2014 Arizona elections explained

Election Name:2014 Arizona elections
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Arizona elections
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2016 Arizona elections
Next Year:2016
Election Date:November 4, 2014

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014. 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.

U.S. House of Representatives

See main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona. All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Governor

See main article: 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election.

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.

Secretary of State

See main article: 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election.

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.

Attorney General

See main article: 2014 Arizona Attorney General Election. 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]

Results

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
class=small Sample
size
class=small Margin of
error
Jeff
DeWit
Hugh
Hallman
Randy
Pullen
Undecided
Magellan StrategiesAugust 17–21, 20141,281± 2.74% align=center25%23%20% align=center32%
Harper PollingAugust 19–20, 2014812± 3.44% align=center23%19%21% align=center37%
Magellan StrategiesAugust 15–18, 20141,322± ? align=center23%21%21% align=center35%
Magellan StrategiesAugust 12–15, 20141,300± ?18% align=center21%18% align=center43%
Magellan StrategiesAugust 5–7, 20141,289± 2.73%19%19%15% align=center47%
Magellan StrategiesJuly 28–31, 20141,644± ?16% align=center20%14% align=center50%
Harper PollingJuly 16–17, 2014885± 3.29%12%10% align=center18% align=center59%
Gravis MarketingJuly 14, 2014691± 4% align=center20%9%10% align=center61%
Magellan StrategiesJuly 9–10, 2014593± 4.02% align=center11% align=center11%8% align=center70%
Harper PollingJune 25–26, 2014791± 3.48%11%9% align=center16% align=center63%
Magellan StrategiesJune 3–4, 2014630± 3.9%13% align=center14%8% align=center65%
Magellan StrategiesMay 13–14, 2014760± 3.6%10% align=center12%10% align=center68%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced down 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.[5]

Results

Mine Inspector

Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart is running for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and will be unopposed in the general election.

General election

Corporation Commission

Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are 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.[6]

Republican primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
class=small Margin of
error
Tom
Forese
Doug
Little
Lucy
Mason
Vernon
Parker
Undecided
Harper Polling[7] align=center rowspan=2August 19–20, 2014align=center rowspan=2812align=center rowspan=2± 3.44%12% align=center29%17%17%26%
align=center23%14%17%14% align=center31%
Harper Pollingalign=center rowspan=2June 25–26, 2014align=center rowspan=2791align=center rowspan=2± 3.48%5%5%10% align=center23% align=center57%
8%7% align=center9%6% align=center69%

Results

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
class=small Margin of
error
Tom
Forese (R)
Doug
Little (R)
Jim
Holway (D)
Sandra
Kennedy (D)
Undecided
Moore InformationOctober 7–8, 2014400± ~4.9%31% align=center33%32% align=center38%29%

Results

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: Often Overlooked, Race for State Treasurer Heats Up . Arizona Public Media . August 14, 2014 . October 19, 2014.
  4. Web site: List of write-in candidates now online . Mohave Valley Daily News . July 24, 2014 . October 19, 2014.
  5. Web site: Huppenthal says he won't resign over blog posts . AZ Central . June 25, 2014 . October 19, 2014.
  6. Web site: Burns won't seek 2nd term on Corporation Commission . AZ Central . April 19, 2013 . May 26, 2014.
  7. As voters can vote for two candidates, the poll also asked: "who would be your second choice?"