Edgar Flores (Democrat) | Democratic win (new seat) | ||||
| District 29 | D +2.7% | Lesley Cohen | Democratic | Appointed 2012 | 2022 | Appointed ran for election and lost | Amy L. Groves (Republican) Stephen Silberkraus (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 30 | D +12.89% | Michael Sprinkle | Democratic | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Adam Khan (Republican) Lauren Scott (Republican) | Democratic hold | ||||
| District 31 | R +4.66% | Skip Daly | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and lost | Jill Dickman (Republican) Ron Schmitt (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 32 | R +20.7% | Ira Hansen | Republican | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | John Sharp Sampaga (Democratic) Louis "Wedge" Gabriel (Libertarian) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 33 | R +32.99% | John Ellison | Republican | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Republican hold | ||||
| District 34 | D +13.14% | William Horne | Democratic | 2002 | 2012 | Term Limited | Gary Fisher (Democrat) Fayyaz Raja (Democrat) Sanje Sedera (Democrat) Meghan Smith (Democrat) Victoria Seaman (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 35 | D +5.56% | James Healey | Democratic | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and lost | Charles J. Clark, Jr. (Democrat) Michael "Mike" Bajorek (Republican) Brent A. Jones (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 36 | R +13.23% | James Oscarson | Republican | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election unopposed | No filed candidate | Republican hold | ||||
| District 37 | R +0.43% | Wesley Duncan | Republican | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Gerald Mackin (Democratic) Lou Pombo (Libertarian) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 38 | R +25.75% | Tom Grady | Republican | 2002 | 2012 | Term Limited | Timothy Fasano (Independent American Party of Nevada) John O'Connor (Libertarian) Norm Frey (Republican) Robin L. Titus (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 39 | R +25.48% | Jim Wheeler | Republican | 2012 | 2022 | Ran for re-election and won | Al Giodano (Independent American Party of Nevada) Robin Reedy (Republican) | Republican hold | ||||
| District 40 | R +13.11% | Pete Livermore | Republican | 2010 | n/a | Retired | Dave Cook (Democratic) John Wagner (Independent American Party of Nevada) John "Jed" Block (Republican) Philip "PK" O'Neill (Republican) | Republican win (new seat) | ||||
| District 41 | D +6.76% | Paul Aizley | Democratic | 2008 | 2018 | Ran for re-election and lost | Vicki Dooling (Republican) | Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| District 42 | D +24.04% | Irene Bustamante Adams | Democratic | 2010 | 2020 | Ran for re-election and won | Howard Scheff (Independent American Party of Nevada) | Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent justice Kristina Pickering has filed to run for re-election without any opposition.[14] [15]
Incumbent justice Mark Gibbons has filed to run for re-election without any opposition.[14] [16]
Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 76th Session creates an intermediate appellate court between the District Court level and the Nevada Supreme Court. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 48 in favor, 13 against and two excused,[17] [18] and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 61 in favor, none against and two excused,[19] [20] Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 will be placed on the 2014 general election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.
The Education Initiative was on the 2014 ballot in the state of Nevada as an indirect initiated state statute. The measure seeks to implement a 2 percent margins tax on businesses in the state and requires that the proceeds of the tax be used to fund the operation of public schools in Nevada for kindergarten through grade 12. Initiative Petition No. 1 was forwarded to the Nevada Legislature from the Secretary of State's office after qualifying for the ballot for legislative action. The Legislature did not act on IP No. 1 within the framework pursuant to Article 19, section 2 of the Nevada Constitution and automatically went on the ballot in 2014.[21]
Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 of the 76th Session proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the separate tax rate and manner of assessing and distributing the tax on mines and the proceeds of mines. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 40 in favor and 23 against,[22] [23] and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 43 in favor, 19 against and one excused,[24] [25] Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 will be placed on the 2014 general election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.